Although it is not compulsory to send goodies along with your letters, it is fun for both us, in finding the items, and your sponsor child in receiving them. A letter is all it takes to share some love, but goodies make it even greater!
Compassion's mailing guide for goodies to send with your letters are:
- Paper items
- No larger than A4
- No thicker than 6mm
Initially, you may thick it's hard to find items to send. Below is a list that I am always adding to, of items I have bought, or seen, or other Compassion sponsors have told me about. There is something on the list suitable for either boy or girl, and regardless if they are 3 yrs old, or 20 years old.
- Stickers (cute animal/ vehicles for young kids, or word / Bible verse ones for older kids)
- Bookmarks
- Postcards (where you live, or pick up some when you go on holidays)
- Photos (You, family, friends, pets, holidays, scenery, animals)
- Photo books
- Brochures (local tourist attractions, ones with many photos, the brochure won't get translated)
- Colouring Book / Pages
- Activity Book / Pages
- Mazes / Dot-to-Dot
- Suduku
- Geometric Colouring Pages (Great for older kids)
- Character Bandaids
- Party Loot Bags (thin plastic)
- Temporary Tatoos
- Newspaper articles
- Soccer Trading Cards
- Memory Card games
- Calander
- Drawings / Coloured in pages from your kids
