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A person sticking a magazine cut out that says "join the community" on their vision board.
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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Vision Board (or Dream Board) That Actually Works

Help kids create a vision board that feels motivating, achievable, & exciting. To make their dreams and goals happen with brain science & art!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Art Project, Craft, Project, vision board
Cuisine: Art Project, Craft
Keyword: dream board, dream board ideas, goal setting vision board, how to create a vision board, how to make a vision board, inspiration board, visio board inspo, vision board, vision board examples, vision board ideas, vision boards, what is a vision bord, what to put on a vision board
Servings: 1 Vision board
Author: Shelly
Cost: $2

Equipment

  • none needed

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Plan
    Use the Free Vision Board Planning Worksheet to do some dreaming and goal setting before starting the vision board. There is a lot of good info on vision boards and how to make one in the post at: https://welcometonanas.com/vision-board/
    Note: Don't skip this step, it is important in making an inspiring vision board that helps you reach dreams and goals.
  • Find Images
    Look through magazines to find pictures (and words) that will go along with the ideas you’ve brainstormed and written down on the worksheet. Find pictures that represent your dreams and goals. Cut them out.
  • Organize/Layout
    Before gluing anything down on the poster board, let the kids lay everything out and move them around. Remember adults, this is for the kids to do by themselves as much as possible so it is meaningful to them.
    They will play with it until they have the pictures arranged in a way that pleases them. It’s ok if they overlap.
    Then glue the pictures down using a glue stick.
  • From the Free Vision Board Planning Worksheet used in Step 1 you should have some words that you would like to add to your poster board. 
    Find these words or similar words that are meaningful to you in the magazines.
    Add glue and paste the words on top of the pictures you already glued down on the vision board.
  • Your vision board is finished! Now, it needs to be located where you can see it easily. That is the magic sauce, the way the dreams come to mind each time you look at the board.
    Seek to look at it at least once every day and feel the emotion that it brings up with the dreams and goals. This keeps the RAS (reticular activating system) actively looking for new opportunities and ideas to bring to mind that will move you forward as you act on them.

Notes

There is so much info, tips and variations on the website post at: https://welcometonanas.com/vision-board/