Remember magnets have poles and one side will attract and the other will push it away, you want the two magnets to attract when the mailbox door is closed.

Have your students write letters to one another sharing their winter traditions (or holiday traditions). Our funky Christmas tree template is lined, which offers a great tree-shaped template for this activity! Postcards from the North Pole Want to bring a little more holiday cheer to the classroom? This Christmas mailbox craft has got everything that you need to add a little joy to their days. Find out how to make a mailbox and how to use it to practice letter-writing with your class this holiday season. Teaching Kids to Write Letters Don’t forget that you can adapt this design to create a not so holiday-like mailbox for students if you have any students in your classroom that do not celebrate Christmas. Situated at the top of The Cube and affording stunning views across the Birmingham canal-side vista, Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill offers fine dining at its best. For a fun holiday literacy activity, encourage your students to write a postcard from the North Pole to a classmate. As a class, learn about the northernmost point of the Earth — explore the climate, animal life, and landscape. Next, encourage your students to write a simple postcard that includes:No need to hit the store for an expensive classroom mailbox — so long as you have an empty photocopy paper box, you can make one pretty easily or challenge students to create their own.

There are plenty of eateries to choose from when in the beautiful canal area, including one of our favourite Italian restaurants in the Mailbox Birmingham. It all depends on what you feel like. Here are a couple of our local favourites we suggest you try. Add a "Santa Post” or “Special Delivery” design to the mailbox using white vinyl, or hand paint a design. Make sure students who don’t celebrate Christmas are part of the classroom letter-writing practice and celebrations by pairing students off to write cards to one another using these 8 Generic Special Person Cards. You can also use the snowman card from the holiday collection to make it more wintry!As an alternative, your students can write creative letters to Santa explaining why they don’t belong on the naughty list. It was easy to let the magnets clasp together showing me where to attach it. But make sure to open the door while the glue dries in case there is any squeeze out or you will glue your door closed. If you do not have an electronic cutting machine, you could also hand paint a design on your Santa Mailbox. Glue one of the magnets on the inside of the mailbox opening with the super glue. This will be one side of the door catch.