The Big Picture Project

Aunt Theresa located this project and asked Bourbon's teacher if she wanted to do it, and she said yes. They got picked (because they volunteered) to be the Oklahoma 4th grade class to participate in this project. A class from each of the 50 states got to participate, and create several pegboards from beads that will be used to create a 9ft by 11 1/2 ft picture of Obama with the flag in the background. The "Big Picture" will be made up of 414 pegboard pieces, which will be a new world record. Each state gets to make 8 or 9 boards. Each pegboard is made up on 900 beads. The kids were put into groups and assigned a pegboard, which had a "map" of what colored beads to put where. They had to go find the right color bead and then put them on the board. It was alot of work, but they had such a great time! The picture is going to be given to Obama at the 4th of July Celebration in Washington D.C. Each class got to choose one representative from the class (the teacher) to be nominated to give it to Obama. Only 2 will get chosen out of the 50 nominated. Bourbon was nominated by his teacher for his love of Obama and his interest in politics, as well as his penchant for debate. :) He thinks for sure he is going to get picked to go to washington. I keep telling him he might not get picked, but he just doens't believe it. :)

Our class got pegboards located in the upper lefthand corner of the "big picture", which is part of the flag and part of Obama's hair. They were very excited to locate it and work on it, and all of them said they will be watching the 4th of July celebration and tell everyone they know that they helped!

Alan & I are working on putting together press releases for the local papers and news stations about it as well. The kids are very excited to think that they might be in the newspaper.


Bourbon shows off what "The Big Picture" will look like when it is finished.





a work in progress...




Winston collects his beads for the peg




Brayden (one of Bourbon's best friends) points out where his pegboard is located on the picture




They try to locate what part of the pic they are working on





hard at work





The kids had a great time working on the project!





Bourbon's group shows off their finished pegboard





Mrs. Ford's 4th grade class