My Rockin' Bulletin Board

I've been workin' hard to get my classroom all ready for the little ones!!!

Aimee at Primarily Speaking came up with The. Cutest. Bulletin Board. Ever. So I did what all good teachers do- I copied it. Thank you Aimee! ;-) Plus, it's one of those bulletin boards that you don't have to change out all year. It's not seasonal so it can stay the same  until June, ya know!? 

{ Confession: I despise changing out bulletin boards. Absolutely hate it. I always thought I would love it (before I became a teacher), and then after falling from ladders/a bajillion paper cuts/and lots of sweat and tear when I have a million other things I need/want to be doing- I just don't like it so much! } 

Anyways, my sweet mom came in for a day to help me get everything ready, and we created this adorable bulletin board! 

I got a lot of questions about the frames on the bulletin board- so here's how I did it. 

You'll need:

-Spray paint- whichever colors you want! 

-Frames (I got mine from the Dollar Tree)

-Cork board Con-tact stuff (I got this at Home Depot) 

-You won't need the push pins...... 

Take the frames apart and spray paint them!!!

Pretty! 

Use the glass from the frames to trace rectangles onto the cork board. 

Cut out the rectangles and you'll have pieces that are the same size as the glass. 

Peel off the adhesive, and stick the cork right onto the glass. 

Once the frames are dry, reassemble them!

Now, hanging them on the wall at school was a little tricky.

I pulled the stand part off, and hot glued and flat tac underneath the hangy part (???) like this: 

That way, I could just push the frame into the wall- and they're actually pretty sturdy. 

Now, the one big problem I had was that push pins don't really push into the cork because it's too shallow and the glass is right behind it. :-(

So... to hang up student work, I'll just have to either staple it or use double sided tape. Who am I kidding- the kids' work from September will probably stay up until April-ish. Either way, it looks cute...

I'm planning on allowing the kids to choose what they want to put up there- anything they're proud of or want to share! It'll be a hodgepodge of awesomeness! 

(Sorry about the dark pictures...I'm still learning how to use my fancy schmancy camera...!)

The cute little rock star people are from Melonheadz!!! They make me happy! :-) I had them enlarged at Staples! 

Do you like changing out bulletin boards...? Am I the only one that hates it...? ;-)