Distance Learning Virtual Teacher Appreciation 2020, definitely looks a little different this year! With teacher appreciation usually so focused on the clas ...
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Use this free printable teacher questionnaire to get to know the teacher. Find out exactly what to give the for birthday, Christmas and end of year gifts.
We have both the regular Yoto player and the Yoto Mini and love them both! Here is everything you need to know about the Yoto Mini and the differences between the two!
Use this free printable teacher questionnaire to get to know the teacher. Find out exactly what to give the for birthday, Christmas and end of year gifts.
Giving gifts is one of my favorite things to do. While I always love finding unique gifts for people, there are sometimes where the best gift to give is money. Rather than just hand them a crumpled $20 in an envelope, I do my best to make the experience special. I've written about fun methods of gifting cash before and felt like coming up with some more ideas! Here are the super clever & unique ways to bless your recipient with cash. 20+ Best Ways to Give Money as a Gift I asked a few of my blogging
Teddy Bear Tutorial and Pattern: With this pattern and tutorial you can make teddy bears our of pretty much any kind of fabric. For mine I used fleece because i wanted it to be very soft but you can use the normal animal fur fabric if you want. The pattern I made comes with letter…
I have a bunch of boys at my house. That puts me in the ideal position for designing boy patterns, doesn't it? I absolutely love it. The only problem though, is that my baby boys keep growing up! This little guy, for example, is turning three years old tomorrow! How can that be?! And he is all about superheroes right now. So with his superhero birthday coming up I thought it was absolutely vital for him to get a shiny new mommy-made cape. He is pleased! And you can be too because today we are sharing the pattern with you! Our super cape is reversible, sturdy, fits up to adult size necks, and it has several ways to safely close it without being a strangulation hazard. (Ribbon ties scare me!) My little guy can put his cape on and off by himself, no phone booths needed! To make your own super cape, here's what you will need: Pattern pieces for CKC Super Cape (click here to print) 1 yard fabric Your choice of closure (snaps, velcro, buttons, etc) Scissors Pins Instructions: First you will print the pattern pieces (link above) and tape them together. Cut out the cape piece. Fold your fabric in half width-wise, and then again in half width-wise, so it looks like the photo above. This will give us two folds on the left side, one inside the other. Lay the pattern piece on the fold and pin in place. Cut around the curves. This will give us two cape pieces. Note: If you want your cape to be different colors front and back, you can repeat with your second fabric color (1 yard) and it will give you two additional cape pieces. You can now make two reversible capes! I chose to do red on one side and black on the other, for my boys' two favorite superheroes. I was planning to put a symbol on the red side until my older son pointed out that superman has a symbol on his chest, not on his cape. Good point. Let's continue... Place your two cape layers on a flat surface with right sides facing. Pin in place all around the edges. Then sew along the pinned edges and curves, leaving a 4" opening at the bottom, as shown in yellow in the photo above. Clip the curves close to the stitching and then turn the cape right side out, using a dowel or chopstick to get into the small straps. Iron until the cape is nice and crisp around all the edges. Pin the 4" opening shut. Next we are going to top stitch all around the cape by sewing 1/8" from the edge. If you used two different colors of fabric like I did, you may want to use one color as your top thread and the other color as your bobbin thread. I used red on top and black in the bobbin. (Of course you could use all one color of thread if you want contrast stitching on the opposite side.) Finally we will mark where we want our closures on the neck straps to be and then attach them. You can use buttons, velcro, magnetic closures, etc. My favorite thing to use is Kam Snaps (see our tutorial here) because they are super quick and I love the look. Whatever closure you decide to use, please remember that for safety's sake it is good for the cape to "tear off" if necessary, in case it gets snagged while the child is wearing it. We don't want playtime to become a strangulation hazard! Look at this, I even had some of my cool Batman snaps left over to use on the black side of his cape! Happy superhero boys make for happy mamas! Now all that's left for us to do is try to keep up with them... Let's Create! ~ Kristen
I love felt crafts! Our smaller felt board has been one of my favorite DIY’s for the kids! Every time I shared pictures of it, people commented on how they were wanting to make one. So I thought I would put together a Large Felt Board Tutorial so you can see how easy and doable this project really is! The best part of this project is that it’s both art and fun for the kids’ room! If you’ve been thinking about making one… go for it! If you have a sewing machine you can easily sew the blue and green felt together, or to make this project EVEN easier, just do green! You need three things to get started: Canvas, Felt and a staple gun! Try to grab your canvas when it’s on sale or with a coupon. The Craft stores I shop at always have them. I got this one at Michael’s for 40 percent off and then 25 percent off my total order! So plan ahead and grab those canvases if you have this project in mind. FELT BOARD SUPPLIES: Canvas You can use any size you want! Just make sure to get enough felt to cover and wrap …
Super simple Hack to give your kids an awesome vertical LEGO surface.
Raise your hand if you're good at misplacing your car keys. I know I am! I haven't always been this way and I'm pretty sure the little helpers running around my house have something to do with it. Today's tutorial may help out a little with those keys and other small belongings that like to hide from us when we need them most. How about a lanyard that is easy, attractive, and convenient? All we have to do is hook our keys onto the lanyard ring and they are suddenly a lot harder to lose! Let's get started with this easy lanyard tutorial from Morgan: To start, we will need a scrap of fabric that is 4" wide by 40" long, and a D-ring. If you don't have a scrap this long, why not try a patch work lanyard? Simply sew multiple scraps together that are 4" wide until you have a 40" strip. Now we will take our strip, fold it in half length wise, and iron so we have a nice crease. Open the strip back up so the crease is going down the center. Now we will fold both of the long sides in so that they meet at the crease in the center, and iron. Once ironed, fold it in half again lengthwise like we did in the beginning. The original center crease we made will be along the bottom and the two folds will be lined up at the top, like a bias tape as shown below. Do not sew the edges. Now slide our D ring onto the strip as shown below. On each end of our strip we will unfold the edges and line the two ends up right sides together. Pin and sew, creating one continuous loop. Press the seam open and fold the fabric back into place. Now we will topstitch 1/8" in from the edge along both sides, moving the D-ring out of our way as we sew. Now find the D-ring and fold the lanyard strip flat around it, as shown in the picture below. Sew across the strip 1/2" from the D-ring. And just like that you are finished with a quick and easy lanyard for your keys, name badges, gym passes and whatnot. Happy sewing y'all, Morgan
Learn how to easily transfer a photo onto a piece of wood using my step-by-step photo transfer to wood tutorial. These make a perfect gift!
This week my younger daughter will celebrate her 16th birthday, and I’m not entirely sure it’s hit me yet. I believe you’ve met my trusty sidekick, Denial.
This Teacher Favorite Things Form will take the guesswork out of gift giving. Let teachers know how much you appreciate them!
Enjoy my FREE Pennant Flag First Day of School printable perfect for those back to school photos this season. #FirstDayofSchool #FirstDayofSchoolPictures #firstdayofschoolphotos #freeprintable #backtoschoolpictures #backtoschoolprintable #firstdayofschool #backtoschool #bts
Resilience is one of my favorite topics to teach and one of my favorite small groups to run. I always include goal setting, identifying problems, coping skills, healthy habits, and positive relationships as components to being resilient. Here are 6 tools for teaching resilience that help bring those components and your resiliency lessons to life.
Giving out little gifts during the holiday season is an excellent way to show someone you are thinking of them and appreciate their kindness. But it is also the time of year when money is tight
So Monday I showed you the cape I made inspired by the reuse of a t-shirt. Today I have a guest that is going to share with us how to turn those very loved t-shirts that you just can’t bear to part…
Packaging and labels are one of my all-time favorite parts of buying and selling handmade! Labels on your handmade items and on the packaging that you send it out in are wonderful opportunities to show your buyer that they’ve bought something special. Something they can’t find just anywhere. We’ve teamed up again with World Label… [read more]
Are you looking for tips on how to turn photographs into SVGs? Check out this post with tips on how to successfully trace photographs and cut them on vinyl!
Even though I teach a self-contained gifted class, I have a wide range of abilities in my room. I'm sure that most of you do as well. Beside...
I love pragmatic language evals. I even like to write the reports. Don't judge me, because I want to share my pragmatic language evaluation tools with you.
Foil Transfer Art: This is a fun, colorful project that anyone can create. Experiment with different colors, designs, and patterns. The end product looks like you've tie-dyed your paper. It makes a beautiful framed gift, homemade card, or simple wall art. This proj…
A great science introduction that introduces your students to science and its processes and helps you gain important insight into your students.
Fun gifts for preschoolers who have too many toys - cut down on clutter but still light up their faces when they rip off the wrapping!
Grab a free printable or editable pdf of this teacher favorite things form. Let teachers list their favorites on the questionnaire for easy gift reference!
Gift giving inspiration with meaningful toys that will enrich your children's learning and development! In case you happen to be considering getting a gift for your child's classroom or you happen to be putting a wish list together for your own classroom, I have put together a snapshot of what I would consider to be the
There are so many fun pregnancy announcements to grandparents. Here are my favorite cards, onesies, coffee mugs, scratch offs and wine labels that are just pure genius or hilarious.
Grab these Back to school table settings with free printables so you can send your kids off to school in style!
Tissue paper crafts are a great way to practice scissor skils. The kids can show their spirit by making these pom poms in their favorite team colors!
I was initially a hesitant customer of the Yoto audiobook player for two reasons: 1. It's a little pricey. 2. My kids have never been big audiobook fans. Turns out, we've now been using Yoto audiobook players for two years, and they have been 100% worth the investment... and I want to share why. But first, if you're not familiar with the Yoto audiobook player, it's a screen-free way for kids to play audiobooks. Kids have control over volume and chapters, and you can take the Yoto completely
Hey everyone! Today on the blog we're sharing with you how to build a puzzle with your Cricut Maker and Knife Blade. You're going to love how easy it is.
The Yoto Card Club is my favorite way to build a library for new Yoto owners! Read about how the club works, the best time to join, and our favorite club selections here.
Use this free printable teacher questionnaire to get to know the teacher. Find out exactly what to give the for birthday, Christmas and end of year gifts.
30 Things to put on your September bucket list. Here is a list of some of our favorites things to do with fiends and family.
"Make your favorite emotion from the animated movie "Inside Out" with this crochet amigurumi pattern. She's a cute homemade doll pattern that would be great as a gift to your little one."
