For those of you who have a lot of postcards, here is a rainy day activity for classrooms or families.

Create a “bingo sheet” with 25 blank cells.  The center cell is free/purrs.

Have each player chose from the list below and enter 24 choices into the remaining cells. You can add to the choices if you can think of other subjects which match the postcards you have. The countries, states and cities are just a few of many that Gulliver has visited.

Where the choice is a color, it can be the predominate color or just visible in the postcard.  If a card is drawn that can meet two or more subjects (i.e. red, San Francisco and boat) only one subject can be marked out.

Put the cards in a box or bag and draw one at a time. The first student to make “bingo” wins. You can continue with the same bingo cards for second and third winners, or start over with new sheets.

1. Color blue
2. Color green
3. Animal (land)
4. Water (ocean, river or pond, waterfall)
5. Building  (other than a house)
6. Flower
7. Person
8. Iceland
9. Hawaii
10. Ship or boat
11. Tree(s)
12. Poem
13. China
14. Bird
15. Flag
16. Map
17. Germany
18. Color yellow
19. Snow
20. Food
21. Color red
22. San Francisco
23. France
24. Scotland
25. Egypt
26. Cambodia
27. Bicycle
28. Ukraine
29. Castle
30. Russia
31. Sky
32. Bridge
33. Sea creature
34. Lighthouse
35. House