Tell Us About Your Vision
Create a personal vision board using magazines, drawings, and stickers to express your goals, dreams, and steps to achieve them.
Step-by-step guide to Tell Us About Your Vision
Step 1
Clear a flat workspace and lay out all Materials Needed so everything is easy to reach.
Step 2
Think of three big dreams or goals you want on your vision board and write each one on plain paper.
Step 3
Flip through magazines and cut out pictures words or letters that match your goals.
Step 4
Draw any pictures or write words on plain paper for things you could not find in magazines.
Step 5
Trim your cutouts and drawings to the sizes you like using scissors.
Step 6
Place the poster board in front of you and arrange your cutouts drawings and words until the layout looks right.
Step 7
Choose a big title for your vision board and place it where everyone can see it.
Step 8
Glue each item onto the poster board starting with the biggest pieces and working to the smallest.
Step 9
Add stickers and use colouring materials to decorate and make your board bright and fun.
Step 10
Write one small next step and a simple date next to each goal so you know what to do first.
Step 11
Ask an adult to check your board and help with any tricky cutting or gluing if needed.
Step 12
Share your finished creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have poster board, magazines, scissors, or glue?
If you don't have poster board use a large piece of cardboard or tape together printer paper, substitute magazines with printed images or extra plain paper drawings, swap scissors for safety scissors or ask an adult to cut, and use a glue stick, double-sided tape, or clear tape instead of white glue.
What should we do if pictures keep tearing, the layout won't fit, or the glue wrinkles?
If cutouts tear trim carefully with sharper scissors or ask an adult to help, rearrange items on the poster board until the layout looks right before gluing and use a thin layer of glue stick or a small dab of white glue smoothed with a clean finger or a book to avoid wrinkles.
How can we change the steps to suit different ages?
For preschoolers have an adult pre-cut magazine pictures and let them place stickers and pick a big title, for elementary kids let them write three big dreams and trim cutouts with safety scissors, and for teens encourage printed photos, detailed drawings, and writing one small next step with a specific date next to each goal.
How can we make the vision board more special or last longer?
Personalize and extend the board by adding family photos or printed images, creating small envelope pockets glued to the poster board for next-step notes, decorating with LED fairy lights, laminating or covering the finished board with clear contact paper, and then update steps/dates as you progress before sharing on DIY.org.
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Facts about goal setting and vision boards for kids
✂️ Cutting, arranging, and gluing improves fine motor skills and boosts creative thinking.
✍️ Writing down goals helps people remember them better and makes dreams feel more real.
🎨 Famous artists like Pablo Picasso used collage techniques to invent bold new art styles.
📰 One magazine can supply dozens of pictures, fonts, and colors to spark your vision board ideas.
🌟 Seeing your vision board regularly can keep you motivated by reminding your brain what you want to achieve.
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