You've probably seen door hangers in hotels to signal that you don't want to be disturbed by the hotel staff. Now your child can have their own door hanger to use at home! Children can use them to signal when they want some quiet time to themselves, and turn them around when they are ready to play. Older siblings and adults might also use them to signal that they need some quiet time too!
We've designed a door hanger with illustrations from the book that Lorrie will be handing out at events. You can print this on your own printer and make your own hanger at home, or your child can design their own! We use colors and images to make the privacy side and play side recognizable without the need to read the words.
Use heavy paper, poster board, or cardboard to cut out a door hanger with a hook or notch for the doorknob. A cereal box works well. You can print our blank door tag template, cut it out and trace it on your cardboard.
Print our illustrated door tag, cut it out, and tape or glue it to the front and back of your door tag.
To involve children in a more creative project, print our door hanger that has words but no illustrations. Then ask children to draw their own pictures of privacy and play. When they're done, let them cut out their illustrations (or help them cut them out) and tape or glue them to the front and back of your door hanger.
A young friend drew a red light and green light on his door hanger, as shown below. His older brother also used a red/green theme but drew his door locked and unlocked. Their mother reported that after they made these door hangers, they flipped them repeatedly on their shared bedroom door, mostly to get privacy from their baby brother.
