Mitzi Perdue: pairing a children's newsletter with an activity
Mitzi Perdue described a children's newsletter that arrived with something to do. Her example paired a family story about reusing aluminum foil with a biscuit-making activity for children and grown-ups.
The story supplied the family example
Perdue recalled a great-grandmother washing and saving foil after baking biscuits. She said the newsletter used a story like this to teach a particular family value. The ordinary household habit illustrated frugality and reuse.
The kit let children try it
She described a package with a chef's hat, apron, biscuit mix and foil. Children could bake while discussing the story with a grown-up. The activity gave the adult and child something specific to talk about, beyond asking the child to remember a written statement of values.
In Mitzi Perdue's words
"every newsletter is accompanied with a treasure chest" (Mitzi Perdue, Mitzi Perdue's recorded family-business event talk)
How to use this
- Pair one family story with an activity a child can try.
- Give the grown-up a concrete detail to discuss during the activity.
Questions and answers
What accompanied the newsletter?
An activity package Perdue called a treasure chest.
What did the biscuit example teach?
A family habit of frugality and reuse, illustrated through saving aluminum foil.