Snail mail for the next generation of gardeners.

  • A children's letter set from the forest featuring a white envelope printed with 'LETTERS FROM THE FOREST' and several illustrated cards, including a letter addressed 'Dear Lily,' a carrot-and-root illustration, a bird drawing, and simple activity cards.
  • A cream-colored envelope with gold-inked address text reading 'Lily Gladstone' and a small postage stamp in the upper right corner. Arrows and caption text explain that the address is hand-addressed for children and that children will eagerly anticipate their monthly mail.
  • Two children's activity cards with colorful illustrations are shown on a white background with descriptive text. The top card shows a black-clad figure walking in front of a large moon with ferns, and the bottom card shows a pink-clad figure in a flower field near a log with a magnifying glass.
  • A collage-style product preview showing a children's gnomes-themed activity set: a handwritten welcome letter addressed to Kingston, several labeled activity cards including 'Trees,' 'Tree Rings,' and 'Grow Some Seeds,' and text noting the letter includes a gnomes' return address and there are 3 activity cards with instructions.
  • A framed hand-painted giclee art print showing a child in a patterned dress standing on a cliff with large orange and white shelf mushrooms under a blue sky. The print is in a textured gold frame, with promotional text and arrows explaining that the illustrations are handpainted and archival quality.
  • Young 4 year old holding illustration of a blue gnome holding a flower up to a singing thrush bird beside her on a nest. The child is also holding a toy owl.
  • Young 3 year old holding out two dirt-covered hands with a red worm on their palm. They are standing in some grass and wearing casual cotton clothes.
  • Young 4 year old holds up a 5 x 7 hand-written letter, in front of her face on a sunny day with cherry blossoms in the background. The letter is from a gnome named Beryl and she describes her blue color, how it matches a thrush's egg, how to listen to bird song, and how birds build their nests.
  • A five year old holds pinecones beside their collection of nature treasures in a bowl and on paper including flower petals, grasses, leaves, a feather, and more pinecones, beside them is also a illustration of a green gnome holding up a black walnut shell.
  • Six year old sitting on grass, crossed legs, holding a illustration of a red gnome asleep on a bunny underground surrounded by root vegetables. The child has a cup of blue-green tea beside her.
  • Two young children on opposite sides of the frame, just off camera, are using a stick each to stir a clear plastic water bottle full of water and mud and other debris. A letter sits on the ground, with instructions for their mud mixing activity.
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Kids Mail Club - Letters from the Forest

Kids Mail Club - Letters from the Forest

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Craving dirty hands & screen-free time for the children you adore?

Glittering Personalized Snail Mail - children delight in checking their mailbox for their very own letters, and wonder about the magical gnomes writing to them each month

Handpainted Nature Prints - children are introduced to the amazing ecology of trees, mushrooms, bugs, birds, and much more through creative, silly, colorful illustration

Educational Letters from the Gnomes - after some nature study and educational fun, readers are invited to claim their favorite wild things through open ended questions and prompts within the letter

3 Activity Cards - supply-free and screen-free, children are encouraged to get outside to observe, collect, dig, build, and name the natural world around them, perfect for independent play or sharing with friends

Designed for Children Ages 3 - 8 - toddlers welcome to tag along and big-kids are able to read and guide activities for younger siblings, perfect for camping-families, homeschooling families, forest schools, and all gardeners and rewilders inbetween

Frequently asked questions

How does this subscription work?

Your order today, means that a Welcome Letter will be shipped to the recipient you add to the Shipping information within 3 business days. The following months will be a recurring bill based on the date of the month you subscribed, and Letters will always be sent on the 1st of the following month. (you sign on on July 18th, a Welcome Letter is shipped by July 21st, and the July payment is put towards the August 1st Letter)

How do you address it to the child?

Make sure the Shipping information at checkout is the First and Last name of the intended child recipient, and their home address. This may differ from the billing information, no problem! I will use the First Name of the Shipping address to address the Letter, "Dear Suzy". If you need any other arrangement, please email orders@sowandtarry.com, we would be happy to accommodate.

Can I change or cancel my Letters?

The Mail Club subscription is managed by Appstle, your email confirmation will include a button to "Manage Subscription" where you can skip, change the delivery address, or cancel the subscription. Any other assistance needed, reach out to orders@sowandtarry.com, we can manage it from our side!

Do grown-ups need to help children with their activity cards?

Grown-ups can read the letters and activity cards to younger pre-readers. But the activities themselves are very child-led once explained, occasionally gathering a household object like a piece of paper or a toilet paper roll might help with a building project, but most activities are entirely supply-free, screen-free, and observation based, so kids can discover and create on their own. 

Could you participate without a garden or yard?

Absolutely! The outdoor activities are based of nature study and ecological gardening practices that can happen anywhere there is unpaved earth below and sky above. Trees will help immensely, decaying logs, even better; but fungi will grow on mulch in a park, and bugs and birds survive in all sorts of urban spaces. Children will be able to find pieces of wild to do most activities in most landscapes, or can save a card for their next trip to the park. 

Can I gift this to my grandchild, niece, nephew, godchild?

Yes! For a convenient one-time payment you can choose a 3-month or 6-month package. And make sure the shipping information is filled in for the child to receive the Letters. Any questions, email orders@sowandtarry.com. 

Our Happy Customers

  • 4-year-old

    "oh my gosh...oh my gosh...let's see what this issss...awwww!"- recipient of Letters from the Forest

  • Mother of recipient

    My daughter was in awe that she received a letter addressed to her from the forest. These pieces are beautifully hand drawn and filled with personal touches of love. I’ve never seen anything like it!

  • 6-year-old

    "should I write back?"- recipient of Letters from the Forest

    *we have a return address for any child who wants to correspond with the gnomes, they will be thanked in their next letter*
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  • free shipping on all subscriptions
  • within 2-3 business days of order, a personalized Welcome Letter is sent to recipient, followed by a Letter on the 1st of the next month
  • all following Letters ship the 1st of each month
  • billing will reoccur the same date each month of original order
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