Fountian - decoration idea

Fountain- Many amusements parks have fountains just inside the gate.  Often you find people ready to snap your picture for purchase at the end of the day.  Here is a suggestion for creating the fountain.  If pictures are a possibility, ask the photographer to wear a red and white striped vest and flat straw hat.  Logo name tags as park employees could be fun too.
Items Needed:

• Empty large coffee can,
• 2 inch PVC pipe six foot long,
• sand or rocks,
• umbrella with removable handle,
• box of straight pins,
• two blue foil curtains,
• one iridescent foil curtain,
• blue child’s size pool,
• blue and clear sheets of tissue paper,
• aluminum foil,
• VBS logo (large) from the bulletin board set.

Assemble the fountain by placing the PVC pipe into the coffee can and fill with sand or rocks to stabilize the pipe.  Wrap the pipe with aluminum foil and tape it into place.  Place the pole into the child size pool.  Open the umbrella and remove the hook handle so the shaft will fit inside the pipe.  Attach the blue foil curtains to the top of the umbrella with straight pins round the center point on the very top.  This should allow the foil to cascade off the umbrella all around.  Add the iridescent foil curtain as well.  *Note- It will be easier to work on the umbrella if it is held up with two tall chairs then put in place.  Secure the VBS logo piece to the top of the umbrella.  If there is not a long enough point on the umbrella, cut a small slit in the fabric to attach a dowel rod or ruler to the shaft and then to the logo.  Place the umbrella shaft inside the pipe so the foil curtain can hang off like water falling into the pool.  Use some scissors to cut the foil curtain at different lengths.  Let the blue be shorter in some place the iridescent hang lower for a watery effect.  Tissue paper can be added to the bottom of the pool if desired.  *Idea option- Make two fountains for collecting offering for VBS.  Boy’s fountain and girl’s fountain.  Place the signs on the pipe under the curtain to designate fountains.

By Mark Jones

Monday, January 28th, 2013