I have always enjoyed decorating my classroom bulletin boards or door. I love to research new ideas or stretch my creative genius to come up with new ideas. Since I had decided to have a dog themed classroom, I wanted something fun to decorate my door with. I also wanted something that I didn't have to take down every month or season. I drew out and painted a dog house. I made sure to put several coats of mode podge over it. I then cut out a dog using construction paper and laminated him. I found a free printable welcome sign and placed a few paw prints around it before I laminated that as well.
The first picture is without any added decor. The second picture is decorated for Dr. Seuss Week. I found free printable books and a hat.
The next picture is decorated for March. I bought the garland from the Dollar Tree. The green hat is a window cling I purchased at the Dollar Tree. I glued it on poster board to make it stronger. 
For April, I decorated my dog in an Easter theme. I made my own garland by purchasing a package of little foam eggs and stringing them on a length of yarn. I also bought a bunny mask to put over the dogs face. Both the mask and the eggs were purchased at a Dollar Tree. The last picture is for the month of May. I added some flower and butterfly cut outs.
The rest are for July, August (September was done with apples but I couldn't find the picture), November, and December. For December, I also made these lamp posts by using disinfectant wipe containers for the base. I filled them with rocks so they would not fall over. The posts are paper towel rolls with red and white duct tape wrapped around them. The top is made from construction paper with an alternating lamp picture glued to each side.
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