School Reading Month Theme CAMPING!!!

This years theme for school reading month

CAMPING !!!

I always like to use items that help make the bulletin board stand out even more. I have a lot of trees and bushes on my property so incorporating them into the board is an easy thing to do that will help it pop out at you, without having to do a lot of work making them. The Dollar store is were I found some of the items I used for this project. Because as YOU know bulletin boards take a lot of planning, work making the items and putting it all up. Many hours went into making just the people in this scene. So get some ideas from what I have done and make one of your own. Get started for the next school year. 

The moon in the back ground is a push light from the dollar store.  I did put batteries in it, but of course with kids turning it on and off all the time it did not last long. I had to use contact cement to put it on the butcher paper and stapled the paper all around so it would not sag from the weight. I love watching Bob Ross and when ever I try to do mountains I think of him and just go for it. One thing he always said on his show was "There are no mistakes, just happy accidents." I like to think of myself as an artist who uses recycled and different materials to create these boards. It's fun and challenging to create from plastics and card board around the house.

The Peanuts characters took the longest. I first went on line to get pictures that I could print out that would work for the camping theme. It really takes a long time to draw them by hand so I cheated a little by getting the images. In doing so I also had to take into account the size I needed them to be for the board.  These guys are made out of felt, pipe cleaners and fabric puff paint.

The marshmellows are made out of hair curlers. I put white paint on them which took a couple days to dry. Also a note on these. Some kids decided to pick apart the marshmellows. Sticks are from my apple tree and glued the marshmellow on the end. Had to measure were the characters were sitting for the lengh, so I put them on my floor with the fire and adjusted at home.

So the fire!! My school has a laminater. The extra clear laminated plastic that you cut off I used for the flames. Permenent marker colors red, orange and yellow I used, after I drew the flames. Then cut them out and what do you know. I think this will be my go-to for flames. Felt rocks with coals and logs made from pipe foam.

Dollar store again! The tent is made out of a shower curtain. Yes you read that right. I cut it in half to make the two tents. The stakes are another different type of hair curlers. I used rope with the stakes. Just some thin stuff from you guessed it the dollar store. So what is the one pole made out of....well that is a long glow in the dark stick  also found at ........ the dollar store. I have some cardboard under the plastic trying to give it some depth. Poof it out a bit.

The same on this side.