Door Tag Idea: Knowing and Recognizing Neighbors via Polaroid Photos

Submitted by Angie McMurray, Eastern Oregon University

During our training week we set goals to meet our outcomes for the year. One of our outcomes was getting our residents to know and recognize their neighbors.

One of the ways we decided to meet this goal was to make door tags that included a picture of the residents.

I took pictures of my residents and framed them in a white border that was even on the top and sides, but extra long on the bottom. This made the picture look like one taken by a Polaroid camera. I then wrote their names on the longer white part, much how it would appear in a family photo album, and had them laminated.

They came out looking pretty nice, and the residents really enjoyed them.

I also offered the option for a new name tag with a picture of their choosing to anyone who was displeased with the picture I took so there would not be disgruntled residents who took their name tag down just so no one would see that picture.