Handheld placard for events

A handheld placard comprising:

• a body made of a rigid paper material and comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a bottom edge, side edges, a top edge, and an inner edge defining a handle opening through the body;
• a handle flap extending downward from the bottom edge of the body and connected to the bottom edge at a first fold line, the handle flap comprising an upper portion joined to a lower portion by a second fold line, wherein
• the body further comprises tabs extending downward from the bottom edge on opposing sides of the handle flap, wherein the handle flap is joined to the tabs at tear lines comprising a plurality of perforations, and
• the handle flap comprises a pre-folded configuration and a folded configuration, the pre-folded configuration comprising the handle flap substantially flat and the folded configuration comprising the upper portion of the handle flap folded upwards along the first fold line, and the lower portion folded through the handle opening along the second fold line, wherein the tear lines are broken when converting the handle flap from the pre-folded configuration to the folded configuration.