Tell Us Where You Are From!

What can we use instead of cardstock, stickers, or a ruler if we don't have them?

Use flattened cereal-box cardboard as cardstock, the straight edge of a hardcover book as a ruler for the 'draw a light rectangle' step, and magazine photos or fabric scraps instead of store-bought stickers for the 'decorate' and 'glued cutouts' steps.

My rectangle and drawings keep coming out crooked—how do we fix that?

If your rectangle from the 'Use a ruler and pencil' step is wobbly, fold the paper to make a straight edge or lay a book along the line to guide your pencil, then rely on the thumbnail layout to re-center each landmark before erasing light pencil marks after coloring.

How should we adapt this activity for younger or older kids?

For younger kids, pre-draw the postcard rectangle and supply printed landmark pictures to glue during the 'Draw each chosen landmark' and 'Decorate' steps, while older kids can add detailed ink outlines, research and expand the 'three short facts about your culture' into full sentences, or make a series of postcards.

What are some ways to make the postcard more special or turn it into a bigger project?

Enhance the 'Decorate with stickers, photos or glued cutouts' step by adding a tiny hand-drawn map on the back, using textured materials like sand or fabric for landmark details, laminating or binding multiple cards into a booklet, and photographing the finished card to upload to DIY.org as a class collection.