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It's Back to School time! Open house is coming soon, therefore, I wanted to share with you two 'Welcome Sign In' Signs I created this year. The purpose of my sign is for parents and guardians to see it, feel welcome, and as a reminder for them to please sign in on the sign in sheet I will lay out. Below is a step-by-step guide on making a simple 'Welcome Sign'.
First, I found several supplies I wanted to use and gathered them together. I purchased |
glitter paper, a small trifold board, glue, large welcome letters, ribbon, fabric, sponge brushes, self adhesive letters, scissors, and a large piece of poster paper I used to work on. It's a great idea to gather all the supplies you wish to utilize on your sign prior to beginning.
Second, I laid out the trifold board and the glitter paper. I marked where I wanted it to fit on the board, cut it with scissors and glued it onto the trifold board. I cut the pieces so they would lay in the folds on the board since it was not large enough to cover the board as seen below.
Second, I laid out the trifold board and the glitter paper. I marked where I wanted it to fit on the board, cut it with scissors and glued it onto the trifold board. I cut the pieces so they would lay in the folds on the board since it was not large enough to cover the board as seen below.
Third, I used self adhesive glitter tape to create a border around my glitter paper on the trifold. After this, I laid out my large 'Welcome' letters prior to glueing them down. It is important to not glue first, to lay out the paper, letters, etc., to ensure they fit and are as you want them prior to glueing anything down. The photo below shows you the board with the border on and the letters laid out prior to glueing. It's important to also, keep glue from getting on anything. Below is a photo of how I used an old container's lid to hold the glue (I just checked in the cabinet for all the containers and lids that don't match....I found an extra lid. An extra container with no lid works great also.). To apply the letters and paper, I brushed glue on the back and laid them on the board. Even though, I had the lid & paper holding the glue...I still bumped into it and got some on the carpet since I tend to work on the floor at home...thank goodness it washed out. Therefore, I suggest, like I did later...using a large piece of paper, newspapers, or a nice large work area to put your posters together.
Use a lid to put glue in to brush glue on the back of the letters.
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TriFold with glitter paper glued on board, glitter tape on board, and letters laid out. Lay out your letters before glueing them on your board.
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Finally, glue on your letters to spell 'Welcome'. After they are glued onto your board, place the self adhesive letters on the board lightly to spell, 'Please Sign In'. If you place them lightly then you can reposition them if you need to. I marked the letters off first on the sheet to ensure I had enough letters and then cut a lowercase 'h' to make a 'n'. Sometimes, you just have to improvise. I also found some nice poster arrows and glued them onto the board. The arrow will point down to the sign in sheet when I put them up on Open House night. The finished board is below.
- 2nd Welcome Sign Shown Below -
I liked this sign, yet, wanted to make another sign with my name on it and a message on the back when parents and guardians leave my class room. I can also place the sign in my room showing the back of the sign daily. So, below you'll see photos of my second sign.
Front of Second 'Welcome' Sign I created.
Back of Second 'Welcome' Sign.
After creating both signs, I'll utilize the one with the back message at 'Open House'. If I create another one next year, I think I'll make it like my second sign, yet, with the 'Welcome' letters from the first sign. With the sign shown directly above, I cut portions from an old box I had and created my own trifold. I then ironed the fabric to get wrinkles out, used self adhesive glue on the back of the fabric and laid it on the cardboard. After that I used a hot glue gun and glued the ribbon on the edges using scissors to cut the ribbon as needed.
The letters were laid out first then glued on using a spray adhesive glue. Although, I like the spray adhesive glue, it is difficult to use inside and you must ensure that you have paper or something that you are working over you don't mind glue getting all over or work outside. I glued on the "Welcome" letters, then used self adhesive letters to spell out Ms. Moore's Class, Please Sign In. The arrow is glued on. On the back of the sign, again, I laid out the letters, glued them on and used a nice glittery exclamation mark to grab attention. This is nice for guardians and students to see when they leave the class. I can also place this sign with the back showing in the class on a shelf or cabinet and it be visible all year for my students and anyone else who enters.
The letters were laid out first then glued on using a spray adhesive glue. Although, I like the spray adhesive glue, it is difficult to use inside and you must ensure that you have paper or something that you are working over you don't mind glue getting all over or work outside. I glued on the "Welcome" letters, then used self adhesive letters to spell out Ms. Moore's Class, Please Sign In. The arrow is glued on. On the back of the sign, again, I laid out the letters, glued them on and used a nice glittery exclamation mark to grab attention. This is nice for guardians and students to see when they leave the class. I can also place this sign with the back showing in the class on a shelf or cabinet and it be visible all year for my students and anyone else who enters.
~ Placing the Welcome Sign ~
As seen below, I place the sign on a desk, a table works great if you have one, near the entry door. In front of the sign is the sign in sheet with a pen or pencil. The sign up sheet is a simple sheet I created in Excel with a column for student name, guardian name, current contact information, and signature. Then, I have samples of supplies laid out and information for parents and guardians.
I hope you have a Fantastic Open House & enjoy two ideas on welcome signs that will help you get creative with your own.
Good Luck & Best Wishes, Ms Moore
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