How to Make a Picket Sign

Making a picket sign really is easy. It is a good way to tell the world - or at least the people around you - what you think.

1. 

    Take a big paper.
   Take a big paper.
2. 

    Write your slogan, words or whatever on the paper.
   Write your slogan, words or whatever on the paper.
3. 

    Tape the dowels to the sides of the paper.
   Tape the dowels to the sides of the paper. Tape a lot, as the picket sign otherwise may fall apart.
4. 

    Use your picket sign by holding onto the dowels!.
   Use your picket sign by holding onto the dowels!
5. Finished.
   
   

• The paper should be a light and faded color, maybe yellow, light pink, or orange. The background is (often) not important; the message is. A color like neon pink or lime green caught attention from the text; although this will make people watch the picket sign more.
• The text color should be very eye catching and draw much attention, like lime green.
• Use a lot of tape! You do not want your picket sign to break in the middle of a demonstration, match or wherever you use it.
• Using a paper which already is colored saves you from coloring the background.
• A good paper size is at least A3. Of course, you could choose which size you want, but a paper smaller than A3 will not be that good.
• If you want to use just one dowel, tape it to the middle of the paper.

• Do not use your picket sign in strong wind. This may break the picket sign.
• Do not have the dowels near any faces, because it can hurt people, especially if touching the eyes, maybe.

• Big paper
• Some kind of pencil(s)
• Two dowels/plant stakes, or one if you want to
• Tape