I admit it, I am a perfectionist. And I don't always take no for an answer. Sometimes that turns out to be a good thing. Like when we redid our children's area, and I could not stand how the old doors looked in the new area.
Showing posts with label Remodeling and Theming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remodeling and Theming. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2018
Repurposing In KidMin - Doors & Windows
I admit it, I am a perfectionist. And I don't always take no for an answer. Sometimes that turns out to be a good thing. Like when we redid our children's area, and I could not stand how the old doors looked in the new area.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Church Nursery Makeover
Ever seen these babies in the nursery? No, not the father/daughter team, the cribs. A few years ago we decided it was time to do a nursery makeover, even though we didn't have any babies at the time.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Decorating for VBS
Recently our church had the
opportunity to be involved in a collaborative VBS. We partnered with two other
churches. The VBS was actually held twice, once at the “mother” church and then
again at our church a month later.
We moved all of the decorations
down to our church and
Sunday, August 30, 2015
DIY Theming Part 2 - Dignified Doors
In my last blog post I wrote about some DIY tools available through online sites to theme, remodel, or just spruce up your children’s area. In this post and the next, I want to show you what we
Friday, August 21, 2015
DIY Theming That Doesn't Look Like You Did It Yourself
Earlier, I wrote a blog post about the DIY remodel of the children’s area in our church building. I wanted to do the work ourselves to save money, but I had one stipulation: I did not want
Monday, March 9, 2015
Bible Times Sunday School Room
This room came about when we were doing a VBS a few years back. The program had scenery you could project onto the wall of a room to make it look like the inside of a Bible time’s home. I thought we had some rolls of white paper we had made look like stone, and so I planned on doing the whole room instead of just one wall.
Two things changed that.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Classroom Upgrade
Our children’s ministry is located in the 1940s wing of our church facility. Needless to say, it is old. It needed a big overhaul, but not everyone was ready for that. Since I WAS, I began with my own class room.
Before Picture: space hogging cabinet and bulletin board removed |
The first thing I did was to strip the room down. There was a huge bulletin board and a chalk board. I wanted the walls free so I could do whatever I wanted. I also took down the bookshelves and wall brackets.
The bulletin and chalk boards were glued to the wall, so it was a big job to take them off. Then
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