Lemonade stand tutorial

What's a lemonade themed classroom without a lemonade stand?! I knew I had to have one in there but I had to figure out how to make it useful for learning! I came up with the perfect center idea....use it as a listening center storage area!!! 

Because I was making this stand by myself (girl power!) I had to figure out the easiest way to do this with the least amount of tools! I bought a simple 3 shelve bookshelf from Walmart for $15.

Materials:

After putting the bookshelf together, I nailed a piece of beadboard paneling ($5) to the back (I had Home Depot cut it to the exact size I would need). By using this paneling, it was easy to paint cute yellow stripes. I bought a small sample of yellow paint to use (about $2).

Painting stripes: 

After nailing it to the bookshelf:

I added 2 small wooden poles to the sides to hold my cute lemonade bunting. 

The finished product:

It turned out adorable! On the backside, there are shelves to store books, CDs, and headphones. The entire project cost less than $25!