Writing Holiday Letters

These ideas are specific for Halloween but you can take any one idea and tweak it for every other holiday.

Send a letter to someone in your extended family. Or keep it close to home and leave a surprise note for someone in your own house.



There are endless possibilities when writing real letters. Here are a few of my favorites:

1. Accordion Books.
One reason I love accordion books: they are easy to display since they stand up on their own.
That means the recipient of your letter can display and enjoy your letter for a long time.

Use your scrap paper you have from other projects (I know you have some) and make an accordion book. You can follow the tutorial I wrote over here. Or you can learn to make an accordion book with pockets right here.

Write in it or add photos. Have each member of the family fill up a square with writing or a drawing. Describe your Halloween-y dinner menu. Draw pictures of your costumes. Be creative!

2. Postcards.
Did you know you can send a photo as a postcard? Just write on the back with a Sharpie, put a stamp on and you are good to go. Such a great way to share snapshots of your Halloween fun.

3. Pamphlets.
Make a little pamphlet book. (Learn how to do this right here.) Each person can have a page to write in. Put photos on the extra pages. Or make up a Halloween story. My toddler came up with a great one today all about his dragon costume. I wrote the story down for him as he told it to me and then he drew a picture on each page.



To help you get started, I have a little freebie for you! Here is a pdf of 6 Halloween cards. Print them out, cut them up, write a note, and send them off. They are a perfect fit for the pocket accordion books.

Or I have listed the pocket accordion book set and a set of 3 pamphlet books (pictured at the tip top of the article) in my etsy shop and you can go buy them there.