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Project Board Ideas to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

 

 

Every year, more than 250,000 New Yorkers take over 5th Avenue for St. Patrick’s Day parade while millions of others celebrate in schools, homes and pubs. Celebration comes with fancy green clothes, hats, various spring symbols such as the clover and ends with partying and beer.

For St. Pat’s celebration we found a more sedate idea – a Project Board related one, easy to use. Project Boards are great, especially for kids, as they combine visuals with written pieces like poems, jokes or family slogans. Royal Brites Tri Fold Project Board with gridlines is helpful in better positioning elements on the work area.

Here are a few steps that your child or student should keep in mind:

  1. For a Family Tree Project, start with your main idea. Though the theme is St. Patrick’s Day, what is your main focus? If you have an Irish background, this might be your family heritage project. Or, perhaps you are just trying to entertain people with a few funny facts…
  2. To celebrate the family heritage, start with visuals. Make a family tree using green and tan Poster Board. Having a graphic display will make it easy for children to understand their roots and how they fit into the great picture.
    They usually have great fun cutting and gluing pieces to put the tree together. A combination of colors such as Dark Green and Neon Green Poster Board will make it stand out. Use Royal Lace Shamrock Doilies as leaves on the tree branches and write names of the family members directly on them using a thick marker or cut out prints of family members’ names that are glued to the leaves.
  3. To capture attention, share new, funny or less known information. You can write these directly on the Project Board or print them on smaller pieces of Poster Board see printable EZ Print Board 8.5” x14” and then glue them on. Choose a mix of paper colors to print on: green goes great with yellow, orange and even light blue or purple. Check out the great color selections Geographics website offers.
Here are a few interesting facts that you may want to include in your project:
Did you know that:

  • Saint Patrick’s signature color was light blue. Green only became associated with his celebration after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century;
  • The shamrock is a symbol of the Holy Trinity;
  • Saint Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat but he changed it to Patricius after becoming a priest;
  • The odds of finding a four-leaf clover are 1 in 10, 000;

How to Use Science Fair Board to Make a Winning Project Display

Royal Brites Tri Fold Science Fair BoardScience fair projects are great opportunities for a child to use his or her creativity, and finding a quality science fair board and appropriate board supplies is the first step to making a successful project.  The term “science fair board” can really include any type of poster board, foam board, or display board.  All types of project board have different advantages, so it’s up to you to decide which type of board suits your project best!

Since your science fair board will eventually hold the summary of months or even years of hard work, it is helpful to come up with a layout for your board far in advance of your presentation.  It is easy to fuss over the details of a science fair project, but you don’t need to spend a fortune on a project board and materials in order to impress the judges.  All it takes is creativity!  Before purchasing any science fair board or board supplies, read the guidelines for your respective science fair carefully.  You may have restrictions on what you can include in your project and possibly even on what size board you can use, so take care to respect them.  Most science fair participants usually opt for a tri-fold foam or project board because it is sturdy and easy to transport.

First and foremost, your display should feature the content of your project in an engaging and organized layout.  You may want to include all of the information you can fit, but it’s important not to cram your board with content because it distracts from the main points of your project.  Your display should serve as a visual supplement to your oral presentation.  Only use photos or images if they are relevant to your project.  A good science fair display should be eye-catching, full, and aesthetically pleasing but not contain more decorative items than essential information.  Judges will be more turned off to a distracting board with irrelevant content than a plain board with a basic layout.

When accessorizing your board, avoid any frivolous or flashy additions.  Using fluorescent neon paper is a nice way to catch the eyes of your judges while keeping your board professional.  For example, as a background to various parts of your board neon paper will help your project stand out in the crowd.  Adhesive letters and poster borders are also a nice option for making your project neat and visually interesting.  When it comes to adhering things to your board, use a glue stick instead of bottled glue to avoid a mess.

Making a great display with science fair board doesn’t have to break the bank.  Check out Geographics.com to find an inexpensive selection of science fair board and all of the supplies you’ll need to construct your project.