 | Hot glue crayons around the edges of the bulletin board. Glue the
crayons to strips of butcher paper, construction paper, or paper shopping
bags. |
| Cut strips from scrapbooking paper with the same theme. If you use
12 X 12 paper, you can get six 2 inch strips from one sheet of paper.
Laminate for durability. |
| Use wide ribbon
for a colorful border. |
| Glue movie ticket
stubs to strips of construction paper and laminate. |
| Connect individual
sheets from mini-notepads and laminate. |
| Cut strips of
newspaper and laminate. You could also use entire articles if they
are cut to the same width. |
| Use picture
postcards. Leave them loose or connect several and laminate. |
| Laminate strips of
fabric that fit your theme. |
| Cut old greeting
cards to the same width, connect, and laminate . |
| Use graphics
software or clipart from the Internet to print pictures in columns. Cut the columns to
the same width, connect, and laminate. You may wish to
back them with construction paper or Bristol board before
laminating. |
| Cut wrapping paper
into strips and laminate. |
| Save the covers of
discarded paperbacks. Then cut them to the same width,
connect them, and laminate them. |
| Save the pages of
discarded books. Cut them to the same width, connect
them, and laminate them. |
| To create a wide
border, put two side by side. It is better to use the
same pattern or a solid and a print, rather than two
different prints. |
| Cut out different
cartoons from the newspaper. Glue them to strips of
construction paper and laminate. |
| Use the pages from
desk calendars. You can use them with the dates or cut
the dates off. Glue them to strips of construction paper
and laminate. |
| Use miniature
posters along the top of the bulletin board. If it is
extremely high, use them along the bottom as well. If it
is extremely wide, use them along the sides. |
| Use desk tapes
meant for student desks. For example, number lines,
alphabets, cursive handwriting guides, or rulers. |
| Use photographs
from previous years. Laminate them for durability. |
| Use old flash
cards that have been laminated. |
| Don't throw away
calendar numbers or cover-ups just because some are lost.
Use the old ones for a border on a calendar or math
bulletin board. |
| For a 3-D effect,
use old puzzle pieces. Glue them to strips of
construction paper. |
| Put stickers or
postage stamps on strips of construction paper and
laminate them. |
| Use bookmarks as a
border for a reading bulletin board. |
| Do you have some
play money left from an old game? Use the bills to create
a border. |
| Instead of throwing away free CDs, turn them over and place them
around the edges of the bulletin board. |
| Use playing cards for a border. You can use this bulletin board
for any type of game, sport, or life in general. |
