Season’s greetings
Before technology became such an integral part of our lives, people would look for mail in their postbox Festivals and special occasions such as birthdays became even more joyful as kids waited patiently for a postcard or greeting card from their loved ones. If you ask adults, they might have saved a few of these cards over the years.
So this holiday season, why not go back in time and send personalised greetings to dear ones?
Pick up all your art supplies and get your hands on an A4 sheet or any other paper. Fold the paper into half and paint anything you like on the outside. On the inside, write a small personalised note or a general season’s greetings message. You could refer online for inspiration.
Alternatively, if you are a tech sawy person, there are websites such as Canva that let you personalise your designs for greeting cards. You could do so, take a print out and add your sign or any other small message to it as well.
Once you are done, head to the nearest post office, post your greeting and wait for calls or cards from cheerful dear ones.
Make a new friend
Have you heard of penpals? Also known as pen friends penpals are people who write to each other regularly via postal mail. They are usually strangers whose relationship is based on exchange of letters. Having a penpal has helped people improve their language and communication skills, lean a new language, understand a new culture and form lasting bonds of friendship. As technology progressed the practice of communicating through letters slowly died down. Today, however, some still continue to maintain their traditional exchange of letten, while most have taken it online Most traditional penpals have a post Office box number that helps them maintain anonymity
There are online penpal clubs that let you connect with strangers around the world. They offer you privacy and security settings such as connecting only with minors, anonymity, as well as reporting messages. But there are also websites that help you find someone you can connect with via snail mail.
So, why not go the old school way and exchange letters and make penpals?
However, remember not to share any personal information such as photos and bank account details. Also do not send any money and keep your parents in the loop about your penal.
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