How to Add a Cute Background

There is a great site called "The Cutest Blog on the Block" and it has wonderful (free) things for your blog. This post is to show you how to add a free background to your blog. First, you will need to change your design layout (I posted how to do that here). There are probably other ways to do this but I am just showing you what I know.

Once your layout is changed, you can add a background. First you will need to choose that cute background at "The Cutest Blog on the Block". Click on Backgrounds for Blogger and let the fun begin! They have the background styles listed in different categories down the right side of the blog.

When you find a background you like, click on it (Do not choose 3 column layouts). The site will give you directions on how to add the background. But for those 'visual' learners out there, here is where you will need to do. First copy and the code they give you, and return back to your blog.

Click on your "Design" tab and you will see the layout below.

Click on "Add a Gadget"

There are many different Gadgets that you can choose from (more fun for later). To add a background, you will want to scroll down a bit and find the one that says HTML/Java Script.

Next you will paste the code that you got from The Cutest Blog on the Block into the content box. It is important to leave the "Title" Box BLANK! (I have pasted my code just as you should.)

Save the code, cross your fingers and then view your blog. You should have a nice new background.

Whenever you change backgrounds, you will go through the same steps. Don't forget to delete the code from your old background before adding a new one. I have had students who have had difficulty with backgrounds and it is usually because they added new backgrounds without deleting the old.

Happy Blogging!