Extreme Bathroom Makeover

Our school is in the second year of the implementation of the 7 Habits of Happy Kids and the Leader in Me.  The first year was spent teaching the Habits and understanding the habits ourselves.  Recently, we began improving the environment.  When you school was built in the early 1950s, it has some ver institutionalized areas.  Namely, the UGLY green tile bathrooms.  We divided up in teams and each team was given the task to beautify their bathroom.  My group was given the girl's restroom on the 2nd grade hall.  As a mom to two boys, I was excited to be able to work with "girly" colors.  I work with some very creative girls. What should have seemed like a daunting 2 day task, became fun and we were motivated to make it look beautiful for our students. Our inspiration came from the colors on the cover of Dr. Seuss' Oh, the Places You'll Go. We painted tile, added mirrors, quotes, painted doors, and added curtains. I wish we had taken some before pictures.  I love how it turned out and I think our students do, too.  It makes me laugh to catch them primping in front of the mirror.