DIY Play Kitchen Cuteness

Over the last few years I have had a little plastic kitchen in my room that I got from Walmart.  I never really have liked it, and it is very hard to store when not using.  So....at the end of the school year I gave it to another teacher.  I was not sure what I would do, but I knew I would make my own creation of a kitchen.  I have researched Pinterest and got lots of great ideas.  This week it hit me what I was going to do.  Take a look at the little kitchen I created with hardly any cost.  Pretty much every thing on it I already had.  I took pictures step by step if you decide to get your craftiness on.

The kitchen was made from a small rolling tv stand we have had for years.  In fact it has been sitting under the carport and had lots of spider webs before it was cleaned up.  :-)

The counter was made from some leftover tile that I used in my kitchen.  

I painted the top of the stand and then glued the tile on top to form the counter.

The burners were made from gluing 3 cds on top of each other with hot glue.

After gluing them together, I painted them to look like burners. 

Here they are glued down.  

The oven and microwave were made with felt.  I glued the blue on top and painted the  felt.  They are  glued on like curtains.  

The knobs are just simple drawer knobs that have been painted black, and then all  wording was added. After gluing all items down I covered them with modge podge to seal it.  

The back board with made from the cardboard pieces from the tile.  I glued them 3 thick and put paint sticks on the pack to help with stability.  I covered it with border and put modge podge on it to seal it.  The back splash is an aluminum pan that the sides are cut off.  The window is cardboard again covered with modge podge and curtains.  

We put hooks on each side that we had and I hung my pots and pans that I bought from IKEA a few weeks ago.  

The curtain was made by taking a paint stick and hot gluing the material on the stick.  I gathered it as I glued.  Got a little glue burn from this step.  :-(  The cutting board is from the Dollar Tree.  

The food was bought with a gift card I had at the end of the year, and the dishes are from IKEA.  

The rack for the oven believe it or not is a cookie cooling rack from the Dollar Tree.  You get two in a pack.  

I hope you enjoyed looking at my little kitchen as much as I had making it.  I'm in love with it and can't wait to get it in my classroom.  

Happy Summer DIY Crafting

Lisa

A Pinterest Kind of Start To a Great New Year

It's hard to believe that we have come to the end of preplanning and the first two days of school.  I have to say I love, love, love my new class of K-Crew Kids.  All 24 of them.  They have all walked in like little pros with very few tears shed for the beginning of the year.  I'd say that's pretty good.  When setting up my classroom this year, I decided to put my pinterest finds to use.  I can't wait for you to see all the adorable things in room 6 this year.  Love it.  

A look into room 6 from the door

Love my room this year.  Full of cuteness.

My new listening center.  Look at the adorable chairs I found at Walmart. 

We gave the mailboxes a makeover this year.  Once the kids learn the color in their mailbox, we can pack up by color.  This also cuts down on having so many at the mailboxes at one time.  

I gave my behavior chart a facelift this year.  The first change was to put it on a magnetic board.  I then took buttons and glued magnets to the back.  The top of the button has each students number on it.  I then added up and down arrows so that they will understand the direction they are asked to move. I added a  happy and sad face so they will understand what the words mean.  It turned out really cute.  

Love my organized shelf.  I attached  boarder to the edges to dress up the shelf.  I then put all of my organized supplies on it.  I am loving it and the organization.  

Here are my crayon containers.  They were made from cupcake pans and sippy cups from the Dollar Tree. I put velcro on the bottom of the cups, so that they stay in place.  The crayons and other items are sorted into their own individual cup.  Loving them.    

This was one of the best inventions that I discovered toward the end of the last school year.  Place a sponge inside a container of your choice.  Pour glue over the sponge.  The glue will soak into the sponge. The kids touch the item they are gluing on the sponge.  It saves glue and mess.  When not in use snap the lid on.  

So proud of my clip boards / marker boards.  I covered the front and the edges of the clip board in duct tape.  I then hot glued these marker boards that I found in Walmart on the back.  So fantastic!!!  Takes up less space and so much easier to keep up with.  

Here is the dry erase boards from Walmart.  I'm sure you can search for them if they are not in your local store.  

Cute bubbles for open house. 

Markers with pom pom for erasers glued on the end.  

I gave these flower pots a face lift.  Cute.  

Love my new flower arrangement.  So easy to make.  Take a container of your choice.  Hot glue a Styrofoam ball inside the container.   Then simply stick the dum dums in the styrofoam.  I then decorated the outside.  

Love my wreath hanging outside my room.  My wonderful K-Crew teacher Kaleigh made it for me.  So cute.  

Here are my new table markers. They are hanging above each table.  Loving it.  

Here is my chalkboard frame that I made to mark special days this year at school.  I took each child's picture holding the frame.  All I will have to do is take the titles off and add another.

I hope you enjoyed taking a little glance into room 6.  I have so much more I would like to add, but we'll save them to another time.  I can't wait to watch my group of new k-crew kids grow and learn.  It's going to be a great year in room 6.  

Lisa 

K-Crew Kids Rock