So- I am super into paper fans right now...
I used to have tissue puffy balls hanging in my classroom.
They looked like this...
Please excuse the bare bones, boring classroom. Anyway~ I hang the puff balls over each table group & that's how I organize groups & centers & well, everything...
Sooooo, I got a little tired of the puff balls after 3 years & now I am switching to fans.
Well, I thought I would do a little tutorial so that you can make them for your very own, that is, if you like them! :)
STEP 1: Accordian Fold a 12 x 18 piece of construction paper (about 1" folds).
*You will need 3 of these.
STEP 2: Fold all 3 of them in half.
STEP 3: Get that hot glue gun fired up & start gluing the ends of all 3 sections together!
Keep Gluing... REMEMBER, you are just gluing the edges together...see, it's starting to look fan-ish!
Just keep gluing....halfway there...
Almost done, just gotta glue those last two edges together!
Yay! All that gluing paid off!! A pretty 12" fan!
OPTIONAL STEP 4: Add a label to the fan. I put the label on front & back because mine will be hanging from the ceiling & turning around occassionally.
STEP 5: Hot Glue a ribbon on & ba-da-bing you have yourself a paper fan!! Yippie!!
Here's my little bundle of colored fans.
My room will be rainbow chevron this year & I am LOVING these bright colored cuties!! I cannot wait to get in my classroom & hang them all up!!
Don't worry, I will post picks!!
7 comments:
I love the fans! We aren't allowed to hang anything from our ceiling. :( I'm jealous!
Miss King's Enchanted Kingdom
Boo! I always hang stuff from the ceiling. I've seen them on bulletin boards, too....maybe you could try that if you like them. :)
Jen's Kinder Kids
I love the fan idea!!! What a great alternative to the puff balls!!! I am so doing this, this year. My room is going to be superhero/rainbow colors this year! I will glue onomonopias to the front of mine!! Thanks for the great idea!
This is fantastic idea :) Love it!!
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Cassie
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LOVE this!! I need to refresh my room, as I am looping up with my firsties to second! Question: Do you have the team signs in your store, or where did you find them? Thanks!!!
Super cute! I was getting tired of my pom pom balls too! I am going to give these a try! Thanks so much for sharing.
~Laura
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I love these, thanks for sharing.
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