Swapping!

We recently found this great little group on Facebook, Homeschool Swapping Adventures.  We had previously been a part of another postcard swap group where we swapped postcards with families from across the U.S.  We received about 30 of the states, and when I found this group had a postcard swap we made it a goal to pick up the ones we were missing.  For the postcard swap, you can swap with 7 other families each month.  We exchanged with Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama, Japan, and England (we're still waiting on this one). 
  So far so good, but the swapping opportunities are not limited to postcards.  We also participated in a Geo-box swap with a family from Georgia.  A Geo-box is where you exchange items that symbolize your state.  Geography freaks that we are, we were very excited to learn about one of our southern states! 
  It sounds like you can set parameters for swapping, but we and our swapping family, just jumped in and it worked out nicely:)   Here is a pic of what we sent. 

  We included a Kansas archaeology curriculum (of course), flyers and pamphlets from all over the state, some Wizard of Oz stickers, a postcard we send out with our postcard swaps, honey (the state insect is a honey bee), sunflowers (state flower), buffalo bookmarks (state animal), Russell Stover candies, and several other worksheets & fun trinkets:)  
  Our swapping buddies sent us (my picture isn't the best because I had hidden the camera from Shorty and forgotten where I put it, so I used the phone's camera): 

a Georgia mug, Coca Cola glass, some Georgia bracelets, fans, a Lego keychain from Legoland (of course this caught Bubby's attention), a dolphin (Mookie latched on to), and shell, apple snacks, a science experiment from their Science Center and some great fliers and pamphlets, and other neat trinkets:) 
  The kids are all ready to jump into another swap again, and the site offers new swapping opportunities every month.  So I think that this is just the start of our swapping adventures:)