Creating a school themed bedroom has never been easier!  Especially when you implement some of the nine simple ideas provided in this article.

Find a solid red comforter or a comforter with a small print gingham comforter for your child's bed. Next add primary color throw pillows for comfort, reading and lounging at nap time.

Install a large molding at the chair rail height of her room and add wooden peg hooks. Your child will be able to hang coats, mittens, small bags, purses and other objects on these hooks. Keep the wall below the chair rail very neutral so that the items become the focal point and not the wall itself.

Above the chair rail, install a chalk board wall border. These wall borders can be found at any discount wallpaper store or online store and they have a true chalkboard surface. By supplying chalk, your daughter can be creative and teach her class at any time she likes.

Add a tall armoire that could resemble a locker. Paint the furniture a cheery yellow color which you can use as an accent color with your school house red. Add shelves and bins to your new locker so that your child will have lots of storage.

On the floor create a hopscotch board on a plain sisal rug with rubber backing (non-skid). This can be done easily by creating a rectangle template out of heavy card stock to use as a template. The template should be about 10 inches by 11 ½ inches. Find the center of the rug and trace your rectangles in the form of a hopscotch board. Next place number stencils in the center of each rectangle. Outline the numbers and paint them in with red acrylic paint. Use red bias tape and glue that over the outlines of your rectangles. You have now completed a hopscotch board for your child's playground If you would like, you can glue ribbon or rickrack to the backside edges, allowing it to stick out over the rug to finish off the edges.

Create a learning tree on one wall. This can be done by drawing a simple tree in pencil on a wall. You will need brown magnetic paint from a paint or home improvement store. Paint in your tree trunk with the magnetic paint and add green leaves at the top with regular paints. Next, you will want your child's participation in making all of the alphabet leaves. Collect real leaves from outdoors, use them as patterns and cut them out of colored craft foam. Next, draw or stamp all of the letters of the alphabet onto your leaves.

Lastly, buy some magnetic stripping, cut to size and glue on the back of your magnetic foam letters. Now your child can learn, teach and be creative  by spelling words on their new learning tree.

Make a school bus message board to hang on the wall. Buy a 13 inch by 36 inch piece of cork  Paint the cork yellow and cut the cork to the shape of a bus. This can easily be done by enlarging a photo of a bus and tracing it onto the cork. Next cut out two 4 inch circles for the wheels from black heavy paper or cardboard and adhere them. You will need 6 of 3 ¾ inch cork squares for the bus windows, painted blue. Attach your windows and pin on photos of your child and her friends in each window. Below the windows, add two 21 inch magnetic tapes running horizontally down your bus. Leave about 2 inches vertically between the two magnetic strips. Between the magnetic strips spell SCHOOL BUS with black letter stickers. Your child will be able to hang notes with paper clips on the magnetic strip and this makes a very clever and functioning room décor piece.

Find an old school desk at a flea market, yard sale or antique shop. Also add small wooden painted chairs for more students. Be sure to accessorize with plenty of dolls and stuffed plush animals who can double as students for your childs class.

Add a small table and chairs with puzzles and coloring books. Make a small activity center around the table with stackable bins to hold pens, crayons, glue, paper, coloring books, puzzles and more. If there is room add a desk that your child can grow with.

Any of these nine ideas, or all of them, make quick and inexpensive alternatives when creating a school house themed bedroom decor.

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