Guest Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Time off means i can get creative!!! I have just made a new self registration board with out a board!!! I thought i would share with you all! I ordered a pack called "A festival of flowers" from our county council supplies book it was meant to be used for wall displays but I adapted it with loads of glue & garden sticks!!! The pack contained hundreds of pre-cut flower shapes which I layered up on top of each other to get different effects etc. I then added on green garden sticks & put yellow velco in the flower centers. I brought a huge wicker hanging basket & filled it with shredded green paper, placed a flower supporting grid type of thing!! over the top & attached it with brown pipe cleaners. I placed the flowers in a trog basket, the children's name tickets & the hanging basket next to each other & introduced it as our new reg board!!! I printed images of watering cans to add the staff names to again with velcro. The children where delighted to choose their flower, add their name & then plant it!! I have had lovely comments from the parents as well as it makes a welcoming display when you enter the setting. The only problems I have had was my husband moaning as he stepped over the news paper on the floor in the front room! & that I can't seam to upload my photo for you all to see that is a shame as my description doesn't do it justice! This could be achieved by cutting out the flower shapes your self but the pre-cut pack just saved time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy P Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Sounds lovely Lesley What a fantastic idea I hope you are able to upload a photo at some point, i would love to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) I hope you are able to upload a photo at some point, i would love to see it That was just going through my mind Lucy! I'm sure a clever, technical type person will be along with some advice about how to post the photo Lesley! It sounds lovely! Edited April 8, 2008 by HappyMaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth1 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 What a fantastic idea, would love to see a photo if you can upload one at some point. I still need to sort out a system for snack to ensure all children have had theirs. We do have a self registation system but it is not well used. I may use something similar if I hadn't got a lot of other things that need doing. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 That sounds really good - I was going to put childrens names on 'flowerheads' (sparkle box) then put them on sticks ready for the children to place in a vase - but I like your idea soooo much better!!!!!! please please try and upload the photo!!! xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 wow! would also love to see! i'm going to try to create a 'moneybox' type thing for the children to post their name in when they have snack as its hard to see who has had snack, the system we have for this at the moment isn't working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 i'm going to try to create a 'moneybox' type thing for the children to post their name in when they have snack as its hard to see who has had snack, the system we have for this at the moment isn't working. Love this idea - not that we do a snack bar so it isn't a problem for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiny Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I would really love to see the photos too! We have a self registration system, but it is getting quite boring now. It is envelope size laminated card in group colours with names on and a post box in the registration room. Serves a purpose but isn't half as pretty as yours!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle06 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Another one who would love to see a photo of this idea sounds fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublinbay Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 wow! would also love to see!i'm going to try to create a 'moneybox' type thing for the children to post their name in when they have snack as its hard to see who has had snack, the system we have for this at the moment isn't working. We covered a shoe box with some brightly coloured wrapping paper and cut a post-box sized hole in the top for the children to post their name cards in when they have finished snack bar. Works very well and it gets re-covered every term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmawill Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Time off means i can get creative!!! I have just made a new self registration board with out a board!!! I thought i would share with you all!I ordered a pack called "A festival of flowers" from our county council supplies book it was meant to be used for wall displays but I adapted it with loads of glue & garden sticks!!! The pack contained hundreds of pre-cut flower shapes which I layered up on top of each other to get different effects etc. I then added on green garden sticks & put yellow velco in the flower centers. I brought a huge wicker hanging basket & filled it with shredded green paper, placed a flower supporting grid type of thing!! over the top & attached it with brown pipe cleaners. I placed the flowers in a trog basket, the children's name tickets & the hanging basket next to each other & introduced it as our new reg board!!! I printed images of watering cans to add the staff names to again with velcro. The children where delighted to choose their flower, add their name & then plant it!! I have had lovely comments from the parents as well as it makes a welcoming display when you enter the setting. The only problems I have had was my husband moaning as he stepped over the news paper on the floor in the front room! & that I can't seam to upload my photo for you all to see that is a shame as my description doesn't do it justice! This could be achieved by cutting out the flower shapes your self but the pre-cut pack just saved time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmawill Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Time off means i can get creative!!! I have just made a new self registration board with out a board!!! I thought i would share with you all!I ordered a pack called "A festival of flowers" from our county council supplies book it was meant to be used for wall displays but I adapted it with loads of glue & garden sticks!!! The pack contained hundreds of pre-cut flower shapes which I layered up on top of each other to get different effects etc. I then added on green garden sticks & put yellow velco in the flower centers. I brought a huge wicker hanging basket & filled it with shredded green paper, placed a flower supporting grid type of thing!! over the top & attached it with brown pipe cleaners. I placed the flowers in a trog basket, the children's name tickets & the hanging basket next to each other & introduced it as our new reg board!!! I printed images of watering cans to add the staff names to again with velcro. The children where delighted to choose their flower, add their name & then plant it!! I have had lovely comments from the parents as well as it makes a welcoming display when you enter the setting. The only problems I have had was my husband moaning as he stepped over the news paper on the floor in the front room! & that I can't seam to upload my photo for you all to see that is a shame as my description doesn't do it justice! This could be achieved by cutting out the flower shapes your self but the pre-cut pack just saved time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmawill Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 This sounds great, can i ask what a county council supply book is ans how much does it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 It has came from Suffolk county council, Procurement & commissioning (the book that the schools order from). The pack was £8.60p. I keep on trying to upload . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Ah ha i have done it!!!! but don't ask me how! One photo of my new reg board that is not a board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 absolutely lovely idea,Lesley!!......and i suspect flowers might start 'blooming' in many groups now we've seen your photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 That looks fantastic. I love the idea that the staff are watering cans. Well done. Sal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmawill Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 thanks lesley for the info i will contact my local council to see what they do. by the way lovely photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thank you for your comments, i hope the photo will help & may be spark off some other ideas for us all to share. I am trying to think of a different way to create a role play board. I have taken photos of the main items & would like to offer a self selection type display using the photos and loads of velcro i expect! Not sure what to base it on or what to make it out of, i think i need to wander around the shops and get inspired by something strange and different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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