Redeemer Lutheran Church, McLean, VA Vacation Bible School

“Serengeti Trek” June 2005

Scenic Designer: Stacy Fischer

DESIGN PROBLEM: How to prop up animal panels

SOLUTION: Lean them against fake trees

DESIGN PROBLEM: How to incorporate two portable basketball hoops into a Serengeti plain

SOLUTION: Turn them into elephants and giraffes!

ADDITIONAL SCENIC PIECES

BACKDROP: SUNSET OVER THE SERENGETI PLAIN

MY GARAGE WORKSHOP

THE SERENGETI PLAIN

MATERIALS USED

ANIMAL/TREE PANELS Seventeen one-inch thick 4’x8’ extruded foamcore panels

TENT

One 20x30 foot brown tarp Six 6”x10’ sewer pipes (tent poles)

Six 5-gallon plastic paint buckets with lids, filled with 150 lbs of play sand (pole supports)

ADDITIONAL SCENIC PIECES

Two 5”x10’ carpet tubes (for tree trunks) Paper acacia leaves (for trees)

Cheescloth (to cover basketball hoops) Old boxes (packing crates)

Corrugated cardboard sheets (to camouflage sand buckets) One 10x12 foot blue tarp (watering hole)

SUPPLIES

Mismixed “oops” paint Spray paint, paint trays, rollers

Clear transparencies Hinges, eyescrews, rope, hot glue, stencils

TOTAL COST: $444.78