Vision Board Night

Hey Everyone!

Hope that you're having an awesome week!

Need a fun bonding activity for your next Scout Meeting?

This is a program that I created for my floor when I was a Resident Assistant at my college last semester. I brought a bunch of old magazines, some scrapbooking paper, fancy scissors, tape, glue and sharpies to my building's TV Lounge, and people came flooding in to craft and collage!

This program turned out a range of creative pieces-many people created vision boards filled with their dreams and inspirational quotes, others made hilarious collages of silly words and advertisement pictures from magazines. No matter which they chose to create, everyone had a blast!

This is a super cheap and super fun activity, and would be awesome to do at a troop meeting/retreat! This would be a great activity to do before starting the Silver/Gold Award, or during a fun movie night.

According to About.com, a Vision Board, "Also known as a dream board or an inspiration board, a vision board is a collage of words and images that make you feel positive and empowered."

• Old Magazines you may have in abundance like Better Homes and Gardens, Seventeen Magazine, etc.
• Scrapbooking paper/Patterned Paper
• Glue
• Glitter
• Scrapbooking Materials
• Fancy Scissors/Regular Scissors
• Ribbon
• Sharpies/Markers

Before you get down to the collaging and creating, have the Scouts brainstorm their goals, passions and dreams on a piece of paper so they have some direction.

It is important to remember that everyone has different ways of learning and creating. Some girls may be able to jump into the activity without any direction, while others may be frustrated with such an open-ended project. Offering the option of structure and methodical planning can make the project more accessible.

Have your troop really think about what inspires them.

• What is your dream job?
• What are your goals for the Bronze/Silver/Gold Award?
• What career path would you like to follow?
• What are your goals?
• What are your passions?
• What's your favorite subject in school?
• Who do you look up to?
• Who are your role models?
• What is your favorite color?
• What are your plans/goals for this summer? For the next school year?

Some Vision Board Examples:

When I create a Vision Board, I usually start out by cutting out all the images and words that I'd like to put on my Board. Next, I'll take a piece of patterened scrapbook paper and position all of my cut-outs on top of it. Lastly, I glue everything down. It's a pretty simple process, so there's a ton of room for creativity!

Is your head spinning yet from all of the creative possibilities!?!?

Want more tips and tricks about creating the perfect Vision Board? Log onto Pinterest for some cool examples, or check out these sites!

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-rider/the-scientific-reason-why_b_6392274.html
• https://uk.pinterest.com/scrappinmichele/vision-board-samples/
• http://lesliefandrich.com/articles/vision-board
• http://christinekane.com/how-to-make-a-vision-board/
• http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Vision-Board
• http://www.lexieskitchen.com/lexies_kitchen/2012/1/30/how-to-make-a-vision-board.html

Goodluck and have fun with this project! Vision Boards rock!

Much love,

Gold Girl Allie <3

P.S. As for an update on my travels, here's a pic of me, Professor Bill and my friend at Stone Henge from last weekend!

Photo Credits (Click for link):
Ariel Gif
Light yellow scrapbook background
Flower png
Paris Background
Notepad Background
Flower Background
"Now What" gif
"Be Inspired" gif
Lizzie McGuire Gif

Vision Board Examples:
First Image: I made this one on Photoshop! Vision Boards can be digital as well!
Second Board: http://www.lexieskitchen.com/lexies_kitchen/2012/1/30/how-to-make-a-vision-board.html
Third "Woohoo" Board: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vision-board-mastery-tickets-15179108121
Fourth "Focus" Board: http://lesliefandrich.com/articles/vision-board
Fifth "Big Vision" Board: http://teazurs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/vision-boards.html