My first pen-pal was from California. Bakersfield to be exact. She was great. We shared secrets, chatted about school, and what awesome fun we would have during summer break. And know what was even better? She and I shared the same first name. At 10 that just has to be the coolest thing ever!

I was so ecstatic to receive new letters from my pen-pal; I couldn’t wait to get the envelope opened! I’m just as ecstatic to share with you that a great new online community now gives parents the opportunity to share the same pen-pal experience with our own children.

A Child Writes™ is a safe, members-only online environment that allows parents to create profiles for their children to be matched with an online age appropriate pen-pal. Not only will your child grow in the experience of learning about their new friend, A Child Writes will also have  moderated online parties where children will have the opportunity to win prizes!

What sets this pen-pal experience apart from yesteryear is while children can share and learn with a new friend, the community will focus on a monthly cause giving the children the opportunity to send cards and drawings in to be distributed by A Child Writes organization to those directly involved with the cause. Fun with a purpose!

Sign-up is easy and there is no personal information shared on the site. Profiles are created with our children’s privacy in mind. My daughter is excited to be matched with her first pen-pal. The only downfall… I signed her up later in the evening so I spent most of my night listening to, “when will I have my pal?” over, and over, and over again!

Check out A  Child Writes and offer your child the experience of a lifetime!

*Information and pictures are from A Child Writes website.

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Have yet to find the perfect gift that is from the heart? I may have the solution for you… VoiceQuilt™, a unique gift created in a beautiful keepsake with your voice giving wonderful memories of your past, present, and future with your chosen recipient. What possibly better gift could you give then one from your heart that will touch another’s heart?

VoiceQuilt is a beautiful gift created in 3 easy steps:

1. Pick your beautiful keepsake
2. Add your lasting memories
3. Ship your gift off

This is the perfect gift for everyone you know:

• Grandparents across the country
• Your sisters
• The best friend you rarely see

Of course the VoiceQuilt is not just for those precious loved ones, you can create a VoiceQuilt keepsake for anyone in your thoughts:

• End of school year for a child’s class to give to a Teacher
• Funny stories for a co-worker leaving or retiring
• A new mother and stories of her pregnancy
• A Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift

The ideas are endless. With a little imagination and the VoiceQuilt, you can make the perfect, personal gift for someone on your life. Have fun creating your keepsake!

Enjoy!

*Information and pictures are from the VoiceQuilt website.

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It’s that time of year, when groups, co-workers, and families get together to celebrate the upcoming Winter Holiday. You can smell the cinnamon in the air, mixed with a little pine, and the children are writing their letters to the jolly man from up North and asking for what? – Zhu Zhu Pets of course.

Put those fury things out of your mind… the big issue here is the upcoming parties that are overflowing and you just happen to be this years party organizer! Regardless if the party is for family, friends, work, or a mix of all of the above – bless your heart – I have to say thank goodness it is as easy as signing up for Elfster.com!

Elfster is an online community created for the fun Secret Santa gift-giving celebrations. From organizing participants, drawing names, choosing the right gift, your entire exchange can be created and executed through the Elfster community – with all the secrecy still intact! Great for the parties with co-workers and friends – only one gift to purchase and it will be the right gift.

How about creating a fun family tradition?

This year has been difficult for many and families are cutting down on gift giving during the Holiday due to expense. It can be a difficult stress when determining those extended family members that will not get a gift this year. A Secret Santa gift exchange could be the perfect solution. Bring your family together by creating a family exchange. This way everyone will receive a gift and no one will break the bank trying to bring happiness to the family.

Elfster is a free to use, so why not give it a try!

Happy Holidays!

Every Wednesday, DannieSpeaks shares with you a hotspot from around the internet. This post was for informational purposes only. I am in no way associated with the mentioned website and was not compensated for this information.