nwlivingmom Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Hi there- I'm new to this forum. I'm homeschooling my second grader and we are currently learning all of the states and capitals. We thought it would be fun to get a postcard from all 50 states and as many foreign countries as possible. We are looking for people who may be interested. Basically, if you are interested, you would send out 49 postcards from your state one week (less than $16 postage). Then, you would receive one postcard a week from another state for the next 49 weeks. I thought this would be a great way to get my daughter excited about learning geography, history, and interesting facts about each state. So far, we have OR, AK, NY, AL, CT, AZ, WA, CA, MS, SC, FL, GA, VA, HI, NM, and UT. If you live in another state and are interested, please let me know. I will get it up and running as soon and I get all 50 states. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Drat! We're in Canada, but I just checked and it's over $1 to send a postcard. :-( Not worth $50... boo. :-((( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 If you need a back-up for California, I would love to participate. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4toteach Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 We would love to do this. We are studying American history and it would be perfect. We are in Arkansas.......at least until spring. (military) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I haven't got involved yet, because my kids are too small, but this might appeal to you: http://www.postcrossing.com/ Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 If you're willing to take some disenfranchised outcasts who would like statehood, we might be interested. And we have pretty postcards here. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSinNH Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 We are in NH and would love to participate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto3innc Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 What a great idea--we are in North Carolina and would love to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 We have had postcard exchanges on this forum in the past, and there have been both good and bad experiences. All I can say is that if everyone that commits to doing it follows through, it can be a really fun and rewarding activity. Unfortunately, some people don't follow through. One year I invested $40 in postcards and stamps and sent them to every last person on the list, only to get a dozen postcards from others. My daughter and I were really disappointed, to say the least. So a word from experience would be this: don't promise to send postcards to everyone unless you are willing and able to keep your commitment and actually do it. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrself Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Well, a variation that could avoid the unproductive financial expense if some don't follow through could be an email exchange. Maybe each parent/kid combo could come up with a couple of pictures and bit of text about where they are located. Something along the lines of... we live in a rural area of New Mexico where most people either work in the oil field industry or farming. And here's a pic of an oil refinery, a cotton field, and downtown. Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandmaidenofChrist Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 But we live in AZ. If there are enough people in the other states to start a 2nd postcard exchange after the first of the year, I'd be game to help organize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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