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Door hanger template
Two rounded door hangers per page, each with a circle for the doorknob and a slit to slide it on. You can type a message or leave them blank to decorate by hand.
- Type your details or print blank
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On this page
A door hanger tells the household something without a word being said aloud: do not disturb, quiet please, baby sleeping. This sheet prints two on a page, ready to cut.
What prints
The page title is "Door Hanger Template". Two tall rounded rectangles stand side by side. Each is roughly two and a half times as tall as it is wide, with softly rounded corners. Near the top of each hanger is a circle for the doorknob, and a slit runs from the left side of that circle out to the left edge, slanting slightly downward.
The instruction line asks you to cut around each hanger, cut out the circle, snip along the short line so it slips over a doorknob, and notes that card stock lasts longest. There is no key, name or date line.
If you type a message, it is printed in bold, centered below the knob hole on both hangers. The message box holds up to 60 characters over two lines, and long text wraps to as many as four lines on the hanger. With nothing typed, the hangers are blank.
The settings
- Message (optional): text up to 60 characters, two lines. The hint shown is "Do Not Disturb".
- Writing lines on the hanger: a toggle that adds faint horizontal lines below the message area, which are useful for children who want to write or draw their own words.
Making the hanger
Print on heavy card, roughly 65 to 110 lb, at actual size. Cut the outer outline, cut out the circle and then cut the slit. The circle is easiest to cut if you fold the page first and snip a starter hole, or use a hole punch and then enlarge it. Blunt-tip scissors are fine for children; an adult should help with the circle and any craft knife work.
Because the slit runs to the edge, the hanger bends a little to go over the knob. Cardboard that is too thin will tear there. If it does, reinforce the slit with a piece of clear tape on each side.
Worked example: a sign for a shift worker
Elena works nights and sleeps until two. Her children, aged six and nine, want a sign for the hall door. She types "Shhh, Mom is sleeping" in the message box and leaves the writing lines off, then prints on yellow card stock. The message wraps onto two lines on each hanger.
The six-year-old colors one hanger with stars. The nine-year-old uses the second one as a draft for a friend's "Keep out, science in progress" version, adding the lines toggle so she can write by hand. After cutting, they hang one on each side of the door. The leftover scraps can become decoration from the star template.
One more idea
Print the blank version for a party and let each guest decorate a hanger as a favor. A heart template works as a sticker on top.