Kids’ Correspondence
Posted by Hope Spencer on 06 Aug 2009 | Posted in: Teachers and Teaching
My young nieces love to go to summer camp. At first, I was afraid they would be homesick and beg to come home early. As it turned out, they were not ready to leave when my sister and brother-in-law arrived to pick them up! Kids always surprise me.
My dad is a faithful card writer, and I know how much those letters meant to me when I was far from home. So, when I found out that the girls would be away, I made plans to get mail to them as often as possible. My husband and I had a great time writing cards and sending silly jokes and notes that would comfort them and make them smile. In return, we received a postcard from each girl. My nine-year-old niece wrote in great detail about the horse she was riding during the week. She also described her best friend and told of the plans they had already made to meet during the school year. The card from my six-year-old niece was slightly less detailed:
Dear Aunt Hope and Uncle Brent, I like camp. I have lots of friends. I saw a deer and a stinky goat. Love, SarahI still have those cards and read them whenever I need a lift. With all the email and texting we do today, it’s so sweet to read them and know that the girls took the time to write them to us. Whether it’s a craft, a homemade treat, or a piece of snail mail, there’s nothing quite like something from a child’s hand, is there?
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MY husband is the one who saves everything. We have letter, notes to friends, short stories, and every card the kids ever gave to their father. On special occasions my husband will bring out these things and show them to the kids. On my daughters wedding day her dad showed her a note that she had writen to a friend in the 7th grade. The note was about our new son-in-law. The note explained how one day she might marry him!!!!
I always enjoyed writing poetry and it must run in my blood because my son writes poetry and now my 16-year-old daughter writs poetry. My daughter and I are both published. She has one poem and I have two, so far. She also had to rewrite a Dr. Seuss book in 2nd grade and won second place. We all enjoy writing and hope to publish a family poem book one day!
I think it’s so important to encourage kids to write! Whether it’s a short story in school or a letter to a faraway friend, it gives their minds a chance to work, they get to practice motor skills, and they can bring a smile to someone’s face.
I kept my daughter’s and son’s funniest stories from their kindergarten year of writing. Every time I need a little chuckle I do the same thing. I take them out and pretty soon a smile spreads across my face. It is hard not to smile at what they thought was important or the way they spelled a word.