Writing letters to Grandparents

A great family night activity that we do occasionally is write letters to our family back home.  Sometimes it's to the grandmas and grandpas, sometimes to the cousins, and sometimes the aunties and uncles!  The older children are great at writing their own letters to their elders, and drawing little pictures for their preschool cousins.  These seem to mean a great deal to the little cousins in particular, they love to get mail of their own.  Younger children can write a simple letter if they are capable, or if they are preschool age they can draw a nice picture and have dad and mum write a little note for the recipient.  If you have a baby or toddler, even a little handprint or footprint is appreciated by the grandparents.  A good idea for those with school age children is to save up the artwork that often comes home from school and send that along to a great-aunt or grandmother, they love having art for their fridge!