pasting the timeline on the wall?

[Lucy the Valiant]

Has anyone done this, say in a stairwell? I'm (optimistically) envisioning the kids sitting on the stairs reviewing the things we've gone over . . . but what if we want to move it, later?

 

Rubber cement?

 

Help me out!

[Greta]

I've never done a timeline on the wall, but I'm sure someone here can help you with that if it's what you choose. We like a Charlotte Mason style Book of Centuries instead. Compact and portable! :D

 

http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/book-of-centuries/how-to-use-a-book-of-centuries/

[Carrie12345]

We used painter's tape rolled up on the back of ours. I love it because it's designed specifically to release easily from walls.

 

Of course, ours is blue and I didn't realize how thin our paper was until I put it up and saw the bright blue strips, lol, but it works!

[Dina in Oklahoma]

Hello ~

 

I suggest laminating it by sections and using the spongy adhesive squares by 3M as they remove easily.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Dina :001_smile:

[MeganW]

Somebody posted about a GENIUS idea recently, but I can't remember who it was to give them credit! They used a long piece of ribbon, and then hung each item using a paperclip. This allowed sliding to adjust as needed.

[Satori]

I use Command Strips, I got that suggestion from a few people here. They stick on very well for my textured walls, yet come off damage-free.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Command-17203-Picture-Hanging/dp/B000OF6X48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1266869730&sr=8-1

[Kuovonne]

I use the Command Strips too. I laminated our pre-filled timeline and stuck it to the wall. I haven't tried to move it yet, though. It's fun sitting on the stairs and looking at stuff.

[elise1mds]

We have this: http://www.3m.com/US/OFFICE/POSTIT/kids/banner-roll.html for our timeline. Because it's SO long, I am actually planning to just keep adding to this all the way up!

 

Edited to add that I didn't even see their timeline suggestion on the link I posted. We just have everything ON the paper.

Edited February 22, 2010 by elise1mds

[Brenda in FL]

We've used the command strips as well. However - I did have one that pulled the paint off the wall :glare:. But - I may not have followed the directions to pull down when trying to release it - So they work - just be careful!

 

Oh - and I actually cut our strips down the center to make them go further since our timeline was on lightweight paper.

[AudreyTN]

Here's mine. There aren't any figures in this pic, but they are laminated and stuck directly to the painters tape with sticky tac.

 

[Just Robyn]

We laminated ours and tried many things to keep it up. It was about 20' long and was on the kind of paper that is in a roll and used on those art tables. Anyway, the thing that worked for the longest period of time was velcro. It didn't leave any marks on the wall when we finally took it down either.

[Lucy the Valiant]

Thank you, everyone! I think I have some good ideas here . . . ours is in a stairwell, so I was thinking of painting a line on the wall, and just pasting the pictures right onto the wall . . .

 

BUT . . .

 

I think I'm going to do 2 timelines now - a "short" one for the wall, and a more detailed one in a notebook that we can take around and add to, etc.

 

Thank you!

 

Now I'm off to find some good printables . . . we're new to this, and just starting the Ancients.