Raise Awareness for Any Global Issue
Create a colorful poster or short video explaining a global issue, suggest simple solutions, and share it with classmates, family, or community.
About this activity
Create a colorful poster or short video explaining a global issue, suggest simple solutions, and share it with classmates, family, or community.
What you need
Step by step
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Step 1
Pick one global issue you care about and name it out loud.
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Step 2
Find and write down three important facts about the issue.
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Step 3
Think of and write down two simple solutions people can try at home.
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Step 4
Choose whether you will make a colorful poster or a short 30 to 60 second video.
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Step 5
Make a plan by sketching a poster layout or writing a short script for your video.
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Step 6
Gather the materials you need from the list.
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Step 7
Create your poster or record your video following your plan.
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Step 8
Add bright colors to make your work eye-catching.
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Step 9
Add at least one picture or drawing that explains the issue.
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Step 10
Write a clear title and a simple call-to-action sentence telling people what to do.
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Step 11
Ask an adult to check your facts and help edit or improve your poster or video.
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Step 12
Share your finished creation with classmates family or your community and upload it to DIY.org
Fun facts
How do I help my child create a poster or short video to raise awareness about a global issue?
Start by choosing one clear global issue (like plastic pollution or water access). Help your child research simple facts and solutions, then decide on a single message. For a poster: sketch layout, add bold headings, facts, and colorful images. For a short video: write a 30–90 second script, film in quiet light, and include captions. Review for accuracy and sensitivity, add a call to action, and plan how to share with classmates, family, or the community.
What materials will we need to make a colorful poster or short video about a global issue?
For a poster: poster board, markers, paints, glue, scissors, magazine cutouts or printed images, stickers, and a ruler. For a video: smartphone or tablet camera, simple tripod or stable surface, basic editing app, quiet space, and optional microphone. Also have printed facts or a script, adhesive labels for sources, and parental permission for sharing. Recyclable materials like cardboard and old magazines are great for eco-themed projects and add texture to posters.
What ages is this activity suitable for?
This activity suits many ages with adjustments: preschoolers (4–5) can make simple posters with adult help and speak about one idea. Early elementary (6–9) can research basic facts, design posters, or record short videos with guidance. Tweens (10–14) can plan scripts, edit videos, and suggest concrete solutions. Teens (15+) can lead campaigns and share responsibly online. Always supervise younger children and adapt complexity and online sharing to the child’s maturity.
What are the benefits and safety tips when kids create awareness posters or videos?
Benefits include building research skills, creativity, empathy, public speaking, and civic awareness. Children learn to simplify complex ideas and suggest helpful solutions. Safety tips: avoid sharing personal details (full name, address, school), get parental permission before posting online, check facts and cite simple sources, be culturally sensitive, and monitor comments or sharing. Encourage positive, age-appropriate messages and supervise any public sharing to keep the experience safe and
Watch & Learn
Need help?
What can I use instead of poster board, colored markers, or a smartphone if I don't have them?
Use flattened cereal box or cardboard for poster board, crayons or colored pencils instead of markers, and borrow a parent's tablet or make a stop-motion video from drawings if you don't have a smartphone to record.
My poster colors look dull and my video audio is hard to hear — how can I fix those problems?
For a dull poster, layer crayons or add a sheet of bright construction paper and press harder when adding bright colors, and for muffled video audio record in a quiet room close to the device or record a separate voice-over after you film your 30–60 second video.
How can I change the activity for a 5-year-old, a 9-year-old, or a 13-year-old?
For ages 4–6 focus on naming one issue and drawing one picture with an adult writing a simple call-to-action, ages 7–10 find three facts, sketch a poster layout and add at least one explanatory drawing, and ages 11–14 write a short script, include two simple home solutions and ask an adult to fact-check before uploading to DIY.org.
How can I make my poster or video more powerful or shareable?
Add a big clear title, a simple call-to-action sentence, at least one explanatory picture, local facts or a QR code linking to sources, and ask an adult to help edit before sharing with classmates, family, or uploading to DIY.org.