Tricks of the Trade

[3rdtimesacharm]

Love your tips for washing up and circle time routine, torontokids!!
And kindertime, I love the sound of your welcome board!!! Can I ask what you do it on? A big bristol board or something??

[kindertime]

Love your tips for washing up and circle time routine, torontokids!!
And kindertime, I love the sound of your welcome board!!! Can I ask what you do it on? A big bristol board or something??

Several years ago I decided to repaint the walls at the front door. After years of kids dirty coats rubbing when they sit on the bench, there was a grey stain that would not come off. So I also thought at that time I should put up something that will be washable.

So... at the hardware store, I bought three 5ft x 2.5ft sheets of clear plastic. Not Plexi (too expensive) but similar. I use them on the walls. One is behind the bench, attached with velcro to show off art work. The second is above the kid's hooks and that is where I put the welcome board. The sky and grass are painted on large sheets of paper. (50ft roll from Walmart) They are painted separately so the grass can overlap the sky. (I cut it to make rolling hils.)

The third sheet of plastic is in the playroom to hold the calendar and weather board we do at our circle. I used more velcro at the top to hold it on and those zigzag brackets (used for flat mirrors) to hold it at the bottom. I can easily take it on and off but the kids can't pull the days off the calendar.