Pen Pals for Kids
(and Teens too!)

Hello!

Are you looking for Pen Pals for Kids or Teens? You've come to the right place -- I have lots of them!

If you are a kid or teen (age 5 - 17) seeking real snail mail pen pals for kids, your mom must get involved before I can send any pen pal listings to you. Please let your mom read this page so she can decide if this pen pal opportunity is for you, or not... OK? After you submit your pen pal ad, you must get your parents permission before we will use it, no permission, we simply delete the ad. This is unfortunate, we'd love you to have pen pals but we also need to know that your parent agrees so that we can keep this safe.

First, a little about me..... In 4th grade, I got a pen pal in school. I selected England as the country, mostly because the Beatles were sooo popular, and I wanted a pen pal with that lovely English accent, even if I couldn't hear it.

Guess what? I got Paul Ebbage, from Norfolk, England -- my own "Paul" (just like "Paul McCartney" from the Beatles... grin!) We wrote for years, then lost contact as young adults, and reconnected via the web a few years ago! THAT is why I've decided, quite recently, to offer Kids Pen Pals.

Pen Pals for Kids -- Questions? Ask Anna!

I have lots of kids pen pal ads received through my website. This is my effort to keep these kids safe and yet give them the wonderful opportunity to connect with other kids, in the USA or worldwide.

What you must do: Here is my offer - complete this form (click to print it) and mail it with $5 to my postal address, and I will send your kid a list of pen pals. You must mail in the form to my postal address, and both the child and mother must sign it. I know this is a pain, but I need to assure myself that you are "real" and that I keep these kids safe. Safety in kids penpalling is the key in today's world...

For convenience, if you'd like to pay online.. pay via Pay Pal, below, and then mail the form to me. I'll get the Pal listing out to you as soon as I receive the signed form. Thanks!

What you will receive: You will get a minimum of five pals, usually more than that, kids listed are within one year of your kids age. For example, if your kid is age 12, I will send you pals from age 11-13... I will look for the exact same age, but if I don't have enough kids that sound like what you are seeking, I'll add others that are a year younger or older. They can be penfriends and be "little sister" / "big sister" to each other. Yes, I have boys ads too... but many more girls.

By the way, if you write to a pal, and your letter is returned with a "wrong address" or "moved" postal stamp, simply return that one envelope to me, via postal mail or email me a photo of it... and I will send a new pen pal ad or two to replace it. I'm trying to be totally fair, but kids do move, or enter incorrect addresses sometimes (adults do too.. grin! we aren't perfect!)

Why do I charge for pen pals? Kids pal ads are sensitive as there are so many scammers and frauds on the internet -- especially for kids. The kids who have submitted ads tell you lots about themselves, their name, address, date of birth, age, hobbies... and I need to keep this kid-to-kid safe. This is my assurance that anyone who takes the time to complete my form and pay $5, is a Mom and Kid seeking real pen pals. Scammers won't take the time -- they'll go to the next free site. I hope this makes my Kids Pen Pal ads tons safer than other sites... Friendship Rules!

In Friendship and Pen Pal Fun,

Wendy, Inky Trail News

p.s. I use the term "kids" as that's what many people use to search Google for kids/teens ads. That's probably how you found my website. I didn't use "child", as I get lots of teen ads too... so I wanted to include "kids" from age 5 to age 17 as "kids"... no disrespect intended!

p.s. One last time -- Long time penpaller, Anna Brooker, a long time penpaller, is now matching kids to pals for me. If you have ANY questions on Kids/Teens Pen Pals, go to this page and drop a line to Anna. She can personally answer whatever you need to know! Plus you can check out her pen pal articles here too!