Communicating Through Text

It seems the only way to get a kids attention today is to talk to them via a text message on a tablet or cell phone. They just do not seem to hear spoken words, (at least my grandkids don't) so I decided to write a poem of what I wanted to tell them. I then put it down as a text message on a drawn version of a tablet! No deleting this message! It can be hung on the wall as a reminder!

1. A sheet of paper
2. A pencil
3. Fine tip Permanent pen
4. Electrical Symbols Template (or ruler, i used this because it also had little shapes I could use as well as ruler)
5. The message you want to convey (mine was a poem I wrote for grandkids)

1. Using the ruler on side of template I placed it on the paper and began writing my message in ink.
2. Slide ruler down to begin writing the second line of text. This at least kept the bottom of my text lines somewhat even.
3. Continue doing this until you have finished the message

1. After the text is done, take the ruler and pencil lines around the body of text making it resemble that of a text message screen. Lightly shade it in with pencil so it resembles a text box. (Shown with red arrows)
2. Now again using the ruler, pencil lines around the outside of this so it resembles a phone or tablet. (Shown with blue arrows)
3. Lastly, add details to the drawing to make it resemble text screen, like time, internet strength, charge %, etc.(Shown with yellow marks)
4. Now you can cut it out and frame it or simply thumbtack it to a wall as a reminder!