two relevant tweets

[telophase]

batkittens!

"I put my microphone in front of a 7 week old baby red squirrel."

In other news, last week I wrote a card to my 2.75 year old nephew, and his parents report that he was thrilled to receive mail of his very own, enough that when his grandmother came over, he grabbed the card and showed it to her, saying "[hisname] letter!".

Obviously, this means I need to keep sending him mail. Those of you who are familiar with talking to 2.75 year olds, what subjects would keep them interested in a letter? In the first (beside putting stickers all over it), I talked about D.Va, and how she hid behind the couch when anyone knocked on the door. I also talked about the Japanese fox statue on the front of the card (it was a photo I took in Japan), although his parents report that he kept insisting it was a dog, not a fox. (I think he still calls all quadrupeds dogs at this point, but it does look like a dog.)

Comments

[misbegotten]

Those tweets are adorable.

I suspect that your nephew will enjoy anything that has his name on it. Much like the box that the present comes in is as enjoyable, if not more, than the contents. ;)

[telophase]

I'm sure he will! My mind just goes blank when confronted by a blank card or piece of paper.

But one of the other comments reminded me that I have a small printer that will print photos as 2"x3" stickers, and that I have photos of D.Va AND of the frog that fell on my head earlier this summer. And I think he'd find the frog that fell on my head very funny.

[thistleingrey]

I think it'd depend on what the 2.75yo likes otherwise? Some kids like the recurring garbage-collection truck; some kids like seasonal change (trees losing leaves); most kids like construction and/or demolition. Strong visuals, as in your prior letters, are definitely good, IMO.

[telophase]

I remembered my small printer that prints photos as 2"x3" stickers, so I expect much of what I write will be explaining photos that I send. He'll probably enjoy the story of the frog that fell on my head earlier this summer.

I found this fill-in-the-blank stationery on Etsy and ordered some for him a couple of weeks ago. His mom assures me there will be a letter on the way at some point, so hopefully I will find out what interests him specifically. (Well, I could just text his parents, I suppose...)

[thistleingrey]

Stickers sound great, and the frog moment sounds like a win. More interesting to find out what he thinks if you're not in a hurry--and better for him to practice having opinions, seriously.

[sartorias]

So depends on the kid. (At that age, one of mine needed me to vet books first to make sure there were no "icky pop-ups" in them--ugly )distorted) or scary images. The other fazoomed straight for monsters or weird stuff.

Generally: bright colors, images, items kids have an interest in--animals, other kids, toys, things in nature.

[telophase]

Your comment reminded me of the small printer I had that prints photos as 2"x3" stickers, and that I had photos of both D.Va and the frog that fell on my head earlier this summer. He'll probably love the story of the frog falling on my head.

Thanks!

[oracne]

Animals are good, also quotidiana that he can understand, like eating, getting dressed, going for walks and what you saw, things you drew. Silly things!

[telophase]

Thanks! Another excuse to go for walks, now that the weather has broken and it's not OMG HOT outside...

[adafrog]

Cute!