My youngest son calls the side porch his “habitat”.
We are all looking to create spaces of our very own in the new house.
Old thrifted Boston Public School desk & chair set that they boys are enjoying turning into a rocket console, time travel capsule and just plain sitting spot.
My oldest reading his new favorite, Tin Tin.
Enjoying the shadows in the early a.m.
Learning more about this house every day.
You are all the craftiest folks I know and I could use your help! If you are a friend, a reader, a commenter, a lurker, a stumbler, or just an other; I need to pick your brains.
Here is the deal, every class at my son’s school decorates 1 chair which is then put up for auction to raise money for the school. I was asked to be responsible for the K chair. I was thrilled and flattered! I picked this wonderful (but in retrospect more work!) vintage desk and chair.
My first ideas were:
-sort of decoupage but of what? The children?
-A stencil of words to describe the school.
-Chalk board paint and…?
– a paint by numbers kind of thing. I am thinking about using a photo of the AMAZING teachers (which would open up bidding to other grades and not be so specific to the parents in this current K) A friend suggested I use the Obamicon but it didn’t quite come out right.
-My very first idea was to have the kids rip strips of fabric and weave it in the slats of the chair but while I like the symbolism I think it would look a mess.
My sense is that in the past the children have had varying levels of participation. I was hoping the woodshop teacher would let me bring in the pieces so the kids could help sand as a choice during woodshop. And hopefully they could be involved a little bit more than that as well.
Any ideas? Links? Suggestions? Half formed visions? Exact drawn out plans? I welcome any and all suggestions. PLEASE HELP.
Oi vey, I am starting to panic.
