KiwiBop Postcard Pals: December 2016.

 I actually got these postcards on Monday, but I kept forgetting to take pictures of them, so I am just writing this now. But I never got the postcards for last months and I figured it was because I was not at school for the past two weeks, so maybe this one is supposed to be for last month? I'm not too sure; I'll just have to wait and see if I get another package before the end of this month and then I will know for sure. :)

Kiwibop Postcard Pals is a monthly subscription that "sends awesome postcards to your child that will engage their reading skills and teach them about the world!" The membership is only $3.59/month, and you pay annually so that would be $43.08 a year, but if you use my referral link here, you will get a 10% discount! It will automatically renew yearly, however you can cancel at anytime so that you won't get billed the following year when your subscription is done for the year! When you first sign up, they will send you a Member Welcome Kit with four initial postcards for free as well as some stickers and some fun activities to do! Once you are a member, you will also have access to their online Fact Explorer, which is a very good resource for curious minds!

My preschool keikis LOVE seeing this envelope! They are always excited to get this subscription because they are so curious as to what they will see! :)

My keikis LOVED this one...they asked a lot of questions about outer space and we ended up making up stories of what we would see and do if we were outer space!

My keikis LOVE crocodiles! The animals that they are always talking about are the crocodile, shark, and the manta ray. Ever week we have chapel with the residence pastor here and part of chapel is when he brings out his "friends (puppets)"...one is a bird named Birdie and the other is a crocodile named Crocky...so yes, they are always talking about Crocky...and so when they saw this postcard with a crocodile, that was it! They all wanted to play "Crocky" and sing all the crocodile songs that we knew and make up songs about crocodiles. I love it!

I love these postcards because most likely than not they have nothing to do with the theme that we have for the month....but that is one thing you have to realize as a teacher (or anyone who is around kids) you have to be super flexible and just go with the flow. I do have a lesson plan and what should happen that day...but 75% of the time we deviate from what the original plan was. And I love it! With these postcards, it creates opportunities for the children to come up with different creative games, activities, and imaginative plays! I love it! Each postcard that they saw brings up questions and different activities ideas!

I can go on and on about the different things that you can use these postcards for...I'm just saying I think that they are a good thing. :)

So that's the monthly packet of Kiwibop Postcard Pals! I highly recommend this subscription and if you would like to subscribe your child (or other children!) with this fun, educational postcard subscription please click here for a 10% discount on your membership! 

One Lone Postcard.

Thirty-seven days ago Cathy sent me this postcard from Taiwan! I love it! I love night shots...and this silhouette of this tree against the night sky with a lighted building in the background is so beautiful! She wrote that she was excited the "most important festival of the year-Lunar New Year" and that she celebrates with a family reunion and some traditional food. I hoe that she has an awesome time! :)

Scrapbooking Store-January 2017: Yes, Please Kit.

 I am so glad that I found this subscription because even though this is only my second packages from there I already love them. The customer service is super nice, and I can tell that they care for their costumers. I want to start this project where I make cards and post them on here and on my hobby/craft IG account. And I want to share them...so if you DM a mailing address, I would love to send you a handmade card with words of encouragement, either for you or for someone you might know who needs it. I think that it would me a lot of fun and fulfilling...pretty, happy mail always makes my day and that is why I got into sending postcards...and so I think I want to make cards and do something like that. :)

ScrapbookingStore is a monthly subscription that sends you themed scrapbooking material for you to use over the month! You get a kit of 12x12 scrapbook paper that is acid and lignin free and a full sticker sheet. You will also recieve a project idea sheet "with inspiration and information on the kit to get your juices flowing." They also have a blog that you can utilize to get creative ideas. If you want, you can the option of upgrading for a few more dollars to receive more embellishments such as brads, chipboards, stickers, washi tape, and more. And from personal experience, they really care about their subscribers and they have EXCELLENT costumer service!

I rarely scrapbook, but there are times where I like to make a full page scrapbook page to give to a friend/family or something. And I love how they give you an idea to use! I just love the way they write; they really care for their costumers!

Here is the sticker package that they sent with this kit. I love the stickers! I love the color combinations and I love the foiled stickers and I just love it all! I love polka dots and stripes...I just love how it all looks! :)

So, this kit is called "Yes, Please" by Jen Alllyson...and I can tell you that I absolutely LOVE it! :)

There were 10 double sided scrapbooking paper with this kit and they are all 12"x12".

Paper #1, Side A

Paper #1, Side B

Paper #2, Side A

Paper #2, Side B

Paper #3, Side A

Paper #3, Side B

Paper #4, Side A

Paper #4, Side B

Paper #5, Side A

Paper #5, Side B

Paper #6, Side A

Paper #6, Side B

Paper #7, Side A

Paper #7, Side B

Paper #8, Side A

Paper #8, Side B

Paper #9, Side A

Paper #9, Side B

Paper #10, Side A

Paper #10, Side B

The prints are SUPER cute and I love them all! I am going to have a HARD time trying to figure out which side to use! Ahhh!!! Oh well...I can tell that whatever I make it has to look cute with prints like this! :)

If you like to scrapbook, journal, and even do card making (like I do!) and you want join this awesome family, please click here to subscribe to the ScrapbookinStore! It's super worth it! :)

Postcards for Me!

This lovely festive postcard traveled 36 days to reach me from the beautiful country of Russia. I love how she wished me "many beautiful flowers and delicious ice-creame" for this year! How sweet and thoughtful! I appreciate nice people! :)

This Buncheong Celadon urn from the Joseon Dynasty came to me from Seoul, Korea. It took 37 days to reach me. I love how Ha-Young took the time to write about the postcard and a little bit about herself! I love when postcrosser actually like doing this project and make time to write something that has meaning and gives me a glimpse of who they are. :) Thank you!

This postcard is a direct swap from Ana of Portugal! I feel like she is a really nice person and it is times like this I wish that I can just easily pop over to where ever my postcard originated and talk to the person for a few hours! She seems really sweet! This postcard is a picture of the university that she attends. She also loves flowers and the sea.

Stickii Club: Fairy Tale World Sticker Set.

Last week there was sale on the Stickii Club website and I saw these adorable Fairy Tale stickers that I had to have! I can think of a million things to do with them...but I don't even know WHAT I will do, but I just had to have them! I got them at a good deal...and I really wanted them. :)

Just looking at the stickers make me smile! I love them so much! I had to get them, and plus, you can never have TOO MUCH stickers...ever. :)

Before the Pen: Jan 23-Jan29.

I am excited for this week! This will be a good week! I specifically picked this sticker kit from DesignStickerStore because I just love the color combination and I love all the flowers and polar bear stickers. I tried to make it so that whenever I see this planner in the morning when I wake up and when I get home it will make me smile. Simple things make me smile and seeing an organized and pretty layout in my planner makes me smile. :)  I am consciously going to work really, really hard to sleep at a decent time. I bought Melatonin pills...so if it comes to it, I will take it. I hate taking pills of any kind. Oh yeah, I have to say...I LOVE the rubber stamps that I got from Target! I am SO thankful for the dollar section at Target! :) This will be a good week. :)


Planner {love} Passion Planner
Planner Sticker Kit {love} DesignStickerStore
Stickers {love} StickiiClub & Pipsticks & personal stash & my own

After the Pen: Jan. 16.-Jan. 22

This week was a rough week for me. The whole week I felt like I couldn't really get my baring, if that makes any sense. It wasn't any one thing, just I wasn't feeling this week. I did end it lovely though.  A few friends and I took my DollGirl out for a fun, adventure, exploring kind of day...so that was good. Other than that, this week wasn't really one that I would remember or anything. But I survived it...and I get to start all over next week. :) yay! to lovely planners that keep me grounded when I feel like the world just wants to crumble around me!

Planner {love} Passion Planner
Planner Sticker Kit {love} BEaYOUtiful Planning
Stickers {love} StickiiClub & Pipsticks & personal stash & my own