SMART visual

Bright and eye-catching:  I played around with these paper mache letters picked up from JoAnn's for .99 each to make my S.M.A.R.T. acryonym to post in my classroom.   Under $10 total, under 2 hours total, fun to do, and makes me smile when I'm pointing to the "A" for action for the 100th time this year  =)

 Supplies:  letters, water-based paint (I chose the green in honor of the eye-popping green ready to burst forth any minute this spring!) (plus I bought it on sale for $1.00 over a year ago...), brushes, paper towels, water, and a cool sunny day to play outside for an hour or two =)

First I primed in white, then I painted a few coats on the front surface only.  The paper mache soaks up the paint quickly, so FAST drying time!

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Next I painted the green on some paper to play around with designs and pick the color scheme  (I always have to have an actual visual to try out... even with fabric, yarn, clothes, make up, etc.)  

Then I gathered the materials and tools needed for the job:  the Stampin' Up craft pad works so great, and on every surface I've ever used it on.  Float medium helped me get the paint to the right consistency to use with the sponges, stamps, etc.

I almost stopped here - I loved the pink dots on the green!

But wanted to keep the "Wildcat" pride and theme going in the room:

  You can see why I'm trying to liven up this end of the room...   plain and boring!!  Curtains and the reading corner are next...   will be looking to pin some great ideas!