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Pop-Out Messages

Location: Indoors

Time: 90 minutes

Materials: Construction paper

Glue

Colored markers

Scissors

Sample pop-out message

Optional: list of positive affirmations (see Appendix)

Objectives

• To provide positive affirmations in a creative manner that will help clients, or their loved ones, abstain from using alcohol and other drugs.

Directions

1. Before the session, construct a sample to show the group. As an option, create a list of positive affirmations to put in the books.

2. Begin with scratch paper to learn how to construct the pop out feature.

3. Take two sheets of paper that are different colors, but the same size.

4. Fold both papers in half to form a card.

5. Cut a slit perpendicular to the seam of the inner sheet, about two-thirds of the way across the card.

6. Lay the inner sheet with the slit in it on a flat surface, and turn back the folded edges of the slit forming a triangle on the seam side of the closed card. Fold frontward and backward to soften the fold.

7. Fold flat so the inside sheet again looks like a rectangle with a slit on the fold side. The fold marks will create two triangles from the end of the slit to the fold.

8. Mark the width and height of the mouth on the outer sheet. Write a positive affirmation within that space on the outer sheet.

9. Open the inner sheet. Gently push the two triangles in the opposite direction and fold them so the triangles appear on the inside of the folded rectangle. This will construct a pop-out mouth within the inner sheet of the card.

10. Glue outside sheet and inside sheet together. Do not place any glue underneath the pop-out mouth.

11. Decorate as desired.

Observations

A number of the participants made cards for their children, most with “Say No to Drugs” and a few with “I Love You” as the message. This was done in a group of thirty-two over a holiday weekend, and almost all expressed gratitude for having the opportunity to relax and enjoy the activity. The only difficult step is the reverse triangle fold, which several of the participants were able to do without difficulty and teach to others.

Inspired by: An activity done in an elementary school class.