Coffee filter flowers are SO PRETTY and easy to make! They're a great adult or kids craft that can be used for party decorations or gifts!
Explore chromatography using coffee filters and markers and turn your results into a colorful bouquet of flowers! Such a fun combo of art and science!
These coffee filter poppies are SO PRETTY! This fun and easy craft is great for both kids and adults for Veterans Day or Remembrance Day.
Are you searching for a thoughtful gift for a mom on your list? These are gift ideas for mom who has everything she needs. Perfect for Mother's Day, Birthday or Christmas. #giftsformom #mom #mothersday #giftideas
Mother’s Day Thumbprint Magnet Gift Mother’s Day Thumbprint Magnet Gift: Just a quick post to show you what I did for Mother’s Day gifts this year. I wanted to keep it simple and sweet. I found these
How to make a Paper Tea Cup for Mother's Day. Lovely Teacup Printables or Tea Cup Templates perfect for Mother's Day, Birthdays or Teacher Appreciation Day!
These handprint lilies are so easy to make and they look so beautiful! You can use coloured paper and make a bouquet of paper handprint lilies for Mother's Day. Or if you make them with white paper they make lovely Easter lilies. They're such an awesome Mother's day craft and a low mess Easter craft idea!
Wedding Gifts For Daughter Congratulations! Your daughter is getting married, she’s happy, in love, and making a commitment to share her life with someone special. Depending on your daughter and her taste, a wedding can range from subtle to grandiose. This celebration calls for music, laughter, a little fun, and…
These coffee filter hydrangeas are SO PRETTY! Transform simple coffee filters into realistic looking flowers. Such a fun and easy kids craft!
These beaded pipe cleaner flowers are so pretty and FUN! Each flower takes less than 10 minutes to make using 2 simple supplies! Such a great kids craft!
Are you familiar with the work of Barbara Reid? She is a children's book artist who works with plasticine, creating impressive detail (she has some videos that are quite informative for learning v...
Looking for the perfect Mother's or Father's Day gift? This easy to make craft is a unique & meaningful keepsake for Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa that won't break the bank.
Mother's Day Flower Fortune Teller. A fantastic Mother's Day Printable. Free Resource for Teachers, Groups and Parents. Printable Flower Fortune Teller. How to make a Fortune Teller. Chatterbox and Cootie Catcher.
Moms. No one else really has a more important job on the planet than they do. I mean, here’s the basic job description: Which is why we definitely want to make sure to show them some love! Even though it’s important to make moms feel appreciated every day, it’s always nice to make them feel […]
You’re counting the days to your daughter’s big day but there is one thing that’s bothering you. You still didn’t manage to write your wedding toast and time is running out. Don’t worry, I got
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Did you know that you can dye fabric by pounding flowers? This unique flower tote bag makes a perfect gift - and kids will love making it!
Need a quick gift idea? Try making one of these DIY Father’s Day gifts you can easily create at the last minute to give to Dad from the kids.
Are you ready the most adorable Mother's day craft kids can make. Grab yourself a sheet (or few) of Shrinky Dinks paper and make Shrinky Dinks flower handprint keychain. There are so many things that
It was a tight race to the top of the weekend box office chart as 'Non-Stop' and 'Son of God' came out to take over the spot 'The Lego Movie' reigned for three straight weeks.
Here are some Mother's day craft ideas you will love! Give her preserved FLOWER ART instead of fresh flowers. This will last for years and will never have to go in the bin from wilting. THIS PRESSED FLOWER TRICK ONLY TAKES 3 MINUTES INSTEAD OF DRYING IN A BOOK FOR WEEKS.
Adults will actually use, appreciate and love all of these!
May Round Up No comments Directed Drawing, End of Year, Freebies, Monthly Round Up, Mother's Day Who's ready for a new monthly round up? This teacher is! May is always a busy month. It's not only the last full month of school, but it's also when I start looking ahead to see how I can get a head start on the upcoming school year. Directed drawings are awesome. They make the students really focus, listen, and to think before they do. Once the drawings are done, students can color them with crayon, oil pastels, or even paint them with watercolor paints. We've done several directed drawings this year, and they have been a hit with the parents. This got me thinking, why not have the students make a special drawing for their mom (aunt, grandma, whoever) for Mother's Day? To make this a little more gift worthy, we will frame the drawings using 8x10 frames from the dollar store. If you plan to frame your drawings, just be sure to trim the paper to match the size of the frames you purchase. I would recommend cutting your paper to size before the students do their drawing. To help cover the cost of the frames, I ask the students to send in one dollar. Even if some students don't contribute, it helps to cover the cost when you are buying so many frames. I like to use card stock when we do our drawings, especially if they paint them afterward. It just holds up a lot better than regular construction paper (and it's usually cheaper than investing in watercolor paper). To present the gifts, simply wrap the frame in colorful tissue paper and tie some yarn around it. You could also let your students make a card. You can grab the free step by step directions for this drawing HERE. May is research month in my classroom. More specifically, we research various American symbols and put together an impressive project. It gets sent home at the end of the month, and parents are always so impressed with the final product. I love that this project keeps us busy, but with meaningful learning material, addresses several of our social studies standards, as well as a few writing standards. It's high interest and the kids take a lot of pride in their work. You can read more about this project here. And, you can check out my Celebrating America unit here on TPT. The end of the year is a crazy time. The students get super distracted, challenging behaviors might become even more challenging, you're trying to teach those last few standards, and you're also likely thinking of the next school year. Wait, that isn't just me, is it? Ok, so let's talk next year, shall we? This time of year, my brain goes into serious "plan for next year" mode. I can't help it. I just always think if there is something I can do now to save myself some time when reporting back in late August, that I might as well do it. For example: Sharpen pencils for next year and store them in a zip top bag. I do this every year and it saves me a ton of time and hassle when I'm more worried about reconstructing my classroom that was dismantled when I checked out in June. Copy any and everything you know you will use. For example, I know that I will set out my Meet the Teacher letter at Meet and Greet. I also know that there are specific back to school forms I want/need parents to fill out. If I copy them now, I don't need to worry about fighting my way to a copier at the last minute next year. Laminate your nameplates and cut them out. This job is perfect for parent volunteers, and again, saves you precious time when you are worried about making your room presentable for meet and greet and attending various staff meetings at the same time. TIP: I laminate the nameplates now, and write the students' names on them with permanent marker in the fall. This has worked well for me over the years. Each week, choose one thing in your classroom to "spring clean." Go through things, get rid of what you don't need, consolidate what you can, and label things for easy reference next year. For example, tackle those math manipulatives in your storage closet. When I did this recently, I noticed that I had a bucket of tangrams. They weren't sorted into individual sets. Why and how did this ever happen? Who knows, but I had a parent bag them up and I found out I had enough sets for two classes and ended up sharing half of mine with another teacher. For even more end of year ideas and tips click here. Also, check out my End of Year Pinterest board for some fun classroom ideas! Thanks for stopping by today, friends! DON'T FORGET IT: PIN IT! Share It:
Are you looking for the perfect Mother's or Father's Day gift from kids that is simple enough for your little ones to make at school?! Try these adorable DIY tile coasters!
With Mother's Day right around the corner, we can't forget the special woman who started it all - Grandma! Kids are so fortunate if they have a grandma in their lives. These Mother's Day crafts
Learn how to make a gorgeous art print made from your favorite fresh blooms. Our simple flower pounding technique makes it easy to transform fresh flowers into a gorgeous art piece you can hang, display, or gift.
I don't know if anything warms the heart quite like a homemade gift from your kiddo! Father's Day is no exception - here are 25 homemade Father's Day gifts from kids - and ones that
Make these shrink film keepsake keychains with your students using Shrinky-Dink paper! These fun names will preserve how they wrote their name when they were first learning! We share how on Simply Kinder.
There are crochet scarf patterns for everyone included in this collection. Patterns range in sizes and styles to suit people of all ages and tastes.
Make fingerprint art magnets with this easy craft tutorial. Fingerprint magnets are a fingerprint craft and gift idea for kids and adults.
Gift ideas for pregnant women! Gifts she'll ACTUALLY use and LOVE! 14+ really fun, cute, and practical gifts for the mom-to-be. Perfect birthday, anniversary, Valentine's Day, or Christmas gift ideas for pregnant women...
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This flower pot is the cutest! Just looking at the photos makes me wanna squish it! I originally made these little hydrangeas for Mother's Day because
To make a new mom feel special, skip flowers and give her one of these meaningful new mom gifts that are for her, not for the baby.
Flower Pot Template. Vase shaped card coloring page
