How to decorate an Elmo kids room on a budget

You don't need to spend allot of money to decorate a child's bedroom. With some creativity and team work you can transform a kids room into an exciting and inviting space that your child to enjoy.

Below are steps to creating the perfect Elmo bedroom for your child.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• coloring pages
• carbon paper
• craft paints (Red, black, white)
• fabric paints
• Paint brushes
• pie pan
• 4 8x10 picture frames

1. 
    

   There is so much Elmo decor available at your local retail store, on the internet and even at yard sales and flea markets that it makes it easy to decorate your child's room with Elmo.
   
   I am going to show you how to decorate your child's bedroom using your child's creativity. This will be a one of a kind Elmo room!

2. The first step in creating the perfect Elmo kid's room.
   
   Paint the walls a neutral color. Ex. beige, sand, off white or tan.
   
   Paint the wood work a few shades lighter than the walls.
   
   Let the paint dry 24 hours before proceeding to the next step

3. 
    

   Now it's time to get creative with Elmo!
   
   Print out several Elmo coloring pages
   * give 4 to your child to color.
   
   Using your carbon paper trace the coloring pages onto the walls, leaving one wall free for your child's pictures.
   
   Take your craft paints and squeeze a generous amount into your pie pan.
   
   Paint in the Elmo tracings that you just placed on the walls.

4. 
    

   Your child's Elmo bedroom should have their own personal signature.
   
   Remember the coloring pages that you asked your child to paint? You are now going to place them in the 8x10 frames that you purchased from the supply list in "things you'll need" section of this article.
   
   * Hang them in a group of 4 on the wall that you left free while tracing your coloring pages.
   
   *** encourage your child to draw or color more Elmo pictures and add them to this wall each time they finish one. This is a great way to allow you child to add a personal touch to their room. It's also a great way to build memories as you look back to when each one was done.

Tips & Warnings

• Get a paint swatch from your local paint store when you purchase your wall color. The paint swatch will have a wood work color that goes best with the wall color.
• I suggest that you trace all of your pictures around the room before you start painting. That way you can get a better idea of how it will look when it's done.
• You can wipe off any tracing that you dont like with a rag and a mild household cleaner.
• You can trace your coloring pages onto curtains or bed sheets and paint them in with fabric paints to add finishing touches.
• Purchase a red area rug and place it next to your child's bed.
• fatheads.com carries life size Elmo figures that you can apply to the wall.
• Check out my other Kids room decorating articles in the resource section below.

Resources

• fatheads.com
• How to recharge your almost teen kid's room
• How to decorate a baby nursery on a budget
• How to paint your kids room with colors that impact their mood
• How to decorate and add color to your big kids room

[jaysmommi]

on 4/29/2009 Very good article! Thanks

[jaysmommi]

on 4/29/2009 Very good article! Thanks

[vikki9]

on 7/31/2008 I'm tickled! Ha! Thank you.