Mumsnetters of the world - can you send postcards please

[brittanyfairies]

I work in a bilingual creche with children aged 0 to 3 years old, in Brittany, France. Just like all the other children in the world we are currently on lockdown.

Our project this year is the world. Because of the lockdown the only thing (apart from play) our little ones can do is go for a walk to our post box every day which is at the bottom of the car park

I wondered if kind mumsnetters and their children would send us postcards from the towns, cities and countries where they live. We have a world map on the wall and we've received some cards from friends abroad already.

The children love to receive the cards, look at the picture and talk about who sent them.

We would be really grateful, you can write in French or English 🤣

Our address is

Le P'tit Club, 3 Rue de la Ferme de Talhouët, 56250 Saint-Nolff, France

Thanks so much

[EvilHerbivore]

Yay, mines on the picture! Glad you received it, it's actually cheered me up on a wet cold Lancashire evening!

[EggyPegg]

@brittanyfairies

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

I took a 2 year old and a 2.5 year old to the post box today. There were so many cards their little hands couldn't carry them.

So let me say thank you to the following:

Lucy in London. The snail picture was cool. We have a bug hotel in the garden in creche and we feed the birds too.

Chelsi in Sunderland. I'm from bishop Auckland originally Chelsi you made me a bit homesick.

Ami in Yorkshire, thank you

Amber, thank you

Sophia in Cardiff. We have a little girl called Sophia in the creche too.

Zara in Cardiff aged 8, thank you

Rachel in chippenham

Jenny.

The ducks in Milton Keynes. One little boy of 18 months adored this card and we had to drag it off him at home time. Lots of quacking going on this afternoon.

Also lots of woofing too. Hello Pippa the dog, you were ridiculously clean on your walk.

Jude in Edinburgh thank you

G in Wales , thank you.

Two cards from Berlin.

The church Yorkshire in the snow, what a stunning photo.

The pony who ate the apple in the summer. We liked his card.

Plus the barge, lots of row your boat singing for that one.

The card talking about the meerkats we have a zoo near us called Branfere. It's really great and in non covid times the children visit with their families.

My personal favourite the picture of the sea from the Isle of Skye, I had my colleagues looking for that whale for 20 minutes🤣

Hopefully I haven't forgotten anyone or got the details wrong. I was jotting info on a post it note but the kids were going crazy for the cards.

Oh the person who wrote in French. Thank you your french is not sad at all it made us very happy.

Again a million thank yous. The little people (and us big ones too) had a great time looking at them all this afternoon and reading your wonderful messages

Oh this is so lovely to read. I'm so glad that mine got there and that they liked the barge. I'm now off to Google Row your Boat in French.

[EggyPegg]

This made me all nostalgic. I grew up in Central London and my nursery was next to the barracks where the Queen's Guard were based. One of the nursery nurses was going out with one of the soldiers, and she got them to play nursery rhymes for us when they marched passed.

This is amazing.

[nzborn]

will send one from my home country

[Ylvamoon]

Lovely! Mine arrived ages ago...

Thanks brittanyfairies for keeping us updated and hearing about the little people.

[Ormally]

Mine got there! Happy virtual travels.

[DianaPrinceRocks]

This is such a gorgeous idea and such a feel-good thread. Sent a postcard today from ROI - can't wait to hear if it arrives 🤞🤞🤞

[LadyEloise]

@DianaPrinceRocks
I sent two early last week- one of Dublin and one of different touristy places in Ireland. I don't think they've arrived yet.

[brittanyfairies]

Hello all thanks again for the cards. Unfortunately I've contracted Covid so I'm going to be absent from work for a little while. I promise as soon as I get back I'll make a note of who's sent what.

[EggyPegg]

Sorry to hear that @brittanyfairies. I hope you feel better soon.

[LadyEloise]

Get well soon brittanyfairies

[FingersCrossedForAllOfUs]

@brittanyfairies - I hope you make speedy recovery. This project is such a lovely idea and you sound like a wonderful person. Get well soon.

[Mylittlepony374]

@brittanyfairies Get well soon.

[TwoZeroTwoZero]

Oh no. Hope you're well soon

[NeverHadANickname]

I hope you feel better soon. I will send one as soon as I get to the shop to buy a postcard.

[FlouncerInDenial]

Have you been licking covid infected postcards @brittanyfairies?

[TheDogsMother]

@brittanyfairies Get well soon. I've only just found your thread. Are you still accepting postcards ?

[caringcarer]

I am in England and I will send one. I have a house in Morlaix, Brittany but sadly have not been able to spend our summer holidays there this year. Now you have asked on MN you will probably get a sackful.

[caringcarer]

@abendintheriver, I am leaving French with Duo too. I have just reached Silver level.

[brittanyfairies]

@TheDogsMother absolutely please send a card. Even though I'm off my colleagues are still working and I suspect some of the kids are deliberately waking up from their naps early just to be able to go to the post box.

[TheDogsMother]

@brittanyfairies We've sent a home made card. I hope the children like it. Get well soon

[DianaPrinceRocks]

@brittanyfairies just wanted to check in and ask if you're ok. Also wanted to. Yep this for you in case you want more cards

[DianaPrinceRocks]

*bump this for you

[ClearingSpaceOnTheTrophyShelf]

Did you get back to work @brittanyfairies?

[MenaiMna]

Have asked a bilingual teacher in Canada (yr 3-4) to do it with her class for you - no guaranteed, I will send one too. I hope you'll do Ahlberg's jolly postman books at story time!