This week we decided to treat our wonderful teachers to another small and simple gift that is also really fun to make: Chocolate Dipped Spoons! These are so easy to make and can be decorated in so many fun ways for different holidays or party themes. They are perfect when you crave a little something sweet and they are great stirred into a hot mug of tea, cocoa, or coffee! … [Read more...]
Thankful November: Simple Teacher Gifts
We consider ourselves very lucky that our kids go to a great school aaaand have wonderful teachers who love what they do and truly care for our children. So every November I like to do a little something I call Thankful November and I try to give our teachers or our school staff some fun little gifts once a week just to say thanks for their hard work and to show them we … [Read more...]
DIY Caramel Apple in a Box Gift Idea
A few weeks ago I put together a few fun little gifts for my kids' teachers and a few friends and I have been meaning to share them with you for a while now but kept getting sidetracked, aack! Every day I'm hustling. <-- it's so true. I thought it would be fun to make a little gifty snack box with a couple of apples, my favorite caramels, and of course a small container … [Read more...]
Pizza and Movie Night Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea
I am so excited to say that with 2 weeks of school left I have our teacher appreciations gifts ready to go…that never happens! So if you are still needing a gift idea for the teachers in your life may I suggest a Pizza and Movie Night gift box? From chatting with a few teachers we happen to know it seems as if it should be a hit! … [Read more...]
Flower Berry Basket Teacher Appreciation Gifts
Did you know that this week is Teacher Appreciation Week? Yup, yup. In case you didn't know, it is always the first full week in May. As a momma to four little ones and with summer coming up in just 4 weeks (how is that possible?!?!) I totally think our teachers are worth their weight in gold. They work so hard teaching our children so many wonderful things 5 days a … [Read more...]
Easy Scrapbook Paper Wrapped Flower Bouquets
So yesterday was May 1st. Or May Day as some of you might now it as. We always try to do a little something fun for friends and neighbors and this year we kept it simple by making pretty bouquets of fresh flowers from a mix of different bouquets from Trader Joe's and some colorful scrapbook paper. As I was making these I thought how awesome they would be as a Mother's Day … [Read more...]
Happy Donut Mail
Since Christmas is practically right around the corner, it seemed fitting that my littles and I should take a moment this month and create a laundry list of things and people we are thankful for in our lives. And I thought an even more fun idea would be to not only create a list of things and people to be thankful for but to give those people a small gift as a token of … [Read more...]
Pillowbox Surprises
Here is a fun idea we did as part of our daily Thankful November this month (see more about that here!) These Pillowbox Surprises are super easy to put together and are really fun for your recipients to open. I was at Target, of all places ;-), one day and found these cute little pillow boxes for $1 on an end cap. They came 3 to a pack so, naturally, I bought a few packs … [Read more...]
Chew for Change with Project 7
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Project 7 but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #chewforchange http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO Have you heard about the company Project 7? They are a pretty awesome company whose mission is simple: To ensure everyone around the globe has access to fundamental human needs for a … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Teacher Appreciation Gift And FREE Printable!
Need an easy gift to show those teachers you know how much they are appreciated this week? You know, for Teacher Appreciation Week all week long (May 6-10, 2013)! I thought a fun gift for Noah's teacher and his classroom teacher's helper would be a fun jar full of goodies with a cute printable attached telling them how much we like them. This way they could use the … [Read more...]
Fabric Composition Notebook Cover {Tutorial}
For some reason I cannot quite put my finger on, we are having quite the baby-splosion this August and September around these parts, it's raining babies I tell you. We are pretty lucky to be enjoying so many sweet little bundles of joy all squishy and small, man they are cuties :-) I wonder what happened 9-10 months ago that I, thank goodness, was not a part of? ;-) I … [Read more...]
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