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Creating a Fun Atmosphere!

Add a splash of creativity to your Book Fair! Ask volunteers and artistic students to lend their talents.

Artwork: Enlarge patterns provided using photocopier then copy or trace on to poster board, or cardboard. Use to decorate Fair.

Beach Danglers: Decorate Fair perimeter with strings of beach danglers (themed letters spelling out themed message).








Life Preserver:
Cut large donut shape out of cardboard and decorate - edge with striped rope.














Palm Tree:
Roll Bristol board into several cylinders – use masking tape to join pieces together. Wrap “trunk” in newsprint – top with construction paper leaves.

Pattern Suggestions: Enlarge patterns provided using photocopier and use to decorate Fair.

Sand Dunes: Cover sculpted cardboard pieces in Kraft paper and prop upright. Garnish with sprigs of dry grass.

Splashy Displays: Scatter borrowed items throughout your Book Fair area and use to theme table displays (seashells, pool noodles, lounge chair, beach towels, pail & shovel, mask & flippers, inflatable pool toys, etc.).

Surfboard: Cut large piece of cardboard into surfboard shape and decorate.
















Umbrella:
Attach colourful canopy (poster paper or fabric) to top of old broom handle – position against wall.

Waves: Cut aqua-coloured table covers, fabric or poster paper into “waves” and attach to wall. Add white accents to crests to create “white caps”.
Alien Life Form Discovery Contest
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