Letters From Afar vs The Letter House

Where they differ

Both are letters and art & prints clubs. Past that they pull apart: Letters From Afar also covers travel, while The Letter House adds activities and stickers.

On price there is effectively nothing in it — $8/mo against From $8/mo, which works out within a dollar a month of each other. Price is not the deciding factor here.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: Letters From Afar ships to US and 40 other countries, The Letter House to Not stated.

The Letter House addresses the post to the child by name; Letters From Afar does not. That sounds minor and it is the detail people mention most often — the envelope being visibly theirs is most of the appeal for a younger child.

What each one sends

Letters From Afar

A monthly illustrated double-sided letter from a fictional traveler named Isabelle, covering a new world destination each month with doodles and fun facts, plus a custom vintage-replica map. Destinations never repeat within a year.

The Letter House

Three different mail clubs from one maker, each written in two versions so the same envelope suits a toddler or an eight-year-old. Pick Me Up Post is a mini newspaper for children — stories, games, fun facts and small surprises. Collage Mail Club sends a packed envelope of collage papers, cut-outs, textures and stickers with no instructions at all, which is the point. Mindful Mail Club is a themed letter with hands-on activities and extras built around connection and calm. Everything is assembled, decorated and stamped by hand, and mails on the 5th.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.