This is the day I made something awesome...and then screwed it up. :/

4th grade is our state history year, and my friend suggested I make a big Indiana rug to use with geography in my classroom. Definitely a winner idea, unlabeled of course so I can use it to quiz them! :) So I started by getting a cheap rug from Walmart and some chalk, carefully outlining my state borders, rivers, and cities.

Anytime I messed up, I just smudged the chalk away with my fingers and started fresh. :)

Then I took bright glow-in-the-dark fabric puff paint and outlined my state. Used Walmart paints for that, and Dollar Tree colors for the rest. That was my first mistake. Anyway, blue for the waterways, red for state borders and compass rose, and yellow for major cities.

I ran out of blue really fast...

Then I let it dry for a bit. The dollar tree paints bunched up in droplets so I kept having to add more...

Then I had to move it...because if you have dogs or children, you can't just leave it in the middle of your floor!

Major drippage--all from the Dollar Tree paints. My Tulip puff paint held up well.

The yellow is sinking in and the red is dripping and I just want to cry. But I won't. I'll bike to WallyWorld tomorrow and pick up new paint and try to salvage it somehow.

At least the kids won't care. Just me. :/

Update: I think I've fixed it well enough no one will notice or care!

P.S. That is on our queen sized bed, to give you some scale of how big it is!