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What You'll Need:
- 2 Sheets of Colored Paper - 1 Marker - 1 Bottle of Glue - 1 Bow - Scissors |
How to make it:
1. Collect the materials you will need. 2. Cut a square to serve as the package base. 3. Cut two thin rectangles to serve as the package's ribbon. 4. Glue the bow onto the corner of the package. 5. Glue a small rectangle in the center of the package. 6. Use the marker to write the student's name. |
Summary:
While the students are away for winter break, a fun surprise for them once they return is to make them little door dec gifts. Not only will these door decs add a lot of color to the halls, but they are very easy to make. Although we used mini bows which cost about 97 cents for 10 at a hobby or general store, you can also use ribbon/yarn as seen below in other variations for a cheaper cost. When making door decs, programs, or bulletin boards, it is important to remember that your students all come from different backgrounds, different beliefs, and different traditions. Whereas these gifts can be seen as Christmas packages, it is important to make sure that the community you have built is inclusive of all groups and beliefs. There are a few ways to address this. One of the easiest ways is to poll your population and identify different traditions they may celebrate over the break and host a program which celebrates each resident's traditions and celebrations. A big part of diversity is not to ignore differences, but to celebrate those differences and introduce your students to new cultures.
Another way to program around these packages (which we would recommend) is to host a "5 Love Languages" Event. For those who aren't aware, the five love languages is a personality test designed by Gary Chapman to identify how you like to be recognized and appreciated by others. Although used many times with significant others, these tests come in handy when working with students who share living areas. The ways to show appreciation are quality time, words of affirmation, physical touch, acts of service, and gifts. By making the door decs into tiny gifts, it is possible to open a conversation about showing appreciation toward others and how to work on interpersonal relationships. With the simplicity of this door dec, we would recommend making these for first-year students in large residential locations. Make these great door decs today because let's face it, there's no time like the present.
Other lessons you can incorporate in your programming may include:
- Deck the Halls... Not Your Roommate-Roommate Conflict
- Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Finals- Study Tips
- Final Exam Stocking Stuffers- Stress Less Strategies
- Tech the Halls- Computer Program Tutorials
Have ideas of your own you want to share! Send us a message.
While the students are away for winter break, a fun surprise for them once they return is to make them little door dec gifts. Not only will these door decs add a lot of color to the halls, but they are very easy to make. Although we used mini bows which cost about 97 cents for 10 at a hobby or general store, you can also use ribbon/yarn as seen below in other variations for a cheaper cost. When making door decs, programs, or bulletin boards, it is important to remember that your students all come from different backgrounds, different beliefs, and different traditions. Whereas these gifts can be seen as Christmas packages, it is important to make sure that the community you have built is inclusive of all groups and beliefs. There are a few ways to address this. One of the easiest ways is to poll your population and identify different traditions they may celebrate over the break and host a program which celebrates each resident's traditions and celebrations. A big part of diversity is not to ignore differences, but to celebrate those differences and introduce your students to new cultures.
Another way to program around these packages (which we would recommend) is to host a "5 Love Languages" Event. For those who aren't aware, the five love languages is a personality test designed by Gary Chapman to identify how you like to be recognized and appreciated by others. Although used many times with significant others, these tests come in handy when working with students who share living areas. The ways to show appreciation are quality time, words of affirmation, physical touch, acts of service, and gifts. By making the door decs into tiny gifts, it is possible to open a conversation about showing appreciation toward others and how to work on interpersonal relationships. With the simplicity of this door dec, we would recommend making these for first-year students in large residential locations. Make these great door decs today because let's face it, there's no time like the present.
Other lessons you can incorporate in your programming may include:
- Deck the Halls... Not Your Roommate-Roommate Conflict
- Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Finals- Study Tips
- Final Exam Stocking Stuffers- Stress Less Strategies
- Tech the Halls- Computer Program Tutorials
Have ideas of your own you want to share! Send us a message.
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