Say It With Fabulous Signs!

Why

Give your loving words some WOW with the super-bright Crayola Color Surge™ Paper and Marker system! Greet an athlete with a cheerful message, congratulate a friend, or make a teacher smile with signs that really stand out from the crowd.

Steps

1. What would you like to say with a sign? Do you want to delight your dad? Make your mom smile? Congratulate someone for a great soccer game? Welcome a friend to your home? Choose just the words you’d like to say in your sign.

2. Use Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils to make sample block letters in different styles on plain paper. You can change and redraw until the letters look just the way you like. Then outline your message on Crayola Color Surge™ Paper. To make an eye-catching sign like the one shown, draw each word on a different paper color.

3. Trace around each letter using Crayola Color Surge Markers. Draw dots, stripes, and swirls to make each letter unique.

4. Cut around each word. Arrange the words in the order you’d like them to appear in your sign. Punch two holes in the top and bottom of each word so the holes line up. Connect your words with paper clips, string, ribbon, yarn, or even chenille sticks. Tie colorful ribbon in the top two holes to hang the sign.

5. Cut strips of Color Surge Paper left from the words you cut out. Design them with Color Surge Markers. Twirl each strip around a marker barrel to make captivating twirls. Attach the twirls to your sign with just a bit of glue. Air-dry the glue before you hang up your sign.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Erasable Colored Pencils
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Color Surge™ Markers and Paper System
household supplies
  • white paper
  • hole punch
  • paper clips
  • ribbon, string, or yarn

Where & When

"Our first challenge for each week’s campers is to make Color Surge name signs for their cabins. It’s a great icebreaker for kids to have a creative task to complete together. Plus the kids can disconnect their names and take them home at the end of the week. "
Stephen M., and Jamie J., camp counselors.

"The children in our program made thank-you signs for staff appreciation day. What a hit they were! "
Anne H., after-school program volunteer.


Interesting Info

Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the concept while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.