What exactly is a "dream board" anyway? It's a picture-board made up of pictures you create on the computer or using an image software program. A dream board can also be known as a creative sketch pad, photo book, or coloring book. What's your kid's favorite genre?
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What are your kid's dreams and goals? Creating a dream board can be an interesting and visually stimulating way for your kid to visualize their dreams and motivate them to pursue them in life. All that you need is a blank white poster board, some colored construction paper, and a few glue sticks.
What colors do you want? You may want to use a particular color theme to highlight the themes of your kid's dreams. Think of colors like blue, pink, black, green, purple, yellow, orange, brown, red, cream, and peach. Or maybe a color like blue is used as the backdrop for pictures of the happy things in your kid's life.
Using several different colors will make it easier for you to color the boards and create unique pictures for your kids. Try using different shades of blue in the same piece of poster board and see how that looks. Try using pink, brown, black, green, yellow, orange, purple, and peach in one piece of poster board. This can help you visualize how your kid sees the world.
Picture what the poster board will look like once you are done with your work. Look at it when it is still in the box and look at it at an angle so you can see how it looks like after several layers have been added to the picture. How will the poster look after you have added pictures of the tree, a car, friends, a boat, animals, and more?
After you are satisfied with the board you want to print out several pieces of the poster and have them cut into shapes. The shapes should match your kid's favorite images so you won't be confused later on.
Once you have printed the poster and you are happy with the results, you can then start to glue the various pieces together using the glue stick to create your child's dreams. Dreams can include anything you want them to focus on like a car, a train, a house, a beach, a dog, friends, etc.
The next time your kid is having a hard time making a decision, try to use a picture of a boat to illustrate his or her dreams. By putting the boat in a different location in your house or room every time he or she has a problem, your kid will be inspired to do something else instead of just sitting and watching TV.
You can also use poster board to draw different animals on and around your home. Children will be inspired to play with and explore their imagination by using pictures of animals on posters instead of toys.
Poster boards come in a variety of sizes and you can easily buy one for your home. Just make sure that you are buying one that is going to fit in with the color scheme of your children's room and that it is durable enough to be around your children for a long time. When shopping for poster board, make sure that you check the measurements carefully before you purchase.
You can even create your own poster and give it as a gift. Many people use poster board to decorate their homes. The best part about this is that you can customize it to suit the room that you have to put it in. You can even put in a picture of your child with friends and family.
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Using a poster to stimulate your children's imaginations is a great way to help them grow and be creative. The more they can see and use their imaginations the more they will be able to understand and use it for themselves.
