16 Awesome Ways To Display Student Work
Done with bulletin boards that take hours and an interior design degree to pull off? Show off kid art and writing instead. By WeAreTeachers. Visit us at weareteachers.com.
1. Colorful Clothesline
Two wooden end pieces, string and clothespins. Brilliant!
2. Squares of Color
Paint colorful squares and rectangles (add inspiring words if you like) to serve as mats for children's artwork.
3. Folding Screen Display
Glass panels make it easy to change your display as often as you'd like.
4. Clip Gallery
Metal clips hot-glued to painted strips of wood. Quick and easy!
5. Color-Matched Frames
Grab a few frames from the secondhand store, spray-paint them all the same color, and voilà !
6. Natural Elements
Wire an interesting tree branch to the ceiling, then use raffia or twine to hang pictures vertically.
7. Clear Pocket Pages
Change out images easily with these handy pockets.
8. Clear Page-Protector Sheets
Connect clear page protectors with metal fasteners for another adaptable display.
9. Clipboard Display
Spray-paint clipboards a matching color, mount to the wall and you're ready to go!
10. Wooden Clip Hangers
Paint the wooden part of a clip hanger, mount it on the wall and you have a lovely display.
11. Scrabble Board Display
The great thing about this display is you only have to put up the letters once, and then you can change out the student work with each unit to keep it fresh.
12. Wood and Wire
Stretch wire between two eyehole screws mounted into stained wood plank.
13. Metallic Magnet Board
Grab a piece of sheet metal from your local hardware store, wrap the edges with duct tape to hide the sharp edges, and display art with your favorite magnets.
14. Animal/Shape Clips
Hot-glue painted wooden cut-outs (found at your local craft store) to clothespins, then mount clothespins on a strip of 1x2. Attach to the wall and you're ready to display kids' work.
15. Room Divider
Teach at a school without walls? Use the room dividers as a beautiful art display.
16. Hanging Yardstick
