I use clothes' lines and cloth pins to hang drying art when I taught. You could use it for display as well. Also I used the windows for alot of work displays too. I taught in ct and by april we needed some shade to cool the non- airconditioned rooms down so it served two purposes.

It is not realistic of admin to think teachers aren"t going to staple or tape stuff to the walls. I usually use staples because they don"t rip the paint when you take them out. I use a bulletin board for my word wall when I have one.

To lower the number of staples, you could always put up large swaths of non-fade bulletin board paper and tape onto that-adds nice color, too.

Thought this was cute~

Sorry I haven't been back. Putting my room back together was more challenging than I anticipated. Many things went missing or were broken by some less than stellar workmen. I've used the clothesline idea (I used thin woven wire so it hung straight) in a couple of places plus the mawvellous tape. Oddly, the 3M hooks won't stick to the new paint.

cyn, I also used your idea and just tacked it on at 4 corners so using less staples overall.

forboystoo, that is hilarious and way too accurate when it comes to my thinking. I read a great (new to me) book about teaching them independence. I've only had them for 2 days, but so far it is working great compared with my last 2 years in Kindergarten. So whether it is the new philosophy or my supercute decor, I think I'm going to have a great year.

Post-It Label Roll is a tape that will hold light-weight things and then peel off just like a Post-It. I think the 3-M hooks say they are for cured paint; check in a month and see if they work then.

Have a great year!