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Here is my woodworking classes’ entry into our schools door decorating contest. We have an unfair advantage that I will exploit to win (anything to win is almost my motto). We are an outbuilding that was connected last year by a corridor, most of the doors in the school open up into the hallway, typical, so teachers are limited to a small area around their door and it is difficult for most to work in more than just a 2d plane. But what the hey, I take every advantage I can to win, right!
When I taught middle school shop, I had a display cabinet that I could put my little tree with it’s tape measure garland and keychain tapes and mini spring clamps for ornaments in so that the kids would not mess with it.
I rec’d the email from the door decorating sponsor and my first reaction was, “that silly door decorating contest, people are just going to put wrapping paper on their doors again” I then headed up to check my mailbox and as I came back, something hit me and I came up with the santa’s workshop entrance idea. I pitched it to the kids and they went to town.
THere are even speakers in the ceiling which run to my office and to finish it off, I have “a toolbox Christmas” playng, where most of the music is created by tools.
My wife even loved it enough to use it as our christmas card pic!
11 comments so far
RobH
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posted 343 days ago
That is a really cool display. As far as taking unfair advantages, I always say if you have it, flaunt it.
Tell the kids great job and keep up the good work!
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
Tony Mirabella
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posted 343 days ago
Real clever! Even having not seen the rest of the entries, its pretty obvious that your classroom’s a shoo-in for that contest.
lew
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posted 343 days ago
Great Work!
I am going to pass your idea along to to the Carpentry Instructors at the Vocational School where I used to teach. The school has one of these contests every year and this will certainly bring the first prize to the carpentry kids.
Thanks for the idea!
Lew
mmh
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posted 343 days ago
Very creative. You’re having too much fun!
-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe
fredf
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posted 343 days ago
Lew—If they do, get a picture :-)
-- Fred, Springfield, Ma
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 343 days ago
Looks like a lot of fun! I am sure that the kids at school enjoy it.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
Bill Akins
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posted 342 days ago
Wonderful doorway. Not only creative but it puts their skills to good use. I’m sure the other teahcers are jealous.
-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.
MsDebbieP
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posted 342 days ago
use the skills available to you or you are just wasting the talent!!
Excellent job.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
MrsN
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posted 340 days ago
I wish I saw this before I wraped my door with wrapping paper. Next year victory will be mine.
jwarner75
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posted 335 days ago
Very Nice. i like it, So when can i come get some Toys? LOL
Handi
-- Jimmy "Handi" Warner, http://jwarner75.etsy.com, http://handisworkshop.blogspot.com
WoodSpanker
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posted 274 days ago
Thats one of the coolest things I have ever seen! :) Those kids did a bang up job. Hope you gave them extra credit. lol
-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!