How does it feel to receive a letter in the mail? How does it feel to send a letter to someone you care about? What do you like about receiving a handwritten letter or postcard? Take a moment this summer to write a postcard to a friend or family member.
Print out the following materials, and gather art supplies, writing materials, and postcard stamps from your home.
You can also contact Youth Services for a program bag with all of the materials that you will need to complete this activity. Call us at 715-839-5007 or send an email to Youth Services.
The books aren’t included in the program bag, but here’s a few titles that celebrate the art of letter writing. Check them out digitally or request them through the library’s hold pick-up service.
Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw.
Cummings, Troy. Can I Be Your Dog?
Duncan, Tonatiuh. Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
Jules, Jacqueline. Sophia Martinez: Abuela’s Special Letters
Sloan, Holly Goldberg. To Night Owl From Dogfish.