Please don't laugh at me...

[leckert]

about the text books - only cover them if you purchase them - often the school covers the "hired" or borrowed textbooks. (speaking as a teacher librarian)

[PumpkinZulu]

Ack, I laughed, sorry gorgeous

What everyone else said...I love covering books, so much fun. I'm probably a ned for saying that, I think it must have something to do with not having any as a kid. Xx

[*Ash*]

(And using the Name Labels from New Idea magazine!!!!!)

Ah, YES. When I was a kid, I used to love the name labels that came free with womens magazines.

I remember doing the wrapping paper thing too, with the name labels, then contact over the top.

Gee, I am sorry I never saw the smurf one when i was a kind - I would have loved it!

[Pandora]

If it was a subject I liked, like music, sometimes Id do a collage of pictures on the book cover (the exercise book) and then cover that in the clear contact. Hmm.. i must have been bored.

To avoid the bubbles I used a ruler and/or a clean damp sponge and gradually apply the adhesive cover.

[Bathsheba]

... if a bubble was particularly stubborn/big I would get a pin and pr!ck it to let the air out... it often worked a treat. Hole not usually that noticible.

[C~Q]

Oh wow there's so much more to this than I realised! So, I could get some wrapping paper and cover them with that and then put contact over the top?

Amber hon, I think i'll take you up on that offer! I want to get Supernatural season 3 so we can get together and cover whilst drooling over Sam and Dean And i'll have a glass of wine

[boomba]

Sounds good Rach! I have season 3 and 4 I will bring them...and i will have sparkling apple juice hahaha

I always covered mine with cutout pics of celebs and bands...plus I am pretty sure when I was little we used the new idea name tags lol! Or posters and then clear contact..I must say the contact now id pretty cool..I saw nija turtles the other day! Very cool

[C~Q]

Ok done, just let me know when you're free!

So these name tags from New Idea...just in the magazine?? In any one so if I buy this weeks will they be in there?

[Rivlas]

I have been know to cover all of the DD's books before school started.
Some I would cover with brown paper, label then cover with clear plastic.
Others were covered in all sorts of patterns using contact, only used clear for novels. We had all sorts of patterns, shapes, and pictures including holograms.
I must admit I loved covering them and covered all my own novels for many years.

[boomba]

Rach it wil say on the front if they have them???? I saw some the other day and cant remember where? Check all the mags, they may have some? x

[Curly]

So these name tags from New Idea...just in the magazine?? In any one so if I buy this weeks will they be in there?

I don't actually know if they still do them. They would be advertised on the front cover if they do...it was a selling feature...you know "kids back to school, here's our free handy book labels" or something like that. It would only be a once a year thing. Given the kids go back next week I would have thought they would already have been done...if they were done.

You might just have to buy boring old labels from the newsagent or Officeworks or whatever - they would have

Name: _______
Class:________
Subject:_______

something like that, anyway.

[AnyDream]

The contact fun wears out pretty fast...go the ready-made plastic covers if you can.

[Cassius2]

we used to cover our books as a family event! we did the brown paper, picture collage and contact thang! loved it as a kid getting to cut out my favourite animals and sticking them all over the place!

we would also just buy bunches of stickers and put them on the brown paper and cover with contact...obviously when mum got sick of it all lol!

[AmandaJ]

Rach I got some name tags today from Kmart and Big W, Cars, Transformers and Ben10 to be exact.

I also got hologram contact for the 3 boys all different colours for each of them. I don't know what your chances are of getting coloured or pretty contact as it's getting pretty scarce as I found out today.

[mrsmac]

When i first started teaching I would cover all my class' books for them!! The novelty has since worn off and now i usually send them home to be done.
I am hopeless with contact so last year Erin's got done at work in the staffroom by the other teachers LOL

[Floweryfields]

I used to do brown paper, then funky pictures from magazines then contact over top when I was older. PS I too was a nerd and loved covering books!

[AngelPunks]

Rach I will come help I love doing it! I cant wait for my kids to start school just to contact the books

I'll help too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I used to cut pics out of magazines (or postcards from travelling) and put them on brown paper & then contact my books

[smiles4u]

........ OMG that bought back memories when my Mum covered my books with her left over contact that she lined her kitchen shelves with ... yep big bold orange & brown pattern, what can i say it was the late 70's ... and my folks were pretty broke (poor Mum, ahhh poor me ) ... Can only laugh about it now

(Hey, Bath thought you'd like that story, harrr )