Monday Made It: A Fun Little Frame :)

This summer has been a whirlwind of new ideas flowing into my brain.  There are so many great crafts out there to make my room look awesome!  BUT I am going to let you in on a little secret......

I am not crafty.

There I said it.   I have all of these grand ideas (spurred on in no small part by the HGTV channel and Pinterest.)  But somehow, they just never get done.  I mean, I can put up a bulletin board with fancy borders, but when it comes to making things....that is best left to the experts.

HOWEVER, I can do simple things.  So that is what this Monday Made It with 4th Grade Frolics is.  A simple little craft that I thought would be cute in my classroom.  (and, yes, I am aware it is Tuesday...but I am on Summer time here....)

Every year, we take school pictures and, every year, I get the class composite.  I have NO idea what to do with it so usually, I do nothing.  Well, not this year.  I have made a nice EASY frame to put it in.  :) 

Secret #2....I am not actually in Room 6 :)

Here is how I did it.  

Step 1:  Gather materials (wooden frame, wooden tile letters, cording, 2 push pins, wooden number, acrylic paint, glue)

Step 2:  Paint the number and the frame in desired colors.  I choose black and white because they are neutral.  Usually our composite picture is blue, so I figured it would go well. Plus, the black and white will match any color scheme I choose for my room.

Step 3:  String up the letters to spell the word "Room".  I tied each letter in place on the cording. I didn't want them flopping around.

Step 4:  Tack the cording down on the frame with the thumbtacks (I actually painted these black, as they were white)

Step 5:  Glue on the wooden number.  Be careful of placement, as you don't want any students to be covered up once you put in the picture.

Step 6: Place the composite picture in and, viola, you are done!

So that is about as crafty as I can be right now.  Easy and to the point on my craftiness :)  What have you made this summer?