Oopsie, better late than never 📮 Why We Write P.S. Did you know… P.S. comes from the Latin phrase post scriptum, meaning "written after." Before emails and editing buttons, once a letter had been signed and folded, there wasn't an easy way to go back and add another paragraph. So if the writer suddenly remembered one last thought, secret, or important detail, they'd add it at the end with: P.S. Some letters even had: P.P.S. (post-post scriptum) and occasionally P.P.P.S.! Historians have found that the P.S. was often the most personal part of the letter—the little thing the writer almost forgot to say. 💬 Question of the Week Be honest… Are you a:

During the 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟬, ordinary mail couldn't leave the city by road. So thousands of letters were carried out by 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙣, floating over enemy lines to reach waiting friends and families. 🎈📮 It's one of the most remarkable chapters in postal history—and proof that people have always found a way to stay connected through handwritten letters. 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: If you could choose an old-fashioned way to send your next letter, which would you pick? 💭 Vote and then tell us why in the comments

Blue ink became the preferred colour for letter writing because it was easier to distinguish from printed black text and tended to fade less over time. That's one reason so many treasured old letters are still beautifully readable today. 🤔 Question: What's your go-to pen colour when writing a letter?

Some early “invisible inks” weren’t chemicals at all — just 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗸, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 🍋 Writers would carefully write their secret message between the lines of an ordinary letter… Then gently heat the paper near a flame or candle to reveal what was hidden underneath ✉️✨ It turned an ordinary letter into something part message, part magic. 💛 Imagine receiving a letter like that in the post… A message only you were meant to see. 💬 Would you try this? 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 Invisible ink using lemon juice or milk… then revealing it with heat ✉️🔥

The world’s first postcard was sent in 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟵, and it was considered quite scandalous at the time because it had 𝚗𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚎 ✉️😳 People thought it was far too “public” to send personal messages that way… Now we send love across the world on postcards all the time 💛 ========💫 And you can recreate this magic this month by opting into our Mini January Exchange that only asks you to send one small notecard and / or an A5 sheet to your new pen pal. All printables and prompts are included Headed to the classroom and choose how to participate by clicking here! If you are already registered on the Pen Pal Portal as a premium member you can simply register through there Registrations close midnight Sunday (Brisbane time) June 14th