It’s been a very quiet week for post here but here I am with my weekly look at what’s dropped through our postbox this week.
Penpalling
This week I’ve had letters from Elaine and Melissa. No letters for Monkey again this week. She is not happy but she’s found some new friends to write to through an allergy group we’re part of so she’s had fun writing to them.
Charity
One of the charities I regularly support is The Bible Society. This week I’ve had more information about their work in China. I don’t know much about China so I was shocked to read that during the Cultural Revolution just owning a bible could land you in prison. Now it’s home to the world’s biggest bible printing factory. It was a really interesting read and great to see where my donations are going.
Subscriptions
Monkey is a member of Nature Detectives, a wonderful club from The Woodland Trust. Four times a year she recieves a box jam packed full of activities all designed to get her out and enjoying nature. Her latest package arrived this week. She enjoyed looking through it and there are lots of activities we want to try. We really enjoyed our ladybird hunt on Thursday.
We didn’t find any ladybirds although we did find a couple of spiders and an unidentified creepy crawly. Next on our list is making a ladybird from a paper plate and making a cherry blossom picture.
That’s it for us. It really has been a quiet week. What have you had through the post this week?
Mummy's Monkey 
Rachel (beautyqueenuk) my wife used to Penpal, not too sure whether or not she still does, but there was letters arriving 2-3 times a week!
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I haven’t had any interesting post this week, thanks for sharing
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My week has been quite quiet on the post front but I did receive some lovely new makeup bits to try x
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We love the nature detectives – such simple and easy ideas to inspire kids to get outside. Such a lovely post
laura x
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I think having a pen pal is such a great thing, especially for a child! I’d love to do something like that again! Thanks for the post!
Lauren | http://www.thelifeofastudentblogger.blog
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Sometime the chilled out weeks are the best. What a lovely selection of photos x
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Nature Detectives sounds like a great club. I haven’t heard of that before, but getting a box full of activities to get you out into nature is a wonderful idea.
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The Nature Detectives Club sounds like a great way to get your child’s imagination go wild and learn new things in the same time. I used to love playing detective when I was a child, I wish this kind of boxes would exist back then.
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I live the sound of the nature detectives club definitely something I’m signing to for Blake.
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I miss being a pen pal – I may see if any of my friends want to do it again!
The Nature Detectives sound great 🙂
Dani x
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Nature Detectives is something I would have adored as a child! Being out in nature is great.
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Aw I’m pleased to hear that you both enjoyed the lady bird hun so much! xxx
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I love the idea of getting my daughter a pen pal when she is older. Letter writing is a lost art.
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Good luck with making the ladybird I bet that will be fun to make. For me I didn’t have much post but I did have a lot of parcels! I got some art prints, a top , some makeup and a massive swan float which I am excited about!
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The Nature Detectives subscription is such a great idea to get children exploring outside and it looks like so much fun!
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I just got the usual work post and lots of it! I can’t complain though, it’s not all bad post!
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Cute pictures from your ladybird hunt!
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I think it is so lovely how you both have penpals and look forward to seeing what has come in the post! X
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The nature detective subscription sounds good my girls love creepy crawlies too. I think all kids do.
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I love that you do charity work such a great thing to do. Penpals is a fab thing to get involved in too 🙂 x
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What a cutie you have! I love the idea of penpals I remember having some when I was a little girl!
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I love this post it’s one of my favourites to read, I love finding out what Monkey has received! 🙂 x
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Your blog with Monkeys adventure is adorable! I am so tempted to get my own pen pal you know! 😛
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What a great week of post, I love the Nature Detectives, seem like such fun and educational too.
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Wow I can’t believe Monkey is already writing letters at such a young age!
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