Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

Ages 9 to 12

Keep in touch with faraway friends and family with homemade post cards.

What You Need
Wish You Were Here

What to Do

Make a list of places represented in your city or town. Some of these places might be a park, zoo, museum, library, or store, etc. Choose one or two places on your list, and draw pictures of these places on one side of the 8" x 5" card.
On the other side, draw a vertical line to divide the card in half. On the left half write a "wish you were here" note to a friend or a family member who lives faraway.
On the right half, write the address of a friend or family member. Be sure to include the person's name, street address, city, state/province, postal code, and country.
Put the correct amount of postage in the back upper-right corner of the post card.

What Else You Can Do

Create post cards to tell someone about your school or neighborhood. Be sure to include what makes this place special for you.
Check out the United States Postal Service (www.usps.gov/welcome.htm) Web site to learn about the history of the Postal Service, double-check zip codes, read letters, and send electronic messages.

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