Oh the list is endless on how to keep in contact these..endless and its only getting bigger and better the world is no longer a little place and we are a far cry from when my father was FIFOand it was a phone call in the afternoon if you were lucky.
Now there are just so many app’s and programs avaiable for keeping in touch. So just a reminder of whats avaiable both modern and the old fashion way and a little giveaway too..
- Skype
- Face time
- Path
- Msn messenger
- Viber.
- Face book.– private.
- Insta gram– private.
- Tumblr– private account.
Then there is some of the old fashioned stuff. The stuff that can be kept, held and placed close to your heart.
- Writting letters the old fashioned way and getting them in the post.
- Lunch mail notes in their school lunches.
- Dad leaves little notes around for them to find and vice versa
- A journal exchange. Each swing they take it in turns to fill out pictures.
- A treasure box and even though my kids are getting older we still use this box to hold all the treasures made while dad is away. We then open the box and go through it when he is home. Its still a favourite of ours.
Then there is Dear Little Letter Box..
DearLittle Letterbox attaches to your childs wall and allows them to be creative with drawing, colouring, and decorating all awhile the teaching them about writing and the value of words.
And Holly from Dear Little Letter Box has allowed me to give one away.
The giveaway includes the letter box with a notepad, coloured pencils, sharpener, little envelopes, sticker set and wall mounting supplies.
And in her words ‘Dear Little Letter box is a fun & Inspiring way to engage your child to write and be creative. Encourage your child to write letters to grandparents, Santa, the Tooth fairy, Easter bunny, or whoever their heart desires’. And being a FIFO wife herself that includes dad’s too!!
So to enter the giveaway all you need to do is comment on the blog or facebook page and answer what when was the last time you wrote a letter on a piece of paper and popped it into the mail box.
But if you cant wait to enter then head to her website and buy direct in store or pop on over to her facebook page.
The give away will close 11pm WA time Sunday the 30th of March. You can only enter once and will be drawn randomly via the random picker thing. My apologies but it is only open to Australian residents.
Good Luck.
xx Deb
