Letter Learning Cards

Now that the holidays have wrapped up, I face the daunting task of teaching yet another etiquette lesson to my children: the art of the thank-you card.

They’re not huge fans of doing this. What kid is? My 7 year-old always has a hard time coming up with what to write. My 5 year-old always plans to write a novella and then gets frustrated when all of her ideas don’t fit on a tiny card.

So when I saw these Letter Learning Cards, I thought the idea was brilliant.

These cards combine the art of the greeting card with teaching kids spelling and writing. Parts of the card is pre-printed for the child, so that all they need to do is trace the letters themselves. This is great writing practice, yet doesn’t frustrate the child from having to correctly spell words that perhaps are too advanced.

Other parts of the card are left blank, so the child can be creative as well as personalize the card a bit.

As children become older and more proficient at writing, Letter Learning Cards offers templates that give the child complete creative freedom.

You can even buy a bunch of thank-you postcards for your child to use after a birthday party.

In addition to thank you and birthday themes, Letter Learning Cards come in a wide array of designs for many of the major holidays.

Individual cards run about $3 – the same price as a Hallmark, right? Cards also come in assortments or themed packs that are anywhere between $12 and $17 for a pack of 6.

My only hesitation with these cards is that some of the artwork looks a little bit amateurish – like clip art. Also, my second grader is already being required to write 2 to 3 sentence letters in school, so he’s likely outgrown this. But I think younger kids would really enjoy the process of writing cards this way.

It’s a nice nod to a dying art.