Making Giant Letters ( for bid night, etc.)

[honeychile]

We had the letters made so we could bolt them to a pole, and called them Standards, which we carried to football games & such. I was somewhat surprised to hear that not every school made them.

You want them light enough to carry, but not flimsy enough to break. Also, they should be able to be bolted/screwed together. One suggestion is that, if you're going to put them on a pole, make sure that your letters are up and down

Z
T
A

not ZTA. When the letters are side by side, they can easily be seen as "ATZ". So, you need to create a place to put a hole in each letter. If you're just using them for Bid Day, though, that's not really a problem. MDF board is okay, if it's smooth enough. You don't want the letters snagging on something and ruining your clothing. In other words, the sanding is going to be just as important as cutting out the letters!

Ours were made out of plywood, with the holes disguised into the painting of the design. A second one was the outline of a lion, with our letters painted on each side. I have to admit, I've never did the cutting, but was definitely in on the sanding! Have fun!