Trinket trade boxes are a community-driven public exchange where you take a small item and leave one in return.
Similar to little free libraries, decorated boxes are popping up outside collectible shops, on street corners, and all over social media. This is the perfect activity for a day spent driving around, exploring the area, and supporting local businesses!
How Trinket Trade Boxes Came to Orlando:
This trinket exchange started in Portland, Oregon, with artist Rachael Harms Mahlandt as part of the Worldwide Sidewalk Joy Project, an initiative that encourages small acts of kindness and creativity in public places. Mahlandt created a map to track the project as it spread across the globe.
After seeing the trinket trade boxes in another city, Orlando writer and photographer Lindsey Thompson, better known as @lemonhearted on Instagram and the creator behind Lemonhearted.com, wanted to bring the idea to the Orlando area…