My FIRST Monday-Made-It of the Summer!


Where has the summer gone?  I get really depressed when I think about all of the Monday-Made-Its I completed last year and realize that I haven't completed even ONE this year!

*sigh*

Well, seeing that yesterday I realized that I go back to work NEXT WEEK, I have been in frenzy mode today!

And, in all of that bustle, I finally have a Monday-Made-It....not saying how great it is, but I did "make" it! ;)

I've been wondering what to use for my hall display this year.  Last year, I bought canvases and had a "painting party" on the first day of school where each of my little Mon-STARS created their very own monster display.  What was I thinking??!?
The paintings turned out adorable, but...a PAINTING PARTY on the FIRST DAY of SCHOOL????

I wanted to go a different route this year. ;)

I found these wooden frames at Michael's.
You know, I'm the worst at pictures, right?  This is the only "before" pic I have.  They were wooden and came in a pack of 2.  They had little stickers all over them.  The front frame had this purple sticker (above) on it and the back frame had a black sticker and the white barcode sticker. 

They were stubborn.  After spending about 10 minutes trying to get the first sticker off and being left with 1,589 itty-bitty pieces of sticker, I remembered a trick I had seen on pinterest!

I used the hairdryer to heat up each sticker (10-20 seconds) and then they peeled right off without leaving any residue!  Holla!  I LOVE that pinterest!  The hairdryer "melts" the adhesive and stickers or labels come right off after being heated!  Woot!

Then, I my hubby spray painted them red and turquoise to match my room.

Meanwhile, I used washi tape to cover some clothespins.

Here is the final product.

 I used 3M hooks and ribbon to hang them in the hall.
I plan to have each student draw his/her own monster on the first day of school and will use glue dots to attach them to the back.  Their work will be attached with the clothespins.
I think it will still be a cute display (that I can use over and over) and save the sanity of a teacher on the first day of school. ;)


I also REmade my center signs and rotation cards....

Maybe a post on those later??  Looks like I'll be heading back to school tomorrow! So much to do and so little time - but, I don't have to tell you that do I?  :)



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  1. I love the red with turquoise! This is such a great way to decorate and display work:) Thanks for sharing!!!

    Tara
    The Math Maniac

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  2. I love your frames. They are so bright and fun.

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  3. i love the adorable frames!! Very nice for displaying student work!!

    Resource Room Rules

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  4. I love the look of your frames! Great to use year round!


    Debbie

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  5. Your monster wall is so awesome... it's scary! Haha! I love it, thanks for sharing!
    Teaching 3rd with Mr. G
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  6. Your frames are adorable! I buy dollar tree frames and display my students' self portraits in them. It's amazing what a frame can do... the kids love that their work is important enough to be framed (I wish I could just frame all their work).

    Your hallway display will look great! I can't hang anything up in my hallway yet, so I will just admire your work until I can decorate my own hallway :-)

    Elizabeth
    Seconds at the Beach
    2ndsatbeach@gmail.com

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  7. The frames turned out great; I love them!

    I bought those same ones to paint for my daughter's bathroom redo and those stickers were such a pain in the behind! I may or may not have had a slight hissy fit as I spent what felt like hours scraping the sticky stuff off of them. At one point, I busted out the sandpaper, finally gave up and painted over it anyway. Sigh. So, I feel your pain there; but seriously, your hallway looks great!

    Your kids are going to think that their work is extra special being featured in those fancy frames!

    Aimee
    Primarily Speaking

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  8. Those frames are so, so cute! And I will definitely remember that sticker advice. Nothing drives me crazier than wasting my time trying to peel those off!
    Danielle
    Carolina Teacher

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  9. I love your frames! That does seem much more manageable on the first day of school. I wish I had some hallway space to hang their work.

    Swimming into Second

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  10. Love what you did with those frames!! I have some hanging in my house...they are so cute!

    :) Sarah
    First Grade Buddies

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  11. I love those frames! Your hallway display will be too cute!!

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  12. I love the colors of your frames. I am currently working on a digital pack of paper with those two colors in it. I hope to have it up soon in my TpT store. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Your monSTAR pictures frames are adorable!! You are very clever.

    Hooty
    Hooty's Homeroom

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  14. These are the best frames! I love what you did to make them even better. So cute!

    Elizabeth
    Fun in Room 4B

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  15. Ohmigosh, that is the cutest display idea I've ever seen! Love the frames and the color choice! Too cute. :)

    Wendy
    Read With Me ABC

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  17. I love those frames! What a great idea for a hallway display.

    Tales from a Schoolyard

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  18. We definitely have to think about saving our sanity. I love the frames. They will make the monsters seem so fancy :-)

    Heather
    room 4 imagination

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  19. Your frames look fabulous! Never made it over on Monday, so I'm glad you linked it up again in your Five for Friday!

    Have a wonderful start to the year!

    Smiles,
    Sarah @ Hoots N Hollers

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