Your Destination: Learn how to make lawn posters that will promote any social change you want to address.
Travel Kit: pen or pencil, posterboard, garden stakes, hot glue or duct tape, markers
On the Path:
Step 1 Decide what cause you want to support, and research it. See what words or phrases you want to use that inspires change in the issue.
Step 2 Place the poster board on a flat surface to prepare for decoration.
Step 3 Decorate the front of the sign to your liking, making sure to use short phrases or words that convey the change you want to promote.
Step 4 Skip this step if you do not have a lawn to stake the poster. Flip over the poster board to the back, and place the two stakes on the right and left of the bottom edge. Or, glue or tape skewers to the bottom edge of sign on the right and left sides. Make sure the sharp end is pointing away from the sign and that you leave enough room for the skewers to be placed in the ground. Now, stake the sign in your lawn.
Step 5 Place the sign in your window, or hang it on a door.
Group Tour: Make matching posters with your classmates or friends to show your support for the cause you want others to know about.
Extend Your Journey: Make lawn posters for your family and friends to help spread more awareness to the cause.
Resources and Visual Aids: Access our blogpost, Social Change Arts and Crafts: https://artsphere.org/blog/social-change-arts-and-crafts/
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