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Holiday cards & stationery
I’ve had good luck buying boxes of holiday cards at the local Dollar stores, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, but here are some online sources too:
My friend Meriah Kruse has a Winter-Inspired collection of her wonderful cards
Winter snow tree notecards with blank interior
Return address labels
Treat yourself to deluxe labels from Felix Doolittle
Pens & inks
If you have an office supply store nearby, they will have a limited supply of pen and ink offerings. Craft stores like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby will have lots of colorful options too, including pens that write in silver, gold, or sparkles.
My favorite colored pens are the Pentel Energel pens because they don’t bleed and come in lots of great colors. Here’s an assortment pack.
Downloadable holiday card list template
Tapes, stickers, & fun stuff
Craft stores like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby will have lots of colorful options, ribbons, stickers, washi tape, and more.
Postage stamps
The United States Postal Service website has a nice collection of holiday-themed Forever stamps. CLICK HERE and scroll down.
Inspirational Quotes and Writing Prompts
“48 Holiday quotes that will make you feel warm and fuzzy”
“78 Greatest Christmas Quotes to Help You Deck Every Hall”
“Happy Holiday Quotes that Celebrate Family and Love”
Just search online for “Inspirational Quotes for [name of holiday or theme]” and you’ll get lots more ideas.
Inspiring or helpful articles about holiday cards and notes
“Christmas cards stitch up the threads of a lifetime.”
“21 Bible Verse Ideas for Holiday Cards”
Monthly reasons to send cards or notes
- Every month has a reason to celebrate with a card or note
If you like to use holidays as a reason for writing—or an amusing mention in your notes—here’s a list of a few of the many U.S. holidays each month of the year. The holidays with an asterisk are not on a fixed date and could fall in months other than what is listed below. A printable list of holidays is included on our online resource page.- January: New Year’s, Chinese New Year, Epiphany, Martin Luther King’s Birthday.
- February: Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Mardi Gras
- March: St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Equinox, the Ides of March, Passover*
- April: April Fool’s Day, Easter*, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Ramadan*. April is National Card and Letter Writing Month.
- May: Kentucky Derby Day, May Day, Cinco de Mayo, VE Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day
- June: D-Day, Flag Day, Juneteenth, Summer Solstice, Father’s Day
- July: Independence Day
- August: V-J Day, National Watermelon Day
- September: Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah*, Grandparents’ Day, Oktoberfest, Autumnal Equinox
- October: Columbus Day (or Indigenous Peoples’ Day), Halloween
- November: All Saints’ Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving
- December: Pearl Harbor Day, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah*, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day
- Letter-Writing Holidays
- January 23 (John Hancock’s birthday) is National Handwriting Day.
- The second week in January is Universal Letter Writing Week.
- April is National Card and Letter Writing Month.
- September 1 is World Letter Writing Day.
- December 7 is National Letter Writing Day in the United States.
Just search online for “Holidays in [name of month]” and you’ll get lots more ideas. There’s some kind of wacky holiday almost every day.