The Most Trendy and Pun Worthy Bird for Your Classroom

Ok, so I had full intentions on making this blog post full of owl puns, you know like, "WHOO loves owls, or OWL tell you all about it," but after Mark and I threw around several bad owl puns/jokes, I just couldn't bring myself to it. So yay! You're saved from some seriously corny owl puns! 

But in all seriousness owls are everywhere right now; children's clothing, party supplies, crafts, and even the classroom!

Want to add the owl theme to your classroom but not sure where to start?  An owl bulletin board is a great place to get your owl theme started.

If you want to make a noticeable theme in your classroom but don't have a ton of items that fit into a particular theme, starting with a bulletin board is a good place because of its large size. A bulletin board demands attention and can help set the tone (theme) of your classroom.  

With a little bit of creativity and effort, you can make your classroom fit your theme without spending tons of money. 

Bulletin Board Breakdown


-I used a mirror to trace a circle onto poster board and then cut the circle out.

-The moon is made from ripped out book pages that I glued to the poster board.

-I drew the owl on poster board, painted, and glued tissue paper to give him a feathered chest. I'm also working on making a large owl template for my izzyshare friends! ;)

-The tree limbs are made from Dollar Tree contact paper.

-I designed the two little owls hanging out on the lower branch on my computer, you can get those
 free here (along with some other owl freebies).

-I added stars around the moon- you could write your students' names on the stars.

- I placed pre-cut letters over the moon spelling "welcome".

My favorite thing about this bulletin board would have to be the book page moon. Honestly, after making the moon I just wanted to make more circles covered with book pages and make a cool art piece.  But my inner voice kept demanding that I focus on the task at hand. Thankfully, I listened.

So if you're thinking about adding an owl theme, or any other theme to your classroom and don't want to spend a ton of cash... just get creative! And then take a picture and send it to me! ;)

So WHO else is planning on an owl theme for their classroom this year? Sorry, I had to throw in at least one owl pun! ;)

On to the next one...
-Ashlee