Day 3: Goodies in letters

As time goes on, I try to think of different kinds of goodies that I can send in the letters to my Compassion kids. There are lots of blogs that post lists, including the official Compassion blog. Here are a few...

~Band-aids
~Bookmarks (putting the child's name on one of these makes it more special!)
~Stickers, stickers, stickers!
~Paper dolls
~Scripture cards
~Pages from a coloring book (make it age appropriate)
~Greeting cards
~Scrapbook (if you're a scrapbooker, like me, then the ideas are about limitless! be creative on this!)
~Pictures (family photos, flowers and trees)
~Baseball cards
~Postcards of your town/city or state

As I mentioned, this is a very short list of things that can be sent. Just remember to keep it thin, and it must be paper.

In His peaceful presence,

Sharon

Creative ideas coming soon

Well, no update on a printer. It's been a busy few weeks! We have family visiting from out of town, I've been busy with other commitments, and I just haven't taken the time to go and get a new printer. And, then, my laptop is doing something wonky and I can't get online. Anyway...I'm going to look at printers sometime this week, get it set up, and then start scanning and uploading some creative ideas for things to send our sponsored children.

I'm also working on a schedule to post certain topics to this blog. I really want to get a handle on scheduling my blog posts...certain topics on certain days, that kind of thing.

Happy Monday!

In His grace,

Sharon

Bookmarks

So many of us sponsors have those standard items that we send to our Compassion children...things like stickers, lapbooks, pictures, coloring pages, and bookmarks. Today, I'd like to give you a few ideas on different kinds of bookmarks to send. (Note: I plan to add pictures to this post this weekend; right now, though, here are a few thoughts. Some new sponsors may find inspiration from this post!)


Bookmark how-to
You can either make your own bookmarks by taking scrapbook paper (my favorite, since I love to scrapbook!) or construction paper, and cutting it into the standard bookmark size (about 1-1/2" x 6-1/2"). Of course, you can make it smaller or larger, depending on your preferences.


A few ideas on what to put on your bookmarks...


Bible verses: Write out your favorite bible verse! Your sponsored child will love to receive this from you! If you have access to a labeling machine, or a computer, just type it and print it out. Another idea is to buy some stamps with bible verses. You can find these in the scrapbook section of your local stores, such as Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby (my favorite!), Michael's, and of course scrapbook stores if you're fortunate enough to have one in your town. We have several where I live, and they have a wonderful selection of stamps to choose from. Buy your favorite color inkpad and you're all set.


Your child's picture: When you make your bookmark, you can print out your child's picture and glue it on to the front. If you're creative enough, cut out a small square or oval at the top of the bookmark, glue the picture on the back so that the picture shows through and then glue another bookmark on the back of that. Remember that ribbon normally is not accepted, so you could "pretty it up" with stickers and colored markers.


Print out your child's name in big colorful letters, or use stickers, and glue it on to the front of the bookmark. I did this recently for my little Beatriz in Brazil and it turned out great! I'll post a picture of it later.


Laminate it! I did this on the bookmark I sent Beatriz with her name on it. It makes it a little nicer and will hold up longer than just a paper bookmark. Hobby Lobby has several small laminators you can choose from that are fairly inexpensive. I use my "purple cow" laminator for lots of different things!


Be creative...have fun!


In His grace,


Sharon




I would love to hear your comments and ideas!