How to Decorate Day Care Centers
A day care center should be a colorful environment that fosters fun and creativity. If you're starting a day care center or you wish to give your current day care center a much-needed face lift, learn how to incorporate colors, art and education into your child care facility.
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Things You'll Need
- Non-toxic paint
- Label maker
- Masking tape
- Marker
- Yarn
- Clothespin
- Tacks
- Stencil
- Scissors
- Mural or wall appliqué
Instructions
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Let each child choose a non-toxic paint color to press his palm into, then have the children press their hands against the wall. Use a label maker or masking tape to write the names of the children in your day care center. Match each name with each unique hand print.
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Use yarn to make an "X" across the ceiling. Tack the yarn into four corners of the ceiling. Use clothespins to hang children's artwork from the yarn.
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Use a stencil to create letters of the alphabet. Cut the letters out of paper. Give a letter to each child and allow each of them to decorate it any way they wish. Hang the letters throughout the room.
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Embrace the holidays with decorations. Wrap your day care center's door like a giant present in December. All you need is wrapping paper, tape and a few bows.
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Choose a theme or encourage the children to pick a theme for the day care center. Popular themes are the beach, a jungle or a circus. If you're artistic, you can paint a mural on the wall; if you're not, many home decor stores sell wall murals and appliqués that are ideal for any themed room.
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Tips & Warnings
Hang posters and pictures at the child's eye level. It's important to remember a child's line of sight is much lower than an adult's when hanging artwork on the walls.
Be sure to use non-toxic paints and supplies when decorating your day care environment. Check with your fire station regarding requirements for hanging items on walls and ceilings. You'll want to do so to be sure your decor is up to the fire safety code.
Resources
- Photo Credit child's art image by robert mobley from Fotolia.com
