Someone sent me a message today asking what I use to make everything stick in my classroom. I have had others who have asked me the same thing…I use hot glue. Gone are the days of using wax clips, tape, and putty. One of my colleagues taught me this trick. I use hot glue for my locker tags, mailbox tags, my doors, and to adhere anything to those awful cinder block walls. Hot glue doesn’t leave any residue like tape does. It is so much easier to remove tags and other items – you just peel off the hardened glue and it pops off instantly.

A word of advice with hot glue…it gets very, very hot. I suggest keeping the glue gun on a low setting. Also, make sure that you never hold a glue gun straight up or above shoulder level to glue, it will run out of the back of the gun and can burn you. Last year, I made the mistake of holding my gun up too high – pressed the button and all of the glue came running out of the back and on to my fingers. I ended up with 2nd and 3rd degree burns and having to go to the hospital during school hours in an ambulance. I am fine now, but learned a big lesson on glue gun handling! 🙂

I couldn’t function without my handy, dandy glue gun! Once you start using it, you won’t ever go back to anything else.

Happy Decorating!
Melanie