Letterboxing can be found just about anywhere in the world. It is like a treasure hunt where you can learn about people in your community and wherever you travel.
Letterboxing provides a unique opportunity to go on a treasure hunt in your own community and wherever you may travel throughout the years. It is an activity where you take a box (something weatherproof) and place small objects that are of interest to your family, like stamps, coins, stickers, and bury it for someone else to dig up and discover.
People hide their letterboxes at parks, near lakes, and other places, and then leave clues on a central website for others to go about looking for your box. Once a box is found, you will find a family's treasures, and usually will find a notebook and pencil to log in your name and where you are from to indicate that you found the box. Some families will leave small tokens that you can take from the box.
You will want to periodically dig up your own box to check the contents and make sure that everything is intact. And, if you provide sample tokens for others to take, you may have to replenish to keep your box up-to-date.
Learn more about letterboxing by reading, What is Letterboxing?, here on Suite101.
There is no age limit for this fun hobby. Young kids love the thrill of the hunt, while older children and adults like the history behind what they find in the boxes. It is definitely a great hobby for families to do together!
