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The National Postal Museum's website offers activities, games and quizzes for both kids and adults. Have fun!

Ellen Ocha posing for a photo wearing a space suit

Story Time: The Solar System with/El Sistema Solar con Ellen

Just for Kids!
This video offers a brief history of astronaut Ellen Ochoa, who was the first woman of Hispanic descent to travel to space. Museum educators share a bilingual astronomy book inspired by Ochoa with some fun facts about the planets, and lead viewers on an exploration of some of the space-related stamps that have been issued in the United States over the past seven decades.

In a classroom, a young girl wearing purple faces the reader and raises one hand.

Story Time: Cameron Goes to School

Join Sheletta Brundidge as she reads her book, “Cameron Goes to School,” which is the true story of her daughter, Cameron, starting school as a child with autism. The book, told from Cameron’s point of view, depicts her quiet determination as she prepares over the months, weeks, and days leading up to her first day of school.

Three different envelopes made from magazine pages lay out on a wooden background.

Handmade Envelopes

Learn all of the steps for making your own handmade envelopes from magazines, catalogs, or newspapers! Detailed directions for three assorted sizes—two standard greeting card sizes and one standard letter size—are provided.

A colored-in orange mailbox made from paper sits on a white wooden table.

Make Your Own Mailbox

Just for Kids!
Common supplies found at home can easily be used to build your own paper mailbox!

Yellow folders with stickers on them have been attached in the shape of a “W”.

How to Make a Time Capsule

Watch this instructional video to find out how you can make your own time capsule out of business reply envelopes and other household supplies.

A woman with blonde hair and glasses wearing all black smiles and faces the viewer.

Story Time: The Rabbit Listened

The National Postal Museum is pleased to present an online Story Time with special guest author Cori Doerrfeld. Cori’s book “The Rabbit Listened,” which she both wrote and illustrated, delivers a simple but powerful message about how we can help others experiencing grief and loss. As Cori relates in her story, we can all be someone’s “rabbit,” and one way of being a “rabbit” and showing that you care is by sending someone a picture or note through the mail.

A white door that has a picture of a coloring book page thanking postal workers taped to it.

Thank Your Mail Carrier Coloring Pages

Show your gratitude for the mail and package carriers working hard to keep us connected with these downloadable coloring pages. Display your finished sign on your window, mailbox or door as a message of support and thanks.

A diagram of a 1910s DeHavilland DH-4 plane from the top, front, and sides views.

"Fad to Fundamental" Airmail Flight School

In the early years of flight, it took imagination and perseverance to get airplanes in the air and to keep them flying. Put yourself into the role of an airmail pilot by reading these stories and completing these activities.

A black and white cartoon image of the front of the Postal Museum.

Baseball Hidden Image

Get excited for our upcoming exhibition "Baseball: America's Home Run" with this fun hidden image game!

An addressed and stamped envelope on a wooden surface.

How to Mail a Letter

Just for Kids!
It’s easy to send a letter through the mail! Everyone likes receiving a thoughtful card or letter from friends and family. If you have a piece of paper, envelope, and stamp, you can send your own letter by making sure to put the right information in the correct spots.

Stamps covering a square picture frame that has the saying, “Hey Good Looking” in the middle.

Stamp Decoupage

Postage stamps are beautiful pieces of miniature art that can be used in a variety of craft projects. Watch this short video to see just how easy it is to use canceled stamps to decoupage, or create a collage, with objects already in your home.

A black and white cartoon of the back of a blank postcard.

Make Your Own Postcard

Making a personalized postcard is a quick craft that showcases your creativity. Using these easy step-by-step instructions, you can write and design a one-of-a-kind piece of mail art for your loved ones to enjoy!

A paper satchel on a wooden background, to the right of which is a chain made from paper strips, and above which are two hands.

Make Your Own Mailbag

Just for Kids!
Use these easy to follow instructions to make a paper mailbag to deliver mail to loved ones at home.

"Stamps Take Flight" Kids Page

Just For Kids!
This kids page features stamps and artwork from the Postmaster General’s Collection.

A portrait of a middle-aged Ben Franklin, wearing a red coat and looking out at the viewer.

Postmaster Challenge

Test your knowledge of postal history and stamp collecting.

A red background that shows a wax seal, with the words, “The Queen’s Own” in the foreground.

"The Queen's Own" Kids Page

Just for Kids!
Learn more about the British royal family and about the hobby of stamp collecting by checking out the following list of selected books, websites and fun activities.

A black and white colonial drawing of a man on a horse and blowing a horn.

"Out of the Mails" Kids Page

Just for Kids!
Learn about how to create and send a letter just like the colonists used to.

A photograph of five men, three of which are in the foreground, looking at the viewer.

The Railway Mail Service Quiz

Could You be a RPO (Railroad Post Office) Clerk?

A picture of an addressed envelope, with the barcode below the address circled in red.

Decode the Barcode

Envelopes have a special code that the U.S. Postal Service uses to help deliver the mail. See if you can figure out how to crack the code.

A postage stamp depicting the Smithsonian Castle, with the words “Smithsonian Institution” at the top of the stamp.

Beginner Level Postal History Quiz

Do you know how stamp designs are chosen, or which transportation method replaced dog sleds in Alaska? Test yourself by answering these and other postal and philatelic questions.

A postage stamp depicting the Smithsonian Castle, with the words “Smithsonian Institution” at the top of the stamp.

Advanced Level Postal History Quiz

Do you know how stamp designs are chosen, or which transportation method replaced dog sleds in Alaska? Test yourself by answering these and other postal and philatelic questions.

A picture of the Inverted Jenny stamp, which is an old-fashioned airplane that is upside-down, on a red postage stamp.

U.S. Stamps Quiz

Philatelic history quiz

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