Message in a Bottle

Summer is a great time to teach your child how to properly write a letter.

Teach them the fundamentals and help them write a letter to a friend or a relative. Stuff the rolled notes and letters into an empty plastic bottle, along with shells, flowers, or other tiny treasures.

Then you can teach your child how to make an address label. Seal the bottle tightly and stick on the address label, then you can go on a field trip to the local post office to mail it (ours cost $1.17 to mail).