Have you every heard of “the marshmallow test”? It was part of a research project conducted by Walter Mischel, PhD. He explored self-control and delayed gratification in children more than 40 years ago. He discovered that some children had more will power and self control than others and were able to defer instant gratification for a bigger reward in the future.
What kind of a person are you? Do you prefer the instant? Or is there something wonderful about a long anticipated pleasure finally realized? If you are reading a blog about the joys of SNAIL mail, I can only assume that INSTANT is not high on your imperative qualities list. 😏 You may, like me, enjoy a snail mail game played through the post!
Snail mail is ideal for enclosing a puzzle for your pen pal to solve. Why not send a crossword puzzle, logic puzzle or anagram? You could send a coloring page, a maze or a “find the differences” picture from the newspaper or a book. Almost any “turn-taking” game can be played by mail. (20 questions, hangman, tic-tac-toe, Scrabble, chess, Jotto or geography.)
Don’t limit snail mail fun to just games. Sometimes I like to send a random collection of tidbits: a newspaper clipping, magazine photo, origami creation, poem, ticket stub, sticker, swizzle stick, cartoon, pun, etc. There is usually a subtle theme running through my collection of goodies (everything starts with the letter K, rhymes, is pink, etc.) Let your creative juices flow!
Hand crafted correspondence is always a gift, but snail mail that includes a puzzle or game is a true gift of laughter and fun! 😊😁😆 It’s worth the wait.
Go postal, people!
Good things come to those who send mail!
XOXO,
Mrs. Murphy
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