allbingo | December's Bingo: Wonders of Nature

kiramaru7 posting in

Hi, kira here! I’ll be your host for this month’s Bingo. Our theme is “Wonders of Nature.” Since December is full of holidays and get-togethers with family and friends, I thought we should do bite-size cards, instead of the usual ones. There’s enough stress this month without having to worry about making a bingo. Below the cut will be a couple of public cards along with a list of words to make your own using the bingo card generator. ( http://an.owomoyela.net/fun/bingo_generator ) Special thanks to Kat & Vexed for helping me with my list of words! You’re the best!!
“So how do I make a bingo?” you ask. Well, fics and artwork always work. If you want to get really creative, take a walk outside and take some pix with your phone, or go on a scavenger hunt through your picture folder on your computer or search the interwebs for something that fills the prompt! Remember your first school play and you were tree number 6, and that pic Mom likes to show off to all your dates? That counts too! So does cosplaying Bambi. Those cute little crochet animals you made for your niece, they count! That ugly Christmas sweater with those frisky (*winks*) moose, it also counts. As long as it has something to do with Nature, it counts as a fill! (*grins*) Since these are 2x2 cards (Feel free to do as many as you like!) filling any two prompts counts. This can be as little as two 100 word drabbles, or as much as four hand knit sweaters (*winks*), the sky's the limit! All I ask is that you have fun!

Flowers	Canyon
Wind	Evolution

Summer	Fall
Spring	Winter

Birds	Reptiles
Mammals	Fish

Sun
Moon
Stars
Rainstorm
Fire
Stone
Grass
Sand
Trees
Flowers
Plants
Clouds
Sky
Wind
Ocean
Stream
Lake
Evolution
Canyon
Moss
Forest
Woods
Rainforest
Cliff
Cave
Mountains
Valley
River
Seaweed
Hills
Fields
Swamp
Waterfall
Geyser
Meadows
Vines
Snow
Leaves
Mud
Quicksand
Jungle
Fruit
Seeds
Pond
Lilly pad
Wood
Reptile
Insect
Birth
Death
Predator
Prey
Island
Desert
Volcano
Tsunami
Seashell
Sandstorm
Climate
Extinction
Wild
Migration
Prairies
Grasslands
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Animals
Birds
Fish
Amphibians
Fungi
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Sunrise
Sunset
Geodes
Fossils
Feathers
Fur
Silk
Spider webs
Cocoons

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From:

siberian_skys

I made a bingo card fro your fest. It's here:

Clouds	Leaves
Birth	Winter

From:

kiramaru7

Awesomeness!! :D I like your card! Have fun with it! :D

From:

siberian_skys

Thank you. I'm looking forward to this Fest. Its a very good idea. I'm running out of steam for the year, but I can do a 2x2 card and still keep up with the
drabble communities that I belong to. I can't believe how it's already December. This whole year just flew. It's crazy.Next year I've got to do better and my first goal is already to get my time management under control.

From:

kiramaru7

You're welcome! :D Oh good! :D Thanks! I'm glad you like it! *nods* Yeah, I hear you with that! I'm not sure if I'll write or draw this time around. I also have pix on my phone that'll work too. XD So I'll have to see what I come up with. I usually do a 3x3 card, but I think a smaller 2x2 will be fun. :D I can't believe it's December already too! o_0 I'm like where did my days go?! XD I also need to do better next year & write more. XD I used to write a lot, but somehow, somewhere I lost my mojo. T_T

From:

siberian_skys

You're welcome as well. I wrote a lot this year. That's probably why I didn't get other things done. I have a pile of books to read that have sat forever. I need to read some more next year and still write and get the house squared away so I can get moved. Too much to do and too little time which I seem to say that a lot. I hope you're able to write some more next year. I loved your sweater idea, but I don't knit. Hopefully one day I'll learn to knit. I'd love to. My mother didn't know how either and my grandmother was the most inpatient person so she never really taught me.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

I had no luck learning to knit or crochet. Ah well.

If you find time to try it:

https://www.allfreeknitting.com/

https://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knitting-Tutorials

https://www.allfreeknitting.com/tag/easy-knitting-patterns

Also, if the first method you try doesn't work, switch to a different grip or even a different hand. There are various options and people often have a strong preference.

From:

siberian_skys

Thank you for the links. It always looks like fun. I wish my grandmother had been patient. She only ever managed to help me make a pot holder for my Mom when I was little. She knew all sorts of things that I would have liked to learn, but that wasn't going to happen. She never even let my Mother in her kitchen when my Mother was young so she had learn to cook by other means.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

That's sad. My grandmother taught me a lot, and my mother too. I was very lucky.

From:

siberian_skys

I think of my other grandmother would have taught me to cook if she hadn't had an aneurysm when I was in the 2nd grade. She survived, but couldn't be independent after. She was the best cook. I wish she'd had the chance to teach me to cook. She came from the old school of a pinch of this and pinch of that so there aren't recipes. I don't remember her ever sewing or doing needle craft.

I don't know why my maternal grandmother was so impatient. She just wasn't interested in teaching anything. I wish she'd taught me stuff, because she did know stuff. She was a crappy cook, but she was a really good baker and candy maker. She even made jam from scratch. I've got some of her ceramics as well. She had a kiln when I was a kid. That would have been fun.

From:

kiramaru7

Awesomeness!! Aaah... Me too! XD I need to read more too! I also have a knitting project to finish; my granny asked me to make a baby blanket for one of her friends. That is sooo true!! Thanks! I hope you're able to as well! (And get everything you need to do finish!) Thanks! A pity we weren't closer as I can show how knit. I only know the basics, but I probably could figure out something harder, given enough time. ;D My granny taught me! And my other one taught me to crochet.

From:

siberian_skys

I'm glad your granny love to teach you things. That's lovely.

I'm glad I'm not alone in the needing to read more.

From:

kiramaru7

Thanks! :D

Yeah! It's a nice feeling knowing oneself is not the only one out there, no matter what it is! I do read the odd article on various subjects online, so that is reading, but when I think about all the books I could be reading instead... XD

From:

siberian_skys

I read articles and the occasional fanfic, but I used to read all the time both books and fanfic. I don't know why I don't much anymore. Reading is awesome. It's how I learned to write.

From:

kiramaru7

*nods* Same here. I also belong to an original fic comm & I would stuff over there too, but it's dwindled down to just me writing over there. XD I enjoy reading other's work as it inspired me to write over there. XD It sooo is!! I used to read tons when I was younger! :D Yes, reading a lot of different things is a great writing teacher! :D Want to see how to write dialogue, open a book find a section or two or three where there's a conversation & see how it ebbs and flows. Then try to do the same with your characters. :D Want to knwo how to write action, find some action in a book, and well, you know what I mean. :D

From:

cmk418

Link to my card here

From:

kiramaru7

WOW! That's a big card! Have fun with it! :D

From:

cmk418

Thank you! I think the pictures and art component will be fun.

From:

kiramaru7

You're welcome! Thanks! I wanted to make it as fun & easy to do as possible! I look forward to seeing what you come up with! :D

From:

apachefirecat

I LOVE the idea of doing this as a photo/scavenger hunt! I'm definitely in!! :)

From:

kiramaru7

YAY! I can't wait to see what you come up with it! :D

From:

apachefirecat

I know it's supposed to be micro, but I loved the idea of doing the photos so much, I decided to take two prompts from each section above...

Birds	Winter	Fall
Grass	WILD CARD	Trees
Wind	Flowers	Mammals

From:

kiramaru7

I figured micro would be easy for people to participate with the holidays, but if you want to go bigger, that's fine too! Have fun with your card! :D

From:

ysabetwordsmith

My card is here. It's a regular 5x5 because of my Poetry Fishbowl.

However, I also printed out the whole list. I want to see how many I can find pictures of.

From:

kiramaru7

No worries! I figured there's enough stress during this month without adding a 5x5 bingo card to it. XD However, some people have picked a 5x5 & some a 3x3. As long as you're having fun with it, that's all that matters. :D

Sweet!! Let me know what you've found! :D

From:

ysabetwordsmith

I think the small cards are a great idea. I just picked a bigger one because I already have the Poetry Fishbowl on my schedule.

The photography is ... probably inadvisable timing-wise but I like trying to do some non-writing things.

From:

kiramaru7

Thanks! Sometimes all one has time for is something small, and it can feel discouraging to make a full card. I'm like if it works for you, then go for it! :D I someone else make a full card. :D What I thought was good about the small cards, is if you finish one, you can always grab another. :D

It depends. If you're able to do traditional photography, that could take time. Digital too, but messing around with one's phone doesn't take that much time. You just point & shoot like the old style cameras. The only hard part is finding image hosting. XD

You could make something & again take a pic with your phone, or even sing a song that'll fit the prompt & just upload the link. :D