It’s a fact: kids love getting mail. This simple truth led Alexandra Bakker to found Make A Child Smile, an organization devoted to helping children who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses get good stuff in the mail. If you want to help, go to the Make A child Smile website and click on “Featured Kids” to read the profiles of the current children who are receiving mail and get their addresses. I think this would be an excellent project to involve your own kids in – even young children can understand that another child is sick and that you are going to help them feel better.
Little Sheep Sticker Pack from Cutiepie Company
What to send? Read the FAQs to get the full scoop on guidelines, but I thought I would add a few of my own ideas as well:
- Although they do not want glitter because it’s messy, I think any kid would love to receive some cool stickers.
- Be funny: Send photos of your pets and/or your children dressed up in silly outfits, include a few jokes or riddles, or tell a funny true story.
- Do consider the child’s age when putting together your package – the current featured kids range in age from 2 to 14…that’s a big difference!!
Go to Make A Child Smile to get started! Special thanks to Melissa for spreading the word on this organization; check out Operation Nice for more NICE stuff 
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What a beautiful idea! Although Ollie is still too young to write, I will ask my students if they would like to write a letter to one of the children.
Awesome, Beth!