Recognition Certificates

Award certificates for children?

Our nonprofit organization is sponsoring some activities for children - mainly pre-teen, some teenagers - and we need to give them participant certificates and first/second/third place prize certificates. I'd appreciate suggestions on where you bought the card stock and any suggestions you may have on how to make attractive awards certificates.

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1. baskin robins.starbucks..or jamba juice.. and if theyre in ur area..cold stone i would get a variety i would say though: 1st:...uhhh $10 2nd: $7 3rd: $5 hope this helped!!..oh and btw good luck!!
2. Microsoft Works has some award certificate layouts, and you can customize what they say on each of them. Or you can use software like photoshop or greeting card maker that can let you really customize the certificates. I don't know what stores you have nearby, but depending on what you want to spend the low end would be Walmart has card stock, or you could check out a Kinkos or Staples for some higher end stuff.
3. You can get card stock at any office supply store (Staples, Office Depot, Office Max, etc.) and most discount stores (Target, Walmart, KMart, Shopko, etc.). Check out the stationery section. Instead of card stock, consider using textured stationery (resume paper, for example). Card stock will crease while lighter weight paper will roll. Even colored printer paper would work. You could even take advantage of that by rolling the certificates and tying them with a ribbon for presentation. As for designing the certificates, you have templates already in your computer (probably), because most computers are shipped with Microsoft Works. Click Start, hover over All Program" and select Microsoft Works Task Launcher. At the top of the screen, click Templates. The second icon should be Certificates. Click on this, then scroll through your options. If you don't have Microsoft Works, check to see if you have any basic publishing or photo editing software. They will probably have templates for certificates. You can embellish the certificates further by adding stickers - colorful ones for the younger kids, and foil stickers shaped like starbursts or prize ribbons for the older kids.
4. There is a store chain called "Dollar Tree". If you have one in your area, they have ribbons and certificates very cheap.