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They may want to sketch the overall design out first, before they get stuck in with paint, fabric, or pens.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEveryone should put their backdrop somewhere sensible to dry \u2013\u00A0it should be somewhere it won\u2019t get in the way of other people using the meeting place (and will be kept safe). \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Caside\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIf there\u2019s nowhere safe to store the backdrops, then everyone should have used materials and techniques that didn\u2019t need to dry, for example, pens and sewing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/aside\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"ownerAuthor":null,"porRules":null,"id":45064,"nodeName":"Bedsheet backdrops","title":"Bedsheet backdrops","type":"activity","image":{"url":"/media/5860/bedsheet-backdrops.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9bece9add38f0","caption":"Bedsheet backdrops (scene)","type":"jpg","size":190498,"width":1920,"height":1080,"altText":"Scouts planning out how they will decorate a bedsheet."},"assets":[],"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Bedsheet backdrops","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"Get creative, then hang up your (well-ironed) sheets to spruce up your meeting place.","subHeader":"Get creative, then hang up your (well-ironed) sheets to spruce up your meeting place.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80NTA2NCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/bedsheet-backdrops/"}