Little Letters Club vs Wandering Woods Adventure Mail Club

Where they differ

Both are letters, activities and stickers clubs. Past that they pull apart: Little Letters Club also covers books & magazines, while Wandering Woods Adventure Mail Club adds travel and nature.

On price there is effectively nothing in it — $11/mo against $11/mo, which works out within a dollar a month of each other. Price is not the deciding factor here.

The age ranges differ too: Little Letters Club is pitched at ages 3–6, Wandering Woods Adventure Mail Club at ages 5–10. Match the reading level rather than the birthday — a child who cannot yet read the letter alone needs an adult in the loop either way.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: Little Letters Club ships to US and Canada, Wandering Woods Adventure Mail Club to US.

Little Letters Club addresses the post to the child by name; Wandering Woods Adventure Mail Club 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

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. Also included is a "Pass It On" postcard featuring artwork by other club families, meant to be sent along to someone else. Letters mail on the 15th for the following month.

Wandering Woods Adventure Mail Club

A monthly letter of true travel stories from a real traveling family, with photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, stickers, activities and small mementos. Contents vary month to month. Mailed on the 1st; signup closes on the 15th of the prior month.

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.