So you’ve got your letter written, full of interesting things for your penpal. Before you seal the envelope, you might want to consider throwing in a little extra something! You might call it an extra, a fold-in, an enclosure, a goody, it doesn’t matter. The idea is you’re including a small gift for your penpal to let them know you care about them!
Postage can be expensive, so I wanted to create a list of things that are relatively flat you could include with your letter that won’t up the price of sending your letter very much. Below, you’ll find a list of 100 flat things you can send to your penpals, and after that I have a surprise for you!
Things To Send To Your Penpals
1. Book plates
2. Photos from your recent vacation
3. A zine
4. Tickets from public transportation
5.Ā Postcards
6. Canceled stamps
7.Ā Tiny plushies
8. Balloons
9. Ephemera
10. Movie stubs
11. Art you made
12. Weaving
13. Paint chip cards
14. Mix CD
15. Playlist of your favorite songs
16. Inspirational quotes
17. Paper dolls
18. Samples
19. Keychain
20. Candy
21. Regional snacks
22. Board game pieces
23. Confetti
24. Fortunes from fortune cookies
25. Assorted paper
26. Origami creations
27. Photobooth strips
28. Friendship bracelets
29. Mad Libs
30. Temporary tattoos
31. Magnets
32. Band aids
33.Ā Stationery
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34. Instant film
35. A list of things you found on your floor today
36. Valentines
37. Powder drink packs
38. Garlands
39. Sticky notes
40. Crosswords
41. Pencils
42. Erasers
43. Award ribbons
44. Mini posters
45. Doilies
46. Business cards
47. Glitter
48. Coasters
49. Scrapbooking materials
50. Maps
51. Recipes
52. Seed packets
53. Labels
54. Journaling cards
55. Glow in the dark stars
56. Chopsticks
57. Hair barrettes/Bobby pins
58. Pamphlets
59. Socks
60. Playing cards
61. Kleenex pack
62. Stencils
63. Ribbons
64. Name tags
65. Collages
66.Ā Stickers
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67. Magazine articles
68. Index cards
69. Bookmarks
70. Die cut images
71. Flash cards
72. Bumper stickers
73. Empty gift cards with cool designs
74. Note cards
75. Cupcake holders
76. Mini flags
77. Googly eyes
78. Tarot cards
79. Spells
80. Decorations
81. Washi tape
82. Twine
83. Small notebooks
84. Hot chocolate or Flavored coffee
85. Napkins
86. Glow sticks
87. Fake mustaches
88. Calendars
89. Cartoons
90. Comics
91. Envelopes
92. Bottle caps
93. Paper crowns
94. Caricatures
95. Inflatables
96. Ransom note style letter
97. Coupons
98. Poem
99. Pressed flowers or leaves
100. Message written in invisible ink
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Thank you so much for this list.
I have a pen pale who always adds the cutest and funniest little things to his letters and I always struggel to send something cool back … now I found some cool ideas. …
btw … I love to send teabags. š
Best wishes
Elisabeth
You’re so very welcome! I forgot about tea bags because I don’t drink tea, but yes those are a super awesome thing to enclose in an envelope!! Happy mailings!
for my pen pal I sent binder rings and a laminated recipe card. I send a new laminated recipe card with each letter so she can build a recipe book over time of all my fav tried and tested recipes. She is now sending me the same.
That’s a great idea!
Thank you so much for this list! I could call it the perfect list of flat things to send to your pen pal! I was wondering what Christmas gift to send to my pen pal and now this list has given me few ideas. Thanks a bunch! š
The perfect list! Well thank you so much! You’re very welcome, happy mailing!
Thanks for the awesome list! I didn’t think about some of these things! š
MARY you are the best thing I have seen on pinterest! I love the purple tights, people like you brighten my day. I am 70 years old and when I grow up I want to be just like YOU. Thank You Karen P.
Aw Karen, you’re so sweet! I’m so glad to have you here. I hope you’ll become an Uncustomary Babe so we can chat more in the support group! Thanks so much for commenting. <3
My 8 year old is at his dads for the school year, for the first time. I usually send him a suprise in his lunch a couple times a week, but since he’s at his dads I can’t. So instead I’ve started sending letters with little suprises. I’ve done temporary tattoos, sticky hands, collectable pins, mini figurines, small candies, stickers, and then I started thinking long term, I don’t want him to have a ton of junk. So I got him a super awesome puzzle, and I’m sending him a few pieces at a time. Like I put the puzzle together and send 4 or 5 connecting pieces at a time so he can build onto it each time. It’s be pointless to send random pieces because he’d have to wait till he had them all to put it together. But this way he can put a little together each time. ThanK you for your list, now I can mix it up occasionally!:)
Super in love with this idea!! You can also turn your own photos into a puzzle and/or write a message on the back of the puzzle to make it more puzzle. š I’m glad this list gave you some more inspiration! Happy mailing!
My pen pal and I share a code as well. Every letter includes a separate coded message now. Weāre having fun acting like kids. Usually the coded message is a joke, or information about something else included in the envelope. Youād never know Iām in my 50ās.
OMG! I have that Dancing Bear stationery! I have hoarded it since the late 70s!! Thank you so much, I am digging all that stuff out, I have carried it around for a lifetime. I never would have thought about it if I had not seen this post. Your work is truly inspirering! Who knew one little scrap of paper would reach a stranger! Wait. I guess everybody who loves mail art!
I love sending my penpal drink coasters from restaurants I’ve tried and even arcade tokens! Thank you so much for the ideas and I’ll definitely be eagerly waiting for your next post!
I love this. Thanks so much. I’m trying to engage my 16 year old grand daughter. This helps.
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Starting week 4 of social distancing for Covid 19. I thought it would be fun to send happy mail to family and friends I am missing. I want to do more than just send a note. Since we have all the time now I am going to dig out my rubber stamps. Recipes will be one thing I plan to include and I saw an idea for a bag of happiness – a sandwich bag with shiney confetti, and happy quotes with an “open when you need happiness” bag topper. I am thinking ghiradelli chocolate squares should mail ok or a pack of gum šš
these were amazing things to send it should be called the wonderfully, amazing, perfect things to send to your penpals
Hello dear nice to meet you,My name is miss Aya Ćlia Tareq i am single girl.please i will like you to reply me back on this my private email address(ayahodatareq(@)outlook.com)back,I have something very important to tell you this my private email address(ayahodatareq@outlook.com) ,and also i will sent you my picture Ok,bye for now,miss Aya Ćlia Tareq
thank you so much for this list. it has inspired me. now i plan to shave off my fathers mustache and give it to my penpal
Great ideas! I also send individual packs of hot chocolate or flavoured coffee to my penpals, flavored lip balms, tiny lotion or perfume samples, little packs of interesting spices, mini recipe or quote books from the dollar store as well as treats for their pets!