Flat Stanley may be made out of paper but his influence is great.
For those who haven't met Flat Stanley yet, he's a story character whose parents mail him to his friend for a vacation. Across the world, 8-9 year olds draw and mail their own Flat Stanleys to friends and family in different places in the hope of receiving postcards to share with their classmates.
Because our three children are so close in age, my brother received three Flat Stanleys in four years. And each one was taken on a unique adventure. One walked the Thames (and almost got lost), another toured London (and had a narrow escape with pigeon poop), and the other learned to garden (and spent time in the hospital after breaking his foot playing soccer with a home-grown cabbage).
Our children were very popular in their classes during their Flat Stanley sagas. But what surprised us was how great the experience was for the rest of us also. Over two years after our last Flat Stanley was mailed, we still talk fondly and laugh often about their adventures.
And it reminds us that you don't need to be big in any sense of the word in order to be influential.
You don't have to be big
to be influential.
Great Takeaway Point You Have There.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I try to leave people with something that can filter throughout the day :)
ReplyDeleteI think I love Flat Stanley.
ReplyDeleteI think many of us who know him well (through our children) love him!
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