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Gift a year of letters from Zip and the Mailbox Crew.
A piece of real mail every two weeks, for twelve months. A child you love gets personalized mail from Zip and the Mailbox Crew — and every time they write back, they help solve a year-long mystery. Their grown-up fills in the child's details, so all you need to do is sign them up.
Twelve months of mail • personalized to one child • see what arrives ↓
They have the toys. They have the screens.
It's not a subscription box of stuff. It's a family ritual: the walk to the mailbox, the envelope with their name on it, the letter read out loud at the kitchen table — twenty-four times, from one gift.
And underneath the magic, it's doing real work. This is the kind of gift that can spark a love of reading and writing they'll carry long after the toy bin empties.
You can't be at the mailbox with them every month. Your gift can be.
Every letter that lands is a moment you gave them — and here's the good part: you get a note when your gift is opened, and the letters give you something real to talk about on every call.
“Did Zip's letter come yet? What did the glow do this time?”
beats “how was school?” every single time.
What the child receives
Two pieces of real mail each month, written and packed for one child.
A big illustrated letter, every month
The child's name, age, and favorite things woven through a real multi-page letter from Zip — matched to their reading level.
A mid-month play surprise
The second piece of mail brings a note from Zip, an age-matched coloring page, a paper game, and the Stamp of the Month. The Official Mailbox Hunt stays with the big monthly letter.
Zip remembers replies
The child can reply to Zip. Their drawings and answers can show up in future letters.
A year-long mystery
Season 1, “The Mailbox Mystery,” unfolds letter by letter across the whole gift year — and the child's own replies help solve it.
A new Crew friend each month
Cooper, Penny, Pablo, Frankie and the rest of the Mailbox Crew, introduced one at a time.
Hand-packed by a real dad
Every envelope is stamped, hand-packed, and checked by hand — by the dad who founded the club for his own two kids.
How it works
You start the gift. Their grown-up supplies the child's private details and mailing address.
You start the gift
All we need from you is the grown-up's name and email. You can also choose a printed announcement.
They set it up
The grown-up opens the invitation, tells Zip about the child, and manages the profile from then on.
Zip writes
Twelve months of personalized mail begin, and you get a note when the gift is opened.
Giving it for a birthday or holiday? You choose the day the invitation goes out — right after checkout, along with your note and the printable card. Nothing lands early.
“It's adorable! So much thought into it. She got excited when she saw her name in the story!”
The gift year
about $16.67 a month
- Built around their world. Their name, interests, and replies shape the story
- 24 mail moments: 12 big letters + 12 mid-month surprises
- A new Mailbox Crew friend introduced every month
- The complete Season 1 mystery, start to finish
- Ages 3–12, matched to their reading level
Right after checkout, you choose:
- The day it's announced. Any day you like — a birthday, a holiday, or just because. Pick a date and nothing lands early, or send it now and the first mail goes out with the next mail run (usually one to two weeks).
- How they get it. Email their grown-up a one-tap setup link, or print a card to hand them.
- Your own note. A short message from you, in the gift.
$199.99 through secure Stripe checkout, renewing yearly at $199.99 so the mail never stops — cancel anytime with one email to zip@zipsmailboxclub.com.
After you pay, we ask a few quick details about who the gift is for — the child's first name and the grown-up's name and email — so Zip knows where to write.
If the gift hasn't been opened yet and you need to undo it, we refund it. Our honest promise →
We will help you finish the gift
Gift years are set up personally right now. Leave your contact information and we will email you the same day — usually within a few hours — to finish the gift and send the child's setup link.
Birthday, holiday, or just because you're far away
Birthdays
Pick the birthday as the announcement date and the invitation waits until then. The presents get opened once; this one keeps arriving for a year.
Holidays
The wrapped card under the tree is just the beginning. When the January toy fog lifts, Zip's letters are still coming — all the way to next December.
Just because
Aunts, uncles, godparents, family friends: when you live far away, this is your monthly hug in the mailbox — with your name on the gift note.
Everything gift-givers ask
Do I need the child's home address?
What happens at the end of the story?
The birthday is tomorrow. Am I too late?
What ages is it right for?
What does the child actually receive?
Will I know the gift landed?
Be the one who gave them a year of mail.
Long after the party, the envelopes keep coming — with their name on the front and your love inside every one. A full year of letters, clues, and moments worth saving.
See the gift year ↓Questions first? zip@zipsmailboxclub.com · Getting it for your own child? See regular pricing