Last year I made these fun little Santa-tizers for some teachers when I did a 12 Days of Christmas gift theme. I think they make great little stocking gifts, party favors, co-worker gifts, etc.
These are just 2 oz. purse size sanitizers that you can find inexpensively, especially during flu season. I used clear tape to attach the tag directly over the label on the bottle.
I put the tags in my Etsy shop today if you want to make your own!
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Remember these Halloween labels I posted about last month? And then there were these Thanksgiving labels? Well, guess what?
Ta da! These labels are so quick, easy and fun! I’ve created six different labels for all sorts of goodies!
Here’s the candy I used but feel free to experiment with whatever you like!
Kris Kringle Kisses = Hershey’s chocolate kisses
Grinch Pills = green peppermints (or green Tic Tacs, green M&Ms, etc.)
Snowman Soup = marshmallows (snow), pretzel sticks (arms), chocolate chips (buttons & eyes) and a candy corn for the nose (or an orange Reese’s Pieces candy would work, too)
Reindeer Noses = 8 Whoppers and 1 cherry sour
Elf Pillows = red/white peppermints
Twiz the Season = Twizzler sticks
And don’t forget this tip when you’re assembling:
Great little gifts for teacher appreciation, co-workers, class parties, friends, party favors, kids’ lunch boxes, etc.
These Christmas labels and more are available for immediate download on my Etsy.
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Remember these Halloween labels I posted about last month? This time ‘round I’ve got some fun Turkey Toes tags for you!
Just a sweet little gift and a fun way to use up those candy corn from Halloween! (You’re welcome.)
And don’t forget this tip when you’re assembling:
Perfect for teacher appreciation, co-workers, class parties, friends, party favors, kids’ lunch boxes, etc.
These Turkey Toes labels and more are available for immediate download on my Etsy.
Thanks for looking!
Happy October! Is everyone ready for a fun and easy craft? I found this super fun idea on 36th’s blog. How cute are these do-it-yourself monster pencils?!
All you need are some fun pencils, colored pom poms and googly eyes. I used my hot glue gun to hold everything together.
Some of my monsters have one eye and some have two. Since I’m making these for a class, the teacher gets the only one with 3 eyes. I figure the teacher needs the most eyes to keep track of all their little monsters. =)
Fun, easy and inexpensive party favors with no calories!
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Happy October
Last year I created some Halloween treat bag labels for a carnival at my kids’ school. Y’all remember this?
Well, they seem to be gaining some online interest thanks to Facebook and Pinterest, and I’ve seen requests for a mix of all four. So this year, I’ve created just that!
“Monster Mash” is a combination of all the goodies in one bag! Chocolate chips, cereal, marshmallows and candy corn. I know plenty of little monsters that would love this! Don’t you?!
Digital files for all of these labels and more are available on my Etsy!
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So we treated the teachers to a back to school camping themed breakfast. Here’s a few of the table centerpieces I created to add to the festivities…
This one includes a mini-fir tree from my Christmas stash, some Lincoln Logs and crayons I borrowed from my kids, and a couple of battery operated tea lights. Did I mention the decor was pretty much free stuff I found around the house?
This centerpiece includes another mini fir tree wrapped in burlap, a “tackle box” (aka my daughter’s new pencil box), and a paper sack filled with “fish bait” gummy worms.
This was an easy addition – peppermint “Owltoids” in a glass bowl:
Another prop from my daughter, I perched this teddy bear in an iron-garden-trough-thingy I found in my craft stash.
This centerpiece was easy to make with a few paper sacks with scrapbook paper made to look like owls. I found the idea for this on Pinterest here.
I still haven’t found a use for this square grassy wreath I found at Tuesday Morning last year. But it worked for this centerpiece with a lantern and candle I had in my living room. I added burlap and baker’s twine to the candle along with a battery operated tealight. Easy peasy. And free. =)
I also made tent cards to decorate the tables.
Here’s a look at a few of those tent cards up close:
And this one is by far my favorite. Friends still makes me laugh. Tweaked from the brilliant art found at this campsite.
Finally, I made some S’more treats as a party favor for all the teachers and staff. Just take two of these deluxe graham cookies and a stacker mallow…
assemble into a cookie-s'more-sandwich and
put in a clear, sealable craft bag
with a tag!
An easy takeaway s’more snack for a campfire-free event.
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It’s almost back to school for my kiddos, and their school theme this year is camping. I’ve done a few bulletin boards for teachers and PTA and thought I’d share.
For this first one, I painted 12 different book characters around a campsite. All ages will enjoy this one…Welcome to Camp Read A Lot!
Here’s a few closeups…Skippy Jon Jones and Frog & Toad:
Grouchy Ladybug, Pete the Cat and Bear Snores On…
Charlotte’s Web…
And also a nod to Harry Potter, Fly Guy, Dr. Seuss, Wimpy Kid, and Judy Moody…
Here’s a few more camping posters!
Happy Happy Happy!
Campsite directional signs for Meet The Teacher Night…
PTA is NUTS about our students!
Support the PTA … we’re “OWL” in this together!
RV having fun yet?!
First grade hall gets Welcome back, Little Stinkers!
This one is a giant s’more for and says, “Time for S’more Learning!” The clothespins will hold the student’s papers. The chocolate is melting drips down the side…
Give a HOOT for these WISE 3rd Graders!
PTA table, I mean, the FUN TABLE! Who wouldn’t want to come see what this was all about?!
Tissue paper popcorn makes for an eye-catching poster…
That’s all for now. Thanks for visiting!
Hope you have a safe and happy Fourth of July!
Thank you to all who have sacrificed
for our freedom.
This week I did my PTA thing and organized some fun activities for the teachers and staff at my kids’ school to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week.
Monday – The week started with a Strawberry Shortcake Buffet for the whole staff. We set up in the lounge and served teachers/staff during their lunch break.
Nine loaves of pound cake, ten pounds of strawberries, and 3 cans of whip cream later … I’d say it was a successful day and the teachers loved the treat!
Tuesday –For Superhero Day, we asked the kids to wear their superhero tshirts to honor their teachers. (If they didn’t have a superhero tshirt, we told ‘em to be their teacher’s sidekick and wear their teacher’s favorite color instead.)
All heroes have special tools, so we also told the kids to bring their teachers a special “tool” (school supply) to stash their toolkits.
I created this big comic-book inspired bulletin board that reads “Teachers! Able to Leap into our Hearts in a Single Bound”. (The black and yellow is butcher paper, and I painted random white windows with acrylic paint. Easy!)
I made each teacher a custom Superman logo (with their initial) on their door with their awesome superpowers. Here’s a second grade teacher with her sign that reads “Shaping young minds one lesson plan at a time” and “Teacher by day, superhero by night”:
I covered the hall ways with lots of fun superpowers we know our teachers could have:
(Click any picture to see it enlarged.)
Here’s some closeups:
And I posted one of these for every grade level:
This one says “Can pat head and rub tummy at same time” and these fun teachers proved they’ve all got the talent:
I made a set of easy superhero logo posters, too (Everything I Need to Know I Learned From My Heroes):
Finally, we gave each teacher a lighthearted reminder of our sincere thanks for being crazy good at what they do:
and the view from the back with a cape and “Thank you for being our SOUPER hero” sticker:
Wednesday – On this day we gave the teachers a catered lunch from one of their favorite restaurants. They received a box lunch with a sampler of eight different salads. Yum!
Dessert was mini cupcakes and brownie bites. Cupcake stand was recycled boxes we wrapped with wrapping paper.
The placemats were recycled book covers from first grade math workbooks!
Thursday – We hand delivered muffins and water to the teachers on Thursday. We offered blueberry, banana nut or chocolate chip.
Everyone also got a bottled water that read “It’s not a fancy schmancy Starbucks drink, but we still thank you.”
The teachers were so excited to get their special breakfast!
Friday – This is the day we designated for all the kids in the school to bring a snack or dessert to share with the staff.
We covered the counters in the teachers lounge with lots and lots of goodies for them to enjoy all day!
The lounge was filled to the rim with cookies, brownies, cakes, bars, pudding, snacks, etc.
What a fun week it has been! Enjoy, teachers!
You are very much appreciated!
