School Fun Fair/Carnival Decorations

Whenever I handle decorate for an event, I similar to overstep on a few ideas to you lot all!  Sometimes I intend it's hard to uncovering decorating inspiration for large spaces together with events that doesn't withdraw means also much operate together with $$$.  Here are some fairly quick, tardily together with cheap ideas from our schoolhouse carnival.

We've done a carnival subject for our Spring Fundraiser for around the past times v years, thus the beauty is that every yr nosotros tin construct on together with tweak the decorations.  The rootage yr nosotros started nosotros painted this banner for the phase using an overhead projector.  The cloth is simply muslin rather than a drib cloth, which is keen because it's really sparse together with lightweight...easy to hang.  

We didn't desire to position pins into the phase curtain, thus nosotros used heavy duty bar magnets (about 8 sets across the top) to attach the banner to the valance.  I tied the balloons together with the strips of tulle together amongst some curly ribbon together with and thus attached the strips of ribbon amongst magnets equally well.  We were already cleaning upwards earlier I remembered to snap a few photos, but the drape was unopen during the resultant thus it looked much better.

Several years agone nosotros added a "big top" tent inwards the schoolhouse park expanse amongst long strips of tulle.  We all took turns going to Hobby Lobby amongst our coupon together with buying gobs together with gobs of each color. 

After some trial together with error, we've come upwards up amongst a uncomplicated means to hang this tulle.  First, nosotros tied an halt of each color to the upstairs railing together with allow the other halt drib to the ground.  Then, nosotros knotted a thick slice of elastic pretty tightly around the middle pole at nigh our elevation level.  Finally, nosotros gathered upwards the free ends on the flooring together with tucked them through the elastic around the pole, tying the ends together around the elastic to secure them.  Using a large ladder, nosotros could easily slide the elastic vociferation upwards up high, raising the middle of the tulle pieces.  We tucked an extra slice of tulle around the bottom for a cleaner look. 

Each yr when we're finished nosotros simply roll it all dorsum on the cloth board together with shop it inwards a plastic tub, together with it's gear upwards to become in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than for the side past times side year. 

The schoolhouse entry has a tulle swag also.  It is tied together inwards the middle together with the ii sections over the door, together with is attached to the wall amongst a ascendance hook.  It draped easily over the doors, but I secured it at that spot amongst a few pieces of tape.  

The resultant coordinator painted this adorable sign for the entry equally good to welcome everyone in...

we'll shop that away for side past times side yr too.

Add lots of bunches of helium balloons around the school, together with you're skillful to go!  We've used something similar my DIY balloon weights before, or this yr our coordinator gathered upwards some pea gravel inwards ziploc bags, tied the bouquet to it, together with thus nosotros dropped it inwards a colorful gift give notice thus it would expect cute.  Sorry-forgot a photograph of that!

So, naught over-blown or extra fancy, but the kids certain did larn excited when that "big top" went up, together with everyone had fun at the event!

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