Small Info Cards - Printable

I finally had the time to make a smaller info card.  Next I may try my hand at double-sided cards, but not tonight. These are standard business card size so they're easy to carry and distribute without attracting a bunch of attention.  Leave one in the credit card slot at ATMs or gas pumps, in books, magazines, in diaper bag pockets on store shelves, etc.

Go HERE for the printable version that gives you 12 cards to a page.

Making It Stick

Coming up with good places to put info cards/fliers/messages isn't hard.  Hell, just about anywhere will do!  The trick, I've found, is getting them to stay put.  There often isn't a good place to tuck an info card or flier.  A number of times I'd find something that looked ideal and only end up with a bent up card and no results.  Frustrating to say the least!

Stickers concern me because I don't want to leave residue that messes up something or makes someone angry.

Post-its are awesome, but sometimes I don't have time or available hands or a pen to jot down a quick message....or at least one that is readable (juggling 2 kids and trying to write neatly while out in public....and NOT attracting massive amounts of attention....yeah, let me know when you figure that one out!).  Plus, I prefer the look of printed cards instead of handwritten notes.  More professional.  More impact (in my opinion). 

So.  Options?  I have found some.

• Print labels, then stick them to Post-its instead of directly on the surface of whatever you're sticking it to.
• Print directly onto Post-Its with this handy template via Pinterest
• Restickable Glue Dots (found at most craft stores)
• DIY restickable dots using Aleene's Tack-It Over & Over and a CD case via Pinterest (I purchased the glue with a 40% off coupon at Michaels)
• Scotch Removeable Poster Tape (found in most stores such as Target, Walmart, etc.)
• A craft glue stick (Won't hurt glass or metal. This is how I attach Waldorf paper stars to my windows/doors.  Residue wipes off easily with window cleaner.)

Printable Fliers - fixed!

I spelling mistake has been corrected in these fliers as well as also making a 4 to a sheet version.

2 to a sheet printable here

4 to a sheet printable here

single version

Ideal places to put these:

• on cars (under driver's side windshield wiper) - outside Babies R Us is the perfect place to get it to expecting families!
• In returned or shelved library books (new releases that are likely to be taken out often and/or parenting books a plus!)
• leave in bathrooms
• at the gas pump
• in the baby department at the store
• by nursing and/or maternity clothing in stores
• by baby shower invitations and/or decorations
• slip into baby books for sale
• in diaper bags for sale
• place INSIDE breastpump boxes on store shelves
• In magazines for sale or in waiting rooms
• any bulletin board you see

Printable Fliers

Fliers have been corrected!  See next post!

DIY Intactivism Kit

 

The above photo is of my Guerrilla Intactavism kit that lives in my purse at all times.

Post-It notes in a bright color

pens and/or markers to write with

info cards from The WHOLE Network

and, my personal favorite, WASHABLE dry-erase markers!

Just toss these items in a plastic bag or makeup bag (I found a zipper pouch CHEAP at Target) and there you go!  I leave messages via dry-erase marker or Post-it in every bathroom I visit, on every gas pump I use, and just about anywhere else I can think of to leave them!  I will be posting about more location ideas in the near future.  :)

Sidewalk Intactivism

To the right is a photo of the sidewalk across the street from my house.  It's heavily trafficed with people walking to and from the bus stop on the corner as well as cyclist, dog-walkers, and joggers going to and from the park.

Let's face it, people are curious...even nosy.  We see something written in brightly colored chalk at our feet?  We'll read it.  In the days following I would watch as people would slow down, perhaps pause, and even back up just to read what was written.  And you know something talking about babies dying would get their attention!

So, grab your kid's sidewalk chalk and pick a nice public walkway to spread the message!

A few tips -

• Wet chalk or chalk on a wet surface is not only easier to work with, but also lasts longer and shows up better.  Just dip chalk in a cup of warm water for a few seconds before you start writing and dip again as needed.
• Another option is sidewalk chalk paint.  It's cheap and easy to make (out of cornstarch, of all things!) and lets you write on rough patches of sidewalk more easily than with sticks of chalk.

I find that shorter messages work best for this (let's face it, getting down on your hands and knees to write out a long message is hard work...and I've got small children so my time is limited)  Here are some ideas:


"More than 117 babies DIE each year in the US from circumcision"
"HIS body.  HIS choice!"
"Whose body?  Whose rights?"
"Female circumcision = MUTILATION 
Male circumcision = okay?"
"His penis?  HIS decision!"
"Bring your WHOLE baby home!"

And of course I like to leave a link to more information....my link of choice being WHOLEnetwork.org.  :)