In this age of internet technology it is very easy to keep in touch with friends and family, well sometimes. My grandparents have internet, but it is dial up and it is on the world's oldest, slowest computer. I share pictures of my family on photo share sites, but the grandparents can't (and don't) access them. I have started putting clear Contact paper over the front of regular photos of the kids and writing on the backs as if they were postcards. When Great-Grandma gets the postcard, she just peels the Contact paper off of the front and viola the most recent picture of her favorite (that is what I tell myself) great-grandbaby. She can show it off to all of her friends. It costs the price of a postcard stamp.
This works great for holidays, too. Forget buying expensive photocards, just wait until Snapfish or Walgreens Photo has a awesome promotion. Get a bunch of copies of the photo you like the most and turn it into a postcard for family and friends. These postcards make the best thank you notes. You have already taken a picture of them opening that present, now turn it into the most personalized thank you note ever! Freebies 4 Mom and The Frugal Girls will let you know when there is a great photo processing deal. This is a great way to add that extra touch to your correspondence. Try it.
Love, love, love the idea of using pictures of them opening the presents as Thank You cards! That would be an extra special touch. Maybe my kids would be more likely to do write thank you when it is a picture of themselves. lol.
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