Froglet Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 We have a corridor in school which is sort of our library as well as going past the staff room and head's office. It's sort of become the unofficial display area for my class as we do lots of big paintings which I can never quite bear to throw away It's currently home to a giant Elmer, characters from Slowly, Slowly, Slowly said the sloth, assorted zoo creatures and an enormous whale complete with Jonah about to be eaten! Anyway, the head has decided it needs a revamp and I'm going to get to play! He wants it big, with lots of impact and I've thought of doing an 'Autumn Woodland'. Each class in our school is named after a woodland animal so I'm planning to put pictures of them in there. Ideas I've come up with so far include: trees made out of painted textured wallpaper. lots of leaves in gorgeous autumn colours will include some leaf prints and leaf rubbings too I think the animals bowls of conkers, pine cones on the window sills in there. papier mache pumpkins (I know they're not technically woodland but thought they'd be a good different technique) flocks of birds flying south across the ceiling - not sure how we could make the birds yet - toilet roll tubes maybe? I want to come up with a cool way of making sparkly spiders webs so need to do a bit of experimenting. So, what do you think? Any more ideas?! 1
Panders Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 From memory, sparkly spider webs can be done like window clings - dribble pva glue over something non-stick in spider web patterns, possible use a glass up turned bowl, then sprinkle with glitter. When pva dries you should be able to peel it off. how about some toadstools and mushrooms in your woodland scene. 2
Froglet Posted September 24, 2012 Author Posted September 24, 2012 From memory, sparkly spider webs can be done like window clings - dribble pva glue over something non-stick in spider web patterns, possible use a glass up turned bowl, then sprinkle with glitter. When pva dries you should be able to peel it off. how about some toadstools and mushrooms in your woodland scene. Great ideas - thank you! We could have those proper 'fairy toadstools' - red with white spots. I also thought of putting book characters that live in woods into it somewhere but could only come up with Stickman and Owl babies and I had Owl Babies up there not long ago!
Froglet Posted September 24, 2012 Author Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) I have one 'proper' display board on the wall in there - any thoughts about what could go on that? Most other stuff will go on walls so it really does feel as if you're walking through a wood. Edited September 24, 2012 by HelenD26
Froglet Posted September 24, 2012 Author Posted September 24, 2012 What about the Gruffalo! Duh! How could I have forgotten?! 1
Cait Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Ooh, a couple of years ago we took part in a paper bag toadstool thing, if you google paper bag mushrooms you should find it. I can't get my little grey cells to come up with the name, but it was great fun. Easy to do too. http://dougrhodehamel.wordpress.com/category/1-spore-project/ Edited to add, Spore project of course! Edited September 24, 2012 by Cait 2
Rea Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 An old fish tank with a rotting log, dead leaves, a bit of soil and whatever creatures arrive with it. Woodlouse, spiders, snails? Maybe keep it for a few days and return it to the wild. Percy the Park keeper, Three bears, Hansel and Gretel 1
Froglet Posted September 24, 2012 Author Posted September 24, 2012 How cool are those mushrooms?! Anyone know where I can get brown paper lunchbags from? Rea - great character ideas and love the real wildlife suggestion. I'm wondering about making the display board 'wordy' Maybe some autumn poems written on to crumpled and 'teabagged' 'old' paper?
Rea Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 I remember a poem my nan used to tell us about the wind, Who can see the wind, Neither me nor you But when the tree's bend down their heads The wind is passing through.
Panders Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 How cool are those mushrooms?! Anyone know where I can get brown paper lunchbags from? Rea - great character ideas and love the real wildlife suggestion. I'm wondering about making the display board 'wordy' Maybe some autumn poems written on to crumpled and 'teabagged' 'old' paper? i've seen these at local cash and carry, but you would have to buy loads! What about ask McDonalds for some brown paper bags, do they still put takeaways in them I wonder/
Froglet Posted September 24, 2012 Author Posted September 24, 2012 i've seen these at local cash and carry, but you would have to buy loads! What about ask McDonalds for some brown paper bags, do they still put takeaways in them I wonder/ I've been googling and just come to the conclusion that I'd have to buy thousands and while I want big - maybe not quite that big! McD's is a good idea.
Mouseketeer Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Their handprints in lots of autumny colours, cut around and used to make a large tree looks good.
Froglet Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 Their handprints in lots of autumny colours, cut around and used to make a large tree looks good. I love handprint trees. So, I'm thinking a mixture of 'real' and handprint trees now. Am planning to buy a large roll of textured wallpaper and take out shares in brown paint! 1
Mouseketeer Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 We also did a handprint (whispers) Christmas tree, diff shades of green, hands facing down,staple row of how ever many along bottom, working upto one at top, added lots of decs they,d made, then after hols decs came off and brightly coloured feather birds were added.
sunnyday Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 ooooh mouse used the C word S'pose this is not the time to mention my fave 'woodland character' Helen? No probably not......... Re paper bags - ask your parents - might be someone with a contact.......... 3
Cait Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 shares in brown paint! Surely you'll be letting the children find out how to make their own. (Shocked face!) 2
Froglet Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 We also did a handprint (whispers) Christmas tree, diff shades of green, hands facing down,staple row of how ever many along bottom, working upto one at top, added lots of decs they,d made, then after hols decs came off and brightly coloured feather birds were added. I've done the Christmas tree one before - padded it out with newspaper, looked fab! ooooh mouse used the C word S'pose this is not the time to mention my fave 'woodland character' Helen? No probably not......... Re paper bags - ask your parents - might be someone with a contact.......... Mention away - I'd not thought of him. Am very short of sleep at the moment - woke up at half 3 today! Surely you'll be letting the children find out how to make their own. (Shocked face!) They discovered that this morning, I've just introduced them to self-service paint in soap dispensers. Much excitement this morning as they gradually discovered that if you squirt a bit of everything on it makes brown! Seriously is there a way to make brown paint? Was wondering if runny mud might be too authentic?
Froglet Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 That's lovely - how did you do the tree? Looks really textured. I'll do brown leaf collecting if possible but the head would like it done before parents evening in a couple of weeks and we're still pretty green here!
Rea Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Seriously is there a way to make brown paint? Red and green :1b Or, red, yellow, blue Edited September 25, 2012 by Rea
Froglet Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks Rea! I can't do the appropriate smiley on the iPad! I thought there was some great early years paint making mystery about to be revealed! Told you it had been a long day.
Inge Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 we used to hang garden netting on a board and the children collected leaves etc to weave onto it, or poke into the holes etc...to make the woodland floor effect so it was real materials and textures.. we either did a walk to collect are asked parents to help children find and bring in items.. have you checked the gallery out.. there are a lot of autumn displays there that may give a bit more inspiration
Guest Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 I think we scrunched up paper then stuck it on then painted brown. We had it on the floor with kids working on either side. Was a long time ago now. That class are y6 now!
sunnyday Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Seriously is there a way to make brown paint? Seriously - if you need any brown paint making experts I can send you some from my setting I'm really struggling not to say "please don't mix all the colours, everything's brown now" I know I mustn't - resist, resist, resist :lol: 3
Froglet Posted September 26, 2012 Author Posted September 26, 2012 Seriously - if you need any brown paint making experts I can send you some from my setting I'm really struggling not to say "please don't mix all the colours, everything's brown now" I know I mustn't - resist, resist, resist :lol: Thank goodness it's not just me! Now mine have discovered painting they're painting everything including themselves! Part of me is wondering whether they've actually ever seen paint before! They are also very keen on painting all the boxes from my junk tub but not actually making anything with them - I'm not entirely sure what to do with a drying rack full of brown boxes?! 1
sunnyday Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Thank goodness it's not just me! Now mine have discovered painting they're painting everything including themselves! Part of me is wondering whether they've actually ever seen paint before! They are also very keen on painting all the boxes from my junk tub but not actually making anything with them - I'm not entirely sure what to do with a drying rack full of brown boxes?! I would send them home! (The boxes that is - I'm not suggesting that you suspend the painters!) :blink: 1
Rea Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Thank goodness it's not just me! Now mine have discovered painting they're painting everything including themselves! Part of me is wondering whether they've actually ever seen paint before! They are also very keen on painting all the boxes from my junk tub but not actually making anything with them - I'm not entirely sure what to do with a drying rack full of brown boxes?! Save them for when you need to build the 3rd little pigs house 1
HoneyPancakes Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 I'm not entirely sure what to do with a drying rack full of brown boxes?! Bring them out again next time with stickers, glue sticks, glitter, string to thread tubes to make wheels or necklaces, bits and pieces. I've had children work on the same piece of junk for weeks. I let them follow their interests - vehicles, buildings, sparkly things, weapons, breathing apparatus, animals.... H 1
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