All about my cousins

Hey people! I'm here with a pleasant post. It's about COUSINS! I had always been very close to my one cousin who around my age. We did EVERYTHING together! During summer vacations we used to spend the night (more like week) at each other's house.. and then switch to the other house. Now we aren't so close. Of course you grow up and have a family you don't really put that relationship as a priority anymore. Sad but true. Now my kids have cousins.. lots of them. well imagine, I have 5 siblings. 4 of them have 2 or more children! The only problem is they are  pretty far apart. My idea of "All about my cousins" came from my desire to reach out to one of my nephews who was going through a rough time :( I decide to have my son (who is his age) write him a special letter with cute little crafts to send as well- A hand tracing is always a big hit and of course every kid likes stickers. I'm sure it made my nephew feel special. My son had a great time doing it and of course he was super excited when he received a letter back!

Afer that I created a facebook group that was to post updates of the cousins onto a private group between the moms of the cousins and to share them with our kids. They especially enjoy seeing pictures. Just a neat way for the kids to keep in touch. I thought why not take it a step further and actually have each kid get to know each other. Pen Pals immediately popped into my mind. So that where we are now.. getting a calender set up so we can alternate pen pals throughout the year.

Here's hoping this works!