Use fabric strips to border anything from a poster to a trifold board project. For example, use strips of colored organic cotton or burlap glued as edging to enhance a project on environmental protection. Try natural-colored raffia to frame the panels of trifold board.
Try using printed wallpaper for children's school projects. Opt for a jungle print for a project on Africa, or use a floral print for a project on botanical science. Look for prepasted wallpaper for convenient gluing without all the mess.
For a colorful multidimensional border, use crepe paper squares glued to a flat surface to form a stained window appearance. Use decoupage glue and a paint brush to layer on squares as a border for a window frame or mirror project. Stick to a theme such as yellow, orange and red squares to mimic a sunset effect.
Look for a variety of colorful paper options to coordinate with science or math projects. Cut out symmetrical border shapes such as octagons or hexagons for a geometry project.
For social studies projects, look for cultural paper prints such as chopsticks or sushi to border a project on Japanese lifestyles. Cut out Eiffel towers from printed stock paper and glue them as a border for a French-themed project.
Use nature's resources to create borders with earthy appeal. Create a beach-themed border with natural sand. Simply use a paint brush to swipe glue onto the edges of anything from a picture frame to a foam core board.
For a seasonal project such as a report on what makes leaves change colors in the fall, look for bright orange, red and gold leaves and attach them with paste as a border to frame a poster display.
For a project on forestry, use moss and lichen to define a wood board featuring types of trees and forest fauna.
Beads make an excellent border for sewing projects such as pillows and blankets. Look for jewel-toned beads with a hole through the center, and use durable silk thread to stitch an elegant border around a pillow or decorative throw blanket.
Tiny seed beads are ideal for bordering anything from serving trays to school projects. Use strong craft glue for long-term adhesive strength.
Drinking straws make fun borders for projects on plastic consumption and recycling uses. For example, show the artistic value of discarded plastic picnic supplies with a mosaic project of plastic lids, forks and spoons bordered with colorful straws.