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THE LITTLE POST

A fortnightly newspaper for children aged 3–8

Every child should have a pen pal.
Remember yours? Be theirs.

Their name on the cover. Your letter inside. A drawing on its way back to you.

The Enchanted Forest Edition — Alex
The Cosmic Adventure Edition — Oliver
The Big Ocean Edition — Matilda
Every edition, a new theme. Your letter, printed inside every one.
A letter from Grandma, inside every edition
A fortnightly newspaper · Printed & posted in Australia For children aged 3–8

Every Edition

What's inside every edition

Full colour, A4 folded. Every element personalised. Every edition different. And a page made for sending something back.

Every edition has a different theme — chosen around your child's interests.

You can update their interests any time. Ocean, space, magic, dinosaurs, animals — whatever they love.

Personalised cover
The Little Post cover — The Big Ocean Edition
A real newspaper — personalised, posted, held
A letter — from you, inside every edition
Grandparent letter page
Your words, your name — printed just for them
Activities & colouring
Activity page
Colour in, spot the difference, puzzles
A story — themed each edition
Story page
New story, new theme every edition
Maze — find your way through
Maze puzzle page
A new maze every edition — themed to match
Words & word play
Word play activity page
Simple word games for emerging readers
Draw & send back
Drawing reply page
Fill it in, pop it in the envelope, post it back
Oh — and there's something for the parents too. The Little Post.

Special Moments

You write. It arrives.
They send something back.

Three moments. One fortnightly ritual. A relationship that builds with every edition.

The Letter

The letter you write is why it exists.

Two weeks before each edition prints, you receive a link by email. Click it, write your message — a sentence or several paragraphs, whatever you like — and submit. We typeset it into the edition. Five minutes, that's it.

Your words, in your voice, addressed to them by name. Printed and folded inside a real newspaper. Waiting in their letterbox.

Missed the deadline? We include a warm default message in your name — so they never receive an edition without something personal inside.

Grandparent writing a letter on a tablet
The Letterbox Moment

The moment the letterbox becomes theirs.

A girl running to the letterbox — Beatrix Potter style illustration

There's a particular kind of joy that belongs only to small children — the kind that happens before they've learned to contain it. You can see it in the way they run, whole body committed, when something extraordinary is waiting.

Every fortnight, the letterbox holds something with their name on the cover — a newspaper, a real one, folded and delivered — that announces, quietly and completely: someone was thinking of you.

A child sitting at a desk with crayons, drawing something to send back
The Reply

They write back. You receive something to keep.

Inside every edition: a pre-addressed envelope and a page made for sending something back. A drawing, a scribble, a handprint. No words needed. Crayons work just fine.

Putting something in a postbox is an event when you are four. The child carries the envelope. They push it through the slot. They watch it disappear. That's the second ritual The Little Post creates.

Already addressed to you. Already stamped.

One day, something small and handmade arrives at your door — with your name on it, in crayon.


How it works

Three simple steps. Then every fortnight, it just arrives.

1

You set it up once

Tell us the child's name, address, and their interests — dinosaurs, ocean, space, animals. We theme every edition around what they love. You can update their interests any time. Then each fortnight, you receive a simple link to write your personal message. Five minutes, that's it.

Grandparent setting up The Little Post on a tablet
2

We print and post it

We lay out the edition, print your letter inside, fold it, address it to the child by name, and send it by post. A real newspaper. A real envelope. Landing in a real letterbox — every two weeks.

The Little Post being printed, folded and posted
3

They read — and write back

The grandchild finds the newspaper in the letterbox with their name on it. Inside is your letter, printed just for them. Also inside: a pre-addressed envelope and a page to fill in and send back. A drawing, a scribble, whatever they like. No words needed. One day, something arrives at your door — handmade, in crayon, addressed to you.

Child reading The Little Post and writing back

Give The Little Post

Choose a tier, choose a gift length. The first edition arrives within 10 days.

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Physical Edition

Printed, posted, held.

$35 / month
  • Fortnightly physical newspaper, posted to the child
  • Child's name personalised on every cover
  • Your personalised letter printed inside every edition
  • Fortnightly upload reminder — we typeset, you just write
  • Pre-addressed reply envelope — they send something back to you
  • Parent prompt section in every edition

Choose gift length:

Start the gift — first edition in 10 days

Secure payment · No automatic renewal after gift period

Digital Edition

For families who prefer to print at home.

$15 / month
  • Fortnightly PDF edition emailed to you
  • Child's name personalised on every cover
  • Full illustrated editorial content
  • Print at home and read together
  • No posted physical edition or reply envelope

Choose gift length:

Give the digital edition

Secure payment · No automatic renewal after gift period

Founding period — places are limited.

Your order reserves your place in the founding cohort. We confirm every order personally within 24 hours and you'll hear from us directly before your first edition ships.


See a sample edition

The Ocean Wonders Issue — Edition 14. A preview below. Enter your email to receive the complete PDF.

Sample edition — The Big Ocean Edition cover
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Questions

The reply page isn't for writing — it's for sending something back. A drawing, a scribble, a handprint, a sticker. A 3-year-old's page of wobbly crayon marks is exactly right. There are no instructions and no wrong answers. The parent helps put it in the envelope and takes the child to the postbox. That trip — watching an envelope disappear into the slot — is an event when you are four. The grandparent receives something handmade with their name on it. Most keep them.
No. The Little Post is a correspondence product with a newspaper inside — not a magazine with a letter tucked in. The editorial content gives the child something to read and the grandparent something to write about. But the reason it exists is the letter going in and the drawing coming back. That two-way exchange is what no magazine offers. The content is the wrapper. The correspondence is the point.
Two weeks before each edition goes to print, you receive an email with a link. Click it, write your message in a simple text field, and submit. No app, no account, no formatting required. We typeset it into the edition. The whole process takes about five minutes. You can write one sentence or five paragraphs — either is perfect.
If we don't receive your message by the print deadline, we include a warm default message in your name — something like "I'm thinking of you this fortnight and I can't wait to hear what you think of this issue." The child always receives a letter. The edition never goes out without one.
Children aged 3–8. For children at the younger end (3–5), the newspaper is read aloud by a parent — the personalised letter is the primary connection, and the illustrations carry the stories. For children 5–8, the editorial content is written to be read together, with emerging readers following along. Themes, vocabulary, and illustrated storytelling are designed to work across the full range.
All subscriptions are gift subscriptions, set for a fixed term: 3 months, 6 months, or a year. At the end of the gift period there is no automatic renewal — you'll receive an email asking whether you'd like to continue. There is no ongoing subscription requiring cancellation. You give a gift, it runs for the term you chose, and you decide from there.
Yes. The Little Post is designed, printed, and posted in Australia. We currently deliver to Australian addresses only. International delivery is something we're working toward — if you'd like to be notified when it's available, enter your email in the sample edition section and let us know your country.
The Little Post mailbox

Every fortnight, they'll run to the letterbox.

And one day, something comes back to you.

Something small. Handmade. With your name on it, in crayon.

Give The Little Post

First edition arrives within 10 days of your order.