Showcase your Football Gear
Create a mini exhibit of your football gear: clean, arrange, label each item, photograph it, and explain how each piece protects and helps you.
Step-by-step guide to showcase your football gear
Step 1
Gather all your football gear and the materials and bring them to a clear table or floor space.
Step 2
Wet the soft cloth in the small bowl of water and put a tiny bit of mild soap on the cloth.
Step 3
Wipe each gear item gently with the soapy cloth to remove mud and dirt.
Step 4
Rinse the cloth in the bowl and wipe each item again to remove soap.
Step 5
Lay the cleaned items on the clean towel and leave them to air dry completely.
Step 6
Put the poster board or box lid on the table to be your exhibit base.
Step 7
Arrange the cleaned gear on the exhibit base in a neat and friendly display.
Step 8
Write a name label and one-sentence explanation for how each item protects or helps you on separate pieces of paper.
Step 9
Attach each label next to its matching item using tape or sticky labels.
Step 10
Take photos of the whole exhibit and close-up photos of each labeled item from a few angles.
Step 11
Share your finished exhibit and photos on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a poster board or box lid for the exhibit base?
Use a clean bed sheet, large baking tray, flattened moving box, or even a clean table placemat as your exhibit base instead of the poster board or box lid specified in the instructions.
My gear still looks dirty after wiping—what should I do during the cleaning steps?
If mud or soap residue remains, follow step 4 and rinse the cloth in the bowl and wipe items again, or change to a fresh bowl of clean water and repeat wiping before laying items on the towel to air dry as instructed.
How can I change the activity for different ages?
For preschoolers, an adult can pre-wet the soft cloth and let them help arrange one or two cleaned items and attach pre-written labels, while older kids can do all washing steps, write their own one-sentence explanations, and take the photos to upload to DIY.org.
How can we make the exhibit more interesting or personalized?
Decorate the poster board with team colors and the player's name, add a short safety fact on each label next to its matching item, and record a short narrated video showing the labeled close-up photos to share on DIY.org.
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Facts about football equipment and safety
👟 Cleat patterns change for grass vs. artificial turf — the right studs can help players stop and turn faster.
🛡️ Modern football helmets combine a hard outer shell with energy-absorbing foam inside to help spread out impact forces.
🧥 Shoulder pads grew popular in the early 1900s as the sport got more physical, helping guard against shoulder and chest injuries.
🏈 The very first football helmets were made of leather and offered almost no face protection — helmets became mandatory much later.
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