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Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 9:51:30 AM
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Homegrownkids
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This might be a really dumb post....
But I have two large wall maps that will not stay up on the wall. I've tried tacks, tape, and putty, and all 3 at the same time. How do you get them to stay up? Should I use small nails?
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 11:51:28 AM
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I heard of a family that put maps on the dining room table and covered them with a clear vinyl tablecloth.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 3:35:18 PM
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What a neat idea!
Sarah, they make clamps that would help you. They are for picnic tables, I think, so they might be hard to find right now.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 3:46:16 PM
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I heard of a family that put maps on the dining room table and covered them with a clear vinyl tablecloth.
We did that. Get some of the clear vinyl that comes on rolls at Wal Mart, and then affix the maps to it with clear Contac. Do a world map and a US map and switch them up every so often.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 3:57:03 PM
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You know, I like this idea, that way you can have it out when you want and roll up the whole table cloth when you don't want it.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 5:30:06 PM
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What a neat thread! We have a hard time getting our maps to stay on the walls, too. They also tend to get torn up after awhile.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 10:31:13 PM
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Before we went to individual desks, we took our large maps and mounted them on top of a rectangle table that we had been using outside as a picnic table. My husband made a pexi-glass covering to the exact size of the table and attached it over the maps to the table, and that became our all purpose school table for years. It worked out great and the maps were right there anytime a geography question came up. They even used those grease-type markers on it when they were making geography notes by certain continents or countries.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 10:34:38 PM
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Another idea is to laminate them(it's a little pricey if they are large), and to punch holes(you don't really need metal eyelets if it's heavily laminated) and have them on the metal ring stands the teachers use...then they are protected and you can flip to the map you want. It's not too space consuming either.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/24/2008 11:12:43 PM
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I just stapled mine to the wall. The holes left by the staples are teeny-tiny, unnoticeable when the map is removed, and filled in by paint the next time you do that.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/26/2008 12:41:59 PM
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Generally only 16 penny nails work, and that's a little extreme for a map...or just about any wall decoration for that matter.
I used to use those huge fat nails on posters when I was a teen. My dad wasn't too happy about that! Lol!
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/26/2008 2:00:52 PM
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We had a map we wanted on the wall, year 'round—not just for one course. I bought screen beading at the lumber yard, stained it to match the woodwork, and made a frame with mitered corners. I nailed it directly onto the wall, (overlapping the edges of the map,) with small finishing nails. If I remember correctly, the back side of the paper map was reinforced with a little masking tape at the point the nails would pass through both wood and paper layers. This completely solved the problem of curling edges, even during humid times of the year. The wooden frame keeps it from looking like more school clutter.
If you have never heard of screen beading, it is a kind of moulding, most commonly clear pine. It is 3/4" wide, 1/4" thick, and comes in runs 8 feet long. One strip should cost less than $3.50.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/26/2008 11:23:07 PM
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If I use metal reinforcers in the punch holes, my concern is that the map is light weight and would "flop" around anytime someone walked by it, or shut a door.
SO, however we hang it, I need to make sure the bottom is "stuck" to the wall also.
I tried stapling, it didn't work.
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RE: Hanging up Maps - 8/27/2008 9:11:17 AM
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An old strip of wood, dowel rod or yardstick can be stitched or glued to the top of the map. Drill two holes in the corners, run a piece of twine through and hang it by a nail. If you want the schoolroom to disappear (say for a fancy company's coming dinner), take it off the nail, roll it up and into the closet it goes!
Our house is too small for a dedicated school room for one child. We use the kitchen table and everything is stored in the bottom of a china cabinet.
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