New Year, New You Vision Board by Gabrielle McLean

This last year has been hard for everyone, so take some time to reflect on it and think about what you look forward to for the new year. Search your magazines or the internet for images and text that represent your wishes, dreams, goals, and plans for the new year. This can be pictures that show your plan to start school, purchases you hope to make, projects you want to complete, and more! Keep your eyes set on your goals, but also remember to take time to relax and take care of yourself. This project is not about changing who you are, but aiming to spend more time doing activities you like and spending more time taking care of yourself.

Materials:

Magazines, Newspapers, Photos, or Online Images

Canvas, Cardboard, or Cereal Box

Glue or Tape

Scissors

Paint, Markers, Scrap paper

Instructions: 

Step one: Cut out images. Find images in magazines, newspapers, photos you have, or even images on the internet. If you do not have ink or otherwise cannot or do not want to print out images, feel free to produce a vision board online! Copy and paste images into a slideshow or on your favorite creative program. Depending on how many images you find, you may decide to do one large vision board or multiple smaller ones. It is up to you! I separated mine into four areas. You can make your vision board short term-for example, it can represent a project you want to complete in the next two months or it may be longer term.

Step two: If you choose, paint the background or glue pieces of colorful scrap paper to your board. I used a piece of paper, but you can use a canvas, the side of a cereal box, or a piece of cardboard. Move around your images until you find a layout you like. Glue them on your board. For those doing this project on the internet, you can move your images in a similar manner, changing the layout as you collect more images. Make sure you like the layout before you start to glue! A tip for successfully adhering to them in the same way you did while planning is to take a picture of how you have them arranged so you can refer to it as you glue. Feel free to cut out more images for any spaces you still need to fill.

Step three: Once your board dries, display it in a place where you can routinely look at what is motivating you to work hard. This may be on the wall, on your desk, or even on your mirror. If you made multiple vision boards as I did you may decide to keep them all together, or you may decide to place them in spots that make the most sense; for example, if you made one about the projects you want to complete, you may want to put them at your desk. If you choose to do this project online, you can choose to make the vision board your computer or phone screen saver so you see it often.