valentine mailboxes

I've always loved checking the mail.

I found these little tin mailboxes a few months ago and bought enough to fill with Valentine treats for each of my little students.

A silver Sharpie,

a little box of chocolate truffles, some funky erasers, neon mechanical pencils (so cool in their opinion.... and mine :) with glittery rubber grips (also great for assisting their developing fine motor skills), stamps, notepads, a little douse of magic*, and some lip gloss for girls and globe-shaped pencil sharpeners for boys.

I think they'll enjoy getting the mail today.

*The little yellow "pill" you see inside the box is NOT an illegal or mind-altering object. It's a foam-filled capsule that swells into the shape of a jungle animal when you drop it in hot water.