How did Pen Pal Kids Club happen...

For those of you that have been asking me how I came up with Pen Pal Kids Club, well as the overview video states (at www.penpalkidsclub.com), I had a Pen Pal as a young girl.  That relationship really changed my life.  In fact I continued to create kid-related ideas with my husband John.  He and I created a number of Children’s retail items, for over twenty years.  We offered custom creative consulting to owning multiple factories producing wholesale and retail products that were sold worldwide.  The most popular of these self-created brands were, Favorite-Things, Terry Treasures and the very famous “BUILDABLES”. We featured on national TV, Radio, Newspapers and more.


www.penpalkidsclub.com will be "the safe social network for kids around the world" TM  - this interactive, educational website is the continuation of the children's book that I wrote, illustrated and published in 1995© My Pen Pal Scrapbook, An Educational Journey Through World Cultures.  PPKC combines many of the same elements: education, socialization and exploring, and it too, allowed kids to break down geographic and cultural barriers while having fun in a safe and secure interactive atmosphere.  In back of the book was a form for a 'hands-on' pen Pal Club for kids that I maintained for years while traveling to various schools nationally giving presentations.

We live in the Monterey Peninsula area and travel extensively. We have been married for 37 years and we have two daughters, two sons and 6 grandchildren…the flowers in the garden of life.

Thanks for stopping and check back soon, 
Shelley A. Aliotti