One year my three children enrolled in a Design Your Own
Room Project. Chris decided he wanted to
decorate his room with a St. Louis Rams football theme. We found some Rams wallpaper border. We painted strips of blue and bold on the
white wall first and the pasted the wall paper up on the wall. It turned out to be a work of art.
Stephanie and Hannah decided to
decorate with a African Savannah scene.
My oldest daughter, being the creative one, designed and painted a Baobab
tree on the wall with elephants, zebras, giraffes, and lions. She added depth to the scene by painting the
tree close up and painting the animals small since they were far away. The girls found a monkey lamp to add to the décor.
My youngest daughter Hannah
describes her room this way in a college English class.
My Room
By Hannah Stewart
“My room is unique because it has a mural on each wall. When I walk through, the door, I see a mural
of lions lounging in the grass by a life-size tree. As I look to the next wall there is another
mural above my bed. This mural is a tree
and on a rock nearby is a lizard sunbathing.
On the wall by my window, a zebra is painted as though he is off in the
distance. I love my room because it is
unique.”
The planning, the painting, the shopping for accents, and
the fun we had together with the project is a great memory. We learned about designing rooms, being
creative, patience, and more. We had so
much fun in the process. We became
closer in the experience as well.
4-H improves the lives of so many people. I wish everyone knew about this amazing
program.
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