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Driveway Signs

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Total Time Needed:: Afternoon Or Evening

What you see is not all you get with these adorable driveway markers. By day, the plaques add color and a decorative touch to your yard. At night, the signs shine as beams of approaching headlights bounce off the reflective-tape moon and stars.

Materials

Pencil
Wood (we used scrap lumber, but you can also use wooden plaques from a craft store)
Paintbrush
Acrylic paints
Scissors
Reflective tape (we used Duck brand)

Drill
Wooden stakes
Screws
Twigs
Hammer and nails

Instructions

Download our templates for the signs shown here, or create your own design. Lightly trace the pattern on the wood, then paint.
When the paint is dry, cut moon and star shapes from the reflective tape and apply them to the plaque.
Use the drill to make pilot holes in the stake (a parent's job), then screw the stake to the back of the plaque.
To prevent the twigs from splitting, create pilot holes with the drill and a small bit (a parent's job). Nail the twigs in place. If desired, a parent can instead drill holes in the plaque and insert the twigs, as we did with the owl design.