Make your own children’s post and build a letterbox
Children love role-play! As well as classics like ‘ play shop’, we’ve got a brand-new idea for you: why not have a go at playing post office? With our craft ideas, you can make your own brilliant children’s post office and build the matching letterbox. And to top it all off, there’s a free craft template for our adorable envelopes. The whole thing is super quick and easy too – see for yourselves!
Children's Post Office and Letterbox: An IKEA Hack
You can easily make the children’s post office and letterbox yourself. And you don’t need much at all:
- two TJENJA boxes from IKEA
- yellow paint
- Paintbrush
- Cardboard
- scissors and glue
Here’s how to make the children’s postbox
First, cut out the strips of cardboard that will form your dividers. Stick these into the IKEA box. Next, grab the yellow paint and give your children’s postbox its signature bright yellow coat of paint. The box used to be available in bright yellow, but unfortunately IKEA has discontinued the ‘Post’ colour. Then all you need to do is stand the box upright, and your children’s postbox is ready!
IKEA hack for your Christmas wish list: DIY letterbox
Why not build your own matching letterbox and send your wish list straight to Father Christmas & Co.? You don’t need many materials at all, and you don’t necessarily have to be particularly handy either. All it takes is a trip to IKEA and printing out the free templates from Deutsche Post. And just like that, you’ll have a brilliant letterbox for your Christmas post to Father Christmas, the Christ Child and St Nicholas.
Fancy doing some more crafts?
Here’s how to make the envelopes:
- Download and print out the free craft template.
- Cut out the animal faces and fold along the marked lines.
- Apply glue to the fold lines and stick the envelopes together.
Letters to Father Christmas & Co.
Have you heard of the towns of Himmelsstadt, Engelskirchen and Nikolausdorf? There’s a good reason why our Limmaland postbox shows these collection points – because these places really do exist. And your children can send their Christmas post there! If their wish lists arrive by 22 December, they’ll even receive a reply before Christmas. Incidentally, post addressed to Father Christmas, the Christ Child and St Nicholas goes to different places in Germany. Wish lists and letters to Father Christmas are processed in Himmelpfort and Himmelsthür, whilst letters to the Christ Child can be sent to Engelskirchen, Himmelpforten and Himmelstadt. St Nicholas receives his post at Nikolausdorf and in St Nikolaus. It makes sense, really, that the branches of these three heavenly friends are mainly located in the north of Germany: after all, that’s closer to the NORTH POLE ;). You can find all the addresses for your wish lists via the link. And please don’t forget to make sure your kids include their return address!
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