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Mail clubs for 3-year-olds
9 clubs state that they suit age 3. Sorted by price.
At 3, the envelope matters more than the letter. Look for the child’s name on the outside, something to hold on the inside, and paper sturdy enough to survive small hands. A personalized letter is largely for you to read aloud — which is fine, as long as you are buying it knowing that.
Three is where the category opens up. Nine clubs state they suit this age, up from three at two. Look for sturdy paper and something to hold — at three, a sticker sheet cut for small hands beats a beautifully written letter your child hands straight back.
Highlights High Five
A monthly print magazine for preschool and early-primary children with read-aloud stories, rhymes, simple puzzles and craft activities.
Four Bears Sticker Club
Eight themed sticker sheets a month, a postcard for the child to decorate, and a reusable pouch.
Letters From The Fairies
A hand-illustrated letter written as if from a fairy, mailed on the 1st, covering fairy habitats, nature and animals.
Little Letters Club
A themed monthly letter addressed to the child with activities, book recommendations and a recipe, plus two or three small extras such as stickers or a coloring page.
Tilly's Letters
A story-led letter from a character called Tilly, with a hand-illustrated story card, a sticker sheet, a screen-free activity card, a child-friendly recipe card and occasional extras.
Mailbox Melodies
An envelope of original music for very young children, mailed on the 15th.
Sunny the Mail Snail
A snail character named Sunny writes four to five personalized letters a month, roughly one a week.
Zip's Mailbox Club
Two envelopes a month from a character called Zip: an illustrated personalized letter with a monthly Mailbox Hunt and a collectible crew card, then a mid-month envelope with a coloring page, a paper game and a letter the child can pass on to a friend.
Mailbox Mutts
Weekly letters from a dog character named Milo, written to encourage kindness toward animals.
21 of the 40 clubs in this directory do not publish an age range, so they are not counted here. See all of them.
We wrote a longer piece on this: Snail mail for babies and toddlers — what works under four, and what to skip.