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26 Easy, Fun Alphabet Activities That Give Kids the Practice They Need

Alphabet activities make learning your ABCs more fun. There are so many ways to practice your ABCs, you might be able to do one alphabet activity a day for a year without repeating. We’ve gathered over 25 super fun alphabet activities so kids can play and learn every day.

1. Write letters on dried beans

Large dried white beans are inexpensive to purchase and easy to write on. Grab a sharpie and write all the upper and lower case letters on them. Then put each set in a pile (or baggie) and ask your kids to match them.

2. Letter sort with sticky notes

Write individual letters on sticky notes and then place them all over your house or just on every stair in a staircase. This practice game has a lot of variations—all tied to sorting. Ask kids to sort by:

• lowercase
• uppercase
• letters in their name
• straight lines (H)
• curved lines (c)
• both curved and straight lines (B)
• consonants
• vowels

For even more practice: have them sort their finds into ABC order, match lowercase letters to uppercase letters, and then, find a way to sort them that’s new.

3. Write letters in shaving cream

Squirt shaving cream on a table and let your kids write letters in the cream. Smoothe it out to erase and start again. Bonus: their hands and your table will be cleaner than ever!

Source: Rose and Rex

4. Bend letters with pipe cleaners

Pipe cleaners have always been a trusted source of good fine motor practice as well as a fun craft resource. Now use them to have kids create uppercase and lower case letters.

Learn more: make and takes

5. Make sensory ABC bags

This one is great because you can change up what you put in here and even move to sight words. You’ll need a gallon bag with a ziplock top. Add letters written on pieces of paper, magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, or anything else you can think of with letters. Then fill the bag with rice or oatmeal and seal it. Kids dig through the rice through the bag to find the letters. When they find them, they write down the letter they find until they locate all 26 letters of the alphabet.

For more sensory ideas: Little Bins Little Hands

6. Find invisible letters with watercolors

This is a classic. Using a white crayon, draw letters on a piece of white paper. Give your kids watercolor, let them paint the paper, and watch the letters appear.

Learn more: Gift of Curiosity

7. Play musical alphabet

Set up letters in a big circle on the floor. You can use magnetic letters or just write them on index cards. Put music on and have your child walk around the circle to the music. When the music goes off, your child tells you the closest letter. Expand on it: ask your child to name three things (colors, animals, etc) that start with that letter.

8. Sponge the alphabet

Cut sponges into letters and use them for sponge painting letters or playing in the tub.

Learn more: Learning 4 Kids

9. Put together name puzzles

Write the upper and lower case letters in a name and then cut them apart in a simple zigzag. Mix up the letters and ask a child to match them up and put them in the right order.

10. Make letters from nature

Find the alphabet right outside. Choose natural objects that already look like letters, or arrange them to look like them.

To learn more: Right Brained Mom

11. Eat your ABCs

We know from Alphabet Soup that eating your ABCs is plain old fun. So think of all the ways you can practice the alphabet at mealtime. Pancakes can be made into letters, jello can be cut into letters, and noodles can be used to make letters (just to name a few).

Learn more: Parent Map

12. Go on an alphabet scavenger hunt

The fun part about this for grown-ups is that there is no prep. Tell kids to go find objects that start with each letter of the alphabet. To make this game take longer, designate spots for them to bring each item back—one at a time. Every item must be approved before they can move on to the next. This allows for fewer meltdowns at the end when an item is deemed inaccurate.

13. Make your own ABC book

Personalizing the ABCs helps kids process and retain their learning. One of our favorite alphabet activities starts by creating a book out of 26 pieces of paper and staples or hole punches and a ribbon. Have kids write an uppercase and lowercase letter on each page. Finally, have them draw or cut out pictures of things that start with each letter. Voila!

Learn more: Teach Mama

14. Create ABC popup books

Use the following tutorial video to learn how to make different kinds of pop up pages. Then, create a page per week for 26 weeks for each letter. At the end, use a glue stick to glue them all together to make an ABC popup book!

15. Stamp letters in playdough

Roll out playdough and push letter stamps right into the dough. This is both tactile and great for practicing ABCs.

Learn more: I can teach my child

16. Make tactile letter cards

There’s lots of research (and experience) to support the value of using all the senses to learn. Making these tactile alphabet cards will be fun and have lasting benefits.

Learn more: All About Learning

17. Trace letters in spices

This one combines touch, smell, and sight. It gives you an opportunity to talk about what we uses spices for as well. Put the bottle in front of a child and have them write the spice name in the spice to make things a bit more challenging.

Source: Frog in a Pocket

18. Study a letter of the week

Many PreK and Kindergarten classes do a letter of the week, and for good reason. Teachers all share that instant recognition of letters and practice writing them is so important for learning to read. Doing alphabet activities for one letter each week reinforces knowledge and recollection.

For weekly activities: Preschool Mom

19. Do the yoga alphabet

Show kids this video and take the time to learn each yoga pose. Connecting the mind and the body is great for learning.

20. Sing songs about the alphabet

Everyone loves to sing the alphabet song, but did you know there are lots of other songs to sing that can help you remember the alphabet? Try out this Sesame Street favorite:

21. Draw pictures from letters

Using letters as a starting point, teach kids how to draw. If this is too difficult at first, just write a letter and then draw a picture around the letter.

Learn more: Felt Magnet

22. Highlight letters on a page

Print a page of text or grab your favorite magazine and a highlighter. Ask kids to highlight as many of one letter as they can find. This is also great for sight word recognition.

Here’s a freebie from The Inspired Apple to get you started.

23. Do-A-Dot letter tracing

These dot markers make tracing letters more fun and help kids with directionality and remembering how to write and recognize letters.

Free Dot tracing sheets: DTLK’s Educational Activities for Kids

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Make 2 sets of index cards with all the letters on them (52 cards in all). Shuffle the cards together and deal them so each kid holds 26 cards. Together each player takes their top card and turns it upright. The player with the letter closest to A wins the hand and takes the card. If two of the same letter are played, the players slap the card. The one on the bottom of the slip wins the hand. The game ends when one player holds all the cards.

25. Match plastic Easter egg letters

Surely you have some plastic Easter eggs hanging around your attic. Use a Sharpie or letter stickers to put an uppercase letter on one half and a lowercase letter on the other. Then separate the two and throw them all in a basket. Kids pull them out and match them up. Tip: Add difficulty by not coordinating the colors.

Learn more: Crystal and Co.

26. Create loose part letters

What are loose parts? Loose parts are exactly what they sound like—a collection of loose materials or objects. These can be small pebbles, bottle caps, random LEGO bricks, seeds, keys, anything. Draw big letters on a piece of paper and have kids line up loose parts to make the letter.

Recognizing letters is a fundamental part of learning how to read. Without it, children struggle to learn letter sounds and identify words. Beginning readers who know their alphabet have a much easier time learning to read. Making alphabet practice a part of every day in fun ways helps create a lifelong love for letters and words.

What games and activities do you like to use for practicing the alphabet?

Plus, our favorite activities using alphabet beads and the best alphabet books.

12 Awesome Letter A Crafts & Activities

ByLiz Updated onSeptember 1, 2022

It is time to get creative with these Letter A crafts! A is the first letter of the alphabet. Apples, angels, alligators, airplanes, apple trees, avocados, aardvark…there are many words that start with the letter A. Today we have some fun preschool letter A crafts & activities to practice letter recognition and writing skill building that work well in the classroom or at home.

Learning the Letter A Through Crafts & Activities

These awesome letter A crafts and activities are perfect for kids ages 2-5. These fun letter alphabet crafts are a great way to teach your toddler, preschooler, or kindergartener their letters. So grab your paper, glue stick, and crayons and start learning the letter A!

Related: More ways to learn the letter A

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Letter A Crafts For Kids

1. A is for Angel Craft

This angel made from the letter A is a fun project and is easy to make. It’s so easy to make with paper, feathers, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners. Don’t forget the black marker to give the angel a smiley face.

2. A is for Apple Craft

This paper plate apple craft is the easiest apple craft we have here at Kids Activities Blog that makes it a great alphabet craft for even toddlers!

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Make an A is for alligator craft where we turn the letter a into a green alligator! via Miss Marens Monkeys

4. Ants On The Apple Craft

To work on the lowercase a, make this ants on the apple craft. Grab your red paint, black paint, and green paper, for this letter a craft. via Pinterest

5. A is for Alien Craft

Use your handprint to make a letter a alien. via Red Ted Art

6. A is for Acorn Craft

Use a lowercase a to make a paper acorn. via MPM School Supplies

7. Apple Tree Craft for the Letter A

Make an apple tree  from construction paper and use a stickers to place apples on them! via 123 Homeschool 4 Me

8. Toilet Paper Roll A is for Airplane Craft

Turn the letter A into a toilet roll airplane! This is the perfect way to learn the letter a as well as recycle. So grab your paint and popsicle sticks use different colors to make the coolest airplane. via Sunshine Whispers

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The best way to learn is by hands on crafts. This letter a astronaut is a fun alphabet craft. via Glued To My Crafts Blog

Letter A Activities for Preschool

10. Letter A Sound Activity

Use this printable to work on the letter A sound  and identify which images start with the letter a. This is such a great way to learn about letter sounds. via The Measured Mom

11. Letter A Worksheets

Grab these free letter A worksheets to work on tracing the letter and identifying which objects start with an a. What a great way to learn about upper case letters and lower case letters.

12. DIY Letter A Lacing Cards

Use these letter a lacing cards to practice the letter a and things that start with it. Plus, this is a great way to work on fine motor skills as well. Paper is great, but for a sturdier lacing card, you could back them with craft foam. via Homeschool Share

More Letter A Crafts & Printable Worksheets from Kids Activities Blog

We have even more alphabet craft ideas and letter A printable worksheets for kids. Most of these are also great for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners (ages 2-5).

• Free practice tracing the letter a worksheets are perfect for reinforcing the letter a and its uppercase letter and its lowercase letter.
• Use tissue paper to make this super amazing apple craft.
• Grab your paint, pom poms, and paper plates to make this apple tree craft.
• These alligator coloring pages are so much fun and an easy letter a craft.
• Here is another alligator craft! How cute are these little alligators?

More Alphabet Crafts & Preschool Worksheets

Looking for more alphabet crafts and free alphabet printables? Here are some great ways to learn the alphabet. These are great preschool crafts and preschool activities , but these would also be a fun craft for kindergarteners and toddlers as well. 

• These gummy letters can be made at home and are the cutest abc gummies ever!
• These free printable abc worksheets are a fun way for preschoolers to develop fine motor skills and practice letter shape.
• These super simple alphabet crafts and letter activities for toddlers are a great way to start learning abc’s.
• Older kids and adults will love our printable zentangle alphabet coloring pages.
• Oh so many alphabet activities for preschoolers!

Which letter a craft are you going to try first? Tell us which alphabet craft is your favorite!

Liz

Liz chronicles her adventures in mommyhood at Love & Marriage.

I'm just a mom keeping it real about how little I sleep, how often I get puked on and how much I love them.

Letter: "Virtual fun": evo_lutio — LiveJournal

And for many, steps and investments are one and the same. And it’s understandable why everyone is such locomotives. There is absolutely no understanding yet of how the red field is growing, that is, your part of the common field, your rights in relationships.

Let's look at such an author now.

She has a big tail in the field, not even one, and from this the state of the field becomes more and more sad.

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Hello Evolution!

I sincerely thank you for giving me the opportunity to develop. Perhaps my story is suitable for parsing.

I am 40 years old, I have a beautiful daughter, 8 years old. My husband and I separated a year ago, but have not divorced. He went to another country, called us, but on his own terms (the birth of another child and a "ban" on me to work "for someone").

Before that, I spent 10 years as a housewife as a minus, then in an energy hole and defaulted. There was a period when I didn’t even have the strength to get out of bed, but I did everything like a robot, because a small child is necessary, so it would probably have withered away. Of course, there were good moments in marriage. But there were always conditions in the relationship on his part and often unacceptable (such as registering a business for me bypassing taxation, because a lot of premarital real estate is recorded on it, and “I have nothing to lose”; not to work - all attempts to discuss this issue are nothing did not end well, go with him on all business trips, etc. ).

(According to complaints about a minus, you can immediately see a plus girl who believes that she should dominate in a relationship. Complaints about her husband show a beggar. She will talk long and tediously about what a scoundrel her husband is, occasionally expressing false gratitude to him. Tell me about the tails of the author, if anyone understands. The author will not believe this, on the contrary, she considers herself used by her husband. And this just distinguishes all those who have tails in the field)

The main conflict was that I did not want to give birth anymore . And he was also convinced that a wife should not have any social life and realization - only a family and "family interests." Actually, this is what they came up with. All my resources were frustrated, except for sluggish attempts to connect my studies and health. The image was limited - clean, slender - and that's enough.

(And this is a typical woman who once promised with three baskets to marry a wealthy man, and now she believes that he devoured her resources. It is natural that her husband wanted a second child. He can afford and

We had a big difference in the economy, at the time of our acquaintance, although I had a small career in banking, a good reputation in my city, and enough income for me alone, his income exceeded mine at times, he also owned several luxury and liquid real estate.

My investment in the family consisted only in the performance of household functions and everything related to the child - it was 100% on me. He supported us financially, we lived in one of his apartments in the center of the capital. In general, we lived relatively modestly, but, to give credit, there were expensive trips, for which I am very grateful to him. And although he confessed to me in love, there were always conditions and “swings”. I periodically tried to find a job, but to no avail - social skills were atrophied, and besides, we were often on the road, and the skills were not enough for a potential employer to turn a blind eye to this, so I found an excuse for myself that the child needed me (on the neck something more convenient). In general, the state is inadequate, zero energy and instead of the brain porridge.

(Here she let slip that her husband did not forbid her to work, but they did not hire her anywhere. In general, husbands are never against good work for their wives. Rich husbands have conditions that this work should not interfere with a woman's family. But this is normal condition, considering how much such husbands invest in this family.But the author of the investment does not see her husband, for example, she believes that the child was 100% on her, and considers the provision of this child to be insignificant)

After my husband told me, that either I give birth to a second child and move with him (even offered to rewrite apartments for me for this, but I refused - not because I was so proud or disinterested, but because what difference does it make who writes what, if there is darkness in the relationship, I completely dependent), or we say goodbye, I chose the second, because I did not see ways to steer this relationship into a constructive one.

(May my husband find a young girl who will give birth to children for him)

Found any job, for a penny to begin with, and finally took responsibility for her life.

Well, of course, the default led to the fact that I already began to feel almost physical disgust for him as a man, and he often acted like a fool, wielding tongs and rolling pins, he too. We both ruined everything. In sex, I became completely frustrated (he always had a desire, well, he himself is “testosterone” and, in my opinion, did not cheat), the resource of love was also turned off - I did not see men, they did not see me.

(In general, the husband was perfect. And the author was a bad wife in every way. Depressed, lethargic, frigid, dissatisfied, dull, useless and ungrateful. And now let's see what happens to her in freedom)

Of course, it was scary to start from scratch, but I understood that such a family life leads me to the abyss and if it’s difficult to start building your life at 40, it will be even more difficult at 50 with 2 minor children. Moreover, as soon as I went to work, he completely stopped helping financially with my daughter, he only calls her on the phone and says that he will perform his father’s functions at her 18 years old. He says about me that I “betrayed” him by going to work “for my uncle”, respectively, they don’t help traitors. But if I have financial difficulties, I can live with him, and then they will not be.

(The author would like to continue using her husband by going out with other men)

We do not communicate with him now, although we live with our daughter in his apartment, and he is in our “common” one in another country. A couple of times they wrote me long accusations in the messenger that I ruined our lives, I did not develop.

(A shared apartment is apparently the one to which the author is entitled during a divorce. To which her husband earned. And she lives in her husband’s apartment, but believes that he does not have financial investments)

Luckily, after a few months my job started to bring me enough to provide for our basic needs, even a little more. The company is small, the owners value and respect, I like the functions, in general, I was lucky.

While on maternity leave, I learned English and was interested in psychology. I earned money for education, I plan to enter the second higher education and develop in this area.

(I like the actual work so much that I dream of rushing into a completely different sphere)

In terms of image - I look good for my age, I try to eat right, I take care of my appearance and body. Slowly I began to update my wardrobe with expensive high-quality things, on maternity leave it was a pair of jeans and sweaters-t-shirts-sneakers. I have a good taste, I'm more of a classic - a simple shape, high-quality cut, good fittings and material.

(Her taste is as good as her self-esteem)

As for my personal life, I didn't think about it for several months, and then I registered at the SZ. There I began to get acquainted with foreigners with the goal - nothing will work out, so at least I will find out what is there on the "bride market" and I will improve my spoken English.

So I met a man from Latin America. Let's call him A. 48 years old. Cool, stylish, temperamental, educated, crazy energetic. He turned out to be rich (at least he showed it on the video). He was going to come to our country to build business with the government, so we planned to meet.

Of course, I understood with my mind that our EPs are incommensurable (and I didn’t understand why I even met him), but if he wrote to me regularly, I answered him, sometimes I wrote first, he emphasized that he liked it . He did not immediately tell about all his "merits", at first I responded to his vitality and mischievous eyes of the boy). He is very lively and spontaneous! Raised his figure the size of a house.

(Let's see what the tail does in the author's field. The tail is not her debt to her husband, but her black ingratitude to him. She is not ashamed in front of this man that she used him. Imagine that you owe someone million. And you need to come up with something to not give it away. The only thing you can think of is to fabricate the fact that that person bought something from you for a million. For example, you sold your expensive services to him. the author gets rid of the tail by overestimating the price of her investments. She is not a bad wife, but a beautiful rare woman. Investments in the field are not measured in money, money was an example. And with such a calculation, her husband also owes her. Do you understand how the crown copes with tails? You don't owe anything to the person you've already gifted yourself to. He owes you. And now, with a crown on his head the size of a house, our author is decorously marching to the bride market, looking for a rich foreign husband)

At first we communicated in a “light format” (he is very tactful) without any sentimentality, then he sometimes began to tell me that he did not know why, but thoughts about me occupy 80%, and that this is not normal, that he is very “in doubt ". What is waiting for our meeting. Every day he sent me his videos.

In general, it was easy and relaxed. I'm used to. After 2 months of regular communication, he disappeared for a couple of days, and then he wrote me a long message, the essence of which was sorry, there will be no business in your country, I really like you and I wanted to have you in my life, but online novels are not for me - I am an adult serious man, I want physics with the woman I love and wish you all the best, I'm sorry. I replied that I understand him and am grateful for this period.

I felt that I was being torn to pieces, I myself was surprised by this state. Then I realized that I was in love. Then a week later she wrote that logically I understood that he was right, but emotionally I felt a loss, that he is very cool and I won’t say goodbye “forever”, maybe we’ll drink coffee sometime in this life). And then he answers me that with my message I confirmed that I am special for him and if I need it, he will look for an opportunity to meet. And he wrote that there are many feelings for me.

We started talking again. Video-photo calls. He said that there were 70 people in the correspondence and I differ from them in that I don’t write stupid things)). Then I realized that the person is very successful and concrete womanizer. Yes, and he said that in his country he is a public person and his ex-wife is a well-known person in the country. That he was betrayed a lot and in his country he doesn’t work out with relationships, because women are offended by “it’s not clear what.”

Here, of course, once again I realized the futility of my claims, but my emotions drowned out the voice of reason. In general, we came to the conclusion that he really likes me, he is definitely in love, and when the borders are opened, he will fly to meet me. He said that he needed to be more in touch with me, asked me to show my life, my daughter (he also showed his own - she is an adult and incredibly beautiful (she loves her very much and is proud of her independence), there was also an emotional reaction to the photo of mine, well, she me really bright and sweet).

And now I'm all so lovingly inspired, I get a lot of videos from him, on one of which he shows off his property to a girl with a Slavic name, not mine). I was so taken aback that I didn't even know how to react. I wrote that it was impressive, only my name is different. I would not have been disappointed if he himself had not spoken in the last conversation about the exclusivity of his attitude towards me, but here it turns out that the casting in my country continued ... In general, the crown fell off.

(Her crown couldn't come off. She was nailed on too tightly. Although the situation is completely anecdotal. A man cannot distinguish her from other women, but she thought it was her fiancé. Friends, and such madness begins with all ungrateful wives, you can see it on instagram)

After that, he calmed down for a day and then wrote to me that he was going to a friend's party and would really like me to be there. Then a message that he got out of the shower and would also like to be with me (there was no Wirth during the correspondence, he only said that I aroused a strong desire in him), but I, not knowing what to answer at all, was silent.

Of course, I wanted to say a lot, but given that no one asked me, I kept it to myself. She was angry for a week, and then she reconciled)

(A cheerful emoticon indicates that the crown is in place. The author has no doubt that she is worthy of the richest men. Although she has not been worthy of her husband for a long time, even considering that they have common daughter and years of his affection.What is the author's real AP now? And what kind of AP does she imagine? Can you compare?)

I went to a dating site and met a very cool man there (already 4000 km closer)). He is 45, has an ideal image, a figure (every day in the gym, runs), stylish, smart, empathic, strong family values ​​(from a large family, respects his parents very much), a good position in the financial sector and his own business. 4 years divorced, no children. He was married to a Russian and said that he liked the mentality of women in our region for a serious relationship. After the divorce, there was depression for 2 years (there was still a tragic event) and after that there was no relationship, only sex.

Started talking. Every day. A lot of. We moved on to romantic moments about a month later. Then he confessed to me that he was in love and was waiting for the borders to be opened. And somehow even began to talk about more serious intentions. And gradually I began to feel warm towards him, to wait for his messages and meetings. It was mutual - he wrote to me that he was happy that I appeared in his life, we can discuss many things sincerely and openly, confessed his love.

("Confessed his love" - ​​a favorite of such women, as well as "answered with consent." Both - to their hardened tongs. Is it clear why such expressions always mean that there were tongs?)

Then he fell ill with covid (he said that he felt relatively normal), but I saw that there was less initiative to communicate in general. I thought that maybe I began to doubt that he needed me, after all, he wants a family and his child, and I’m already “complete” and I’m 40, wished him recovery, said that he was important to me and came off. And I went to Tinder, where I accidentally saw that he was active, although a month ago he himself said that he had not been there since the moment of our communication.

I didn't tell him anything, but I understand that something went wrong somewhere. He wrote well, always answered warmly, there was an appearance of open borders, I just felt that something was not right.

After a week of silence, he said that he had recovered, began to write again and talk about feelings, that he had been bored all this time and was waiting for the opportunity to fly in, sharing ideas, projects. He began to talk about a joint future. He asked if I had thought about what we would do if we realized at the meeting that this was really something special. Where will we live, will I be able to live in his country. He said that he was aware that I had a child and was glad that the family would be complete. I did not expect and answered that it is important for me, but I don’t think so far, let everything be step-by-step. We continue to communicate, he is attentive and gentle (as far as possible in an online format).

All is well, but recently he spoke about his projects in numbers, and I realized that I was very far from him and there were many doubts about whether Senka was a hat.

As for real life, they started to get acquainted with me even in the shopping center. Once, when my friend and I were sitting in a cafe and she went away for a while, a foreigner also met me. OZ is an order of magnitude higher - its own large international logistics company, in our country, buys up real estate in historical areas and rents it to embassies. Educated and interesting. He came up, met, talked, then went away for 5 minutes and at the end of the evening gave me perfume, it turned out to be nice, I sincerely thanked.

(There is a facial expression called "a woman in search". Seeing this, some men look back many times, and Eastern men consider it their duty to compliment. But women with such a face believe that the point is their attractiveness, and not tongs)

He said that I have a cool character, he enjoyed talking and 4. 5 hours passed like half an hour, he wants to meet again. What is interesting - I was not even properly made up and beautifully dressed - jeans, a sweater, sneakers. I have fed my crown again that "I have something" and men with high HP can like me.

(When the author goes into the next stage of hunger and starts wearing bright make-up and wearing deep necklines, men will start to shy away. That is, the forceps face in combination with jeans and sneakers is tolerable, but looks intimidating in combination with a miniskirt)

But then common sense tells me that I don’t “pull” him, so I refused the next meeting, moreover, according to the symptoms, I had a suspicion of covid, and he is married, although he says that he and his wife are purely friendly relations, divorce in their country is not welcome (Eastern). But still periodically writes, congratulates on holidays.

(She doesn’t pull, so she puts it in a box, as if it was an offer she refused) himself with him like a pig) and said that he loved me very much and still remembers that I am a close person for him (we didn’t communicate at all for 3 years, before that a couple of times a year in a friendly way). Now he has grown a lot in social and economic terms, I was pleased that he remembered.