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An educational and fun envelope subscription for children with vintage poems, arts, crafts and facts that follow the seasons.

15/10/2025

*CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*

I’m sad to let you know I have decided to close Snail Mail Stories, I’m hoping just for a short time but for now it’s unforeseen.

All current subscriptions will continue until they finish. No new subscriptions can be made as I have closed the website.

A big heartfelt thank you for all your support! Snail mail began in 2017 and has delivered hundreds of letters across New Zealand and Australia (and some to the USA and UK too!)
I have always felt that my envelopes are sent with care and thought and lots of light. Delighting children everywhere to find a little bit of magic in their letterbox. I really hope I can return to this soon, maybe as it is now or a new version of itself.

Until then,
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Lucy

17/09/2025

🌼 This month at Snail Mail Stories we’re celebrating the cheerful daffodil! 🌼

Inside your envelope you’ll find:
✨ A vintage poem by A.A. Milne, Daffodowndilly
✨ A paper daffodil craft to brighten up your space
✨ A flower petal art project
✨ A flower hunt to take outdoors
✨ Pages to begin your very own flower journal
✨ A suggestion to make sweet, simple flower perfume with a special tag to tie to your bottle

It’s a bundle full of sunshine and petals – perfect for curious hands and creative hearts. 💛

What’s your favourite thing about daffodils?

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04/09/2025

🌼✨ September at Snail Mail Stories: Daffodils! ✨🌼

This month’s envelope is bursting with sunshine… in the form of daffodils! 🌞
These cheerful blooms are often the very first flowers to pop up in spring, bringing with them a promise of warmer days and fresh beginnings.

Inside, you’ll discover a vintage poem, facts, and crafts that celebrate the magic of daffodils—symbols of hope, renewal, and joy. They might look delicate, but daffodils are tough little flowers, able to push through frosty soil just to say: “Hello, spring is here!” 🌱💛

So let’s learn, create, and sprinkle some daffodil-bright happiness into our snail mail adventures this month.

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28/08/2025

🌿✨ This month in our Snail Mail Stories envelopes we’re all about… sticks! ✨🌿

Sometimes the simplest treasures are right under our feet. This month in Snail Mail Stories, we have been exploring the humble stick — a nature find that can spark endless imagination and creativity.

They’re one of nature’s best toys — perfect for building, playing, and imagining. Inside the envelope you’ll find stick-inspired poems, activities, and even a crafty idea like these colourful yarn sticks we made (pictured!).

Simple, ordinary, and full of possibilities — what will your sticks become? 🪄🪵

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09/08/2025

🌿 This Month’s Snail Mail Stories Adventure: STICKS! 🌿
From tiny twigs to towering branches, sticks are nature’s storytellers — they’ve been magic wands, pirate swords, fairy houses, and campfire kindling for generations.

📬 Inside this month’s envelope, your little adventurers will find a stick-inspired poem, activities, and creative prompts to spark imagination and outdoor play. Whether it’s crafting, building, or discovering the secret lives of branches, this month is all about connecting with nature’s simplest treasure.

✨ Perfect for curious kids, playful hearts, and anyone who loves finding magic in the everyday.

📮 Haven’t joined the adventure yet? Sign up at snailmailstories.com to get joy delivered to your letterbox each month!

29/07/2025

Our July envelope included all sorts of frosty activities ❄️

Making paper snowflakes is more than just a simple craft!
Here’s how it helps little hands and growing minds:

🧠 Boosts Brain Power
Cutting and folding paper strengthens cognitive skills like pattern recognition, spatial awareness, and sequencing.

✂️ Fine Motor Skill Mastery
Handling scissors helps children develop hand strength and precision — key skills for writing, buttoning, and tying shoes.

🎨 Encourages Creativity
No two snowflakes are alike — and kids love creating their own one-of-a-kind designs! It promotes imagination and confidence in self-expression.

🧘‍♀️ Supports Focus & Patience
Following steps to fold, snip, and unfold a snowflake helps build attention span and emotional regulation.

👫 Great for Group Play
Whether in a classroom or at home with siblings, it’s a wonderful collaborative activity that promotes sharing and storytelling.

TIP: Use child-safe scissors and pre-fold the paper for younger kids. For ages 6–8, encourage more intricate patterns and even themed designs!

So next time snow’s in the forecast (or not), grab some paper and scissors and let your child’s creativity snowball! ❄️💙

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08/07/2025

So much ❄️wintery❄️ fun in this months envelope!
Heading out tomorrow, Julys envelope is sure to keep the kids busy with things to make, create and do that encourage inquisitive minds and imagination!

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07/07/2025

❄️ JACK FROST ❄️
July brings frosty mornings and with it, July’s Snail Mail envelope!

Offering monthly envelopes for ages 3-8yrs, Snail Mail Stories follows the seasons with inspiring and educational crafts, imaginary prompts, poems, experiments and more. Each envelope includes a letter from Wendy or Wilde, your friendly pen pals along with bits and bobs needed for the crafts.

Grab a subscription today at Snailmailstories.com or head to the link in bio.

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20/06/2025

Our homeschool community Matariki, St John’s and mid winter festival all rolled into one this evening. We walked with our lit lanterns, sung around the bonfire and ate soup. A wonderful way to celebrate the Māori new year and winter solstice ✨

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19/06/2025

✨ Ngā mihi o Matariki! ✨

How will you be celebrating?

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14/06/2025

✨Stars in winter ✨
We have all this along with some bits and bobs to make your creations, some colouring in and a wee booklet to record your star gazing notes 💫

I love seeing and hearing about what you get up to with the contents of your envelope, feel free to send me messages or pictures to my inbox on instagram, facebook or my email
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11/06/2025

✨✨✨STARS✨✨✨

June is a twinkly star envelope to celebrate our night skies, especially with Matariki celebrations occurring here in Aotearoa 🌟

This month with all subscriptions you can receive a FREE envelope added to your subscription.

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