8 May
teacher appreciation and a lil’ bit o’ crazy!
So awesome, right?!? The teachers loved our teacher appreciation gift this year. Practical with some funny thrown in for good measure! What I loved most though? It was a no-brainer for me and I was oh-so-very-thankful for that this year. I’m currently drowning in the craziness of life, and no-brainer, fun gifts are exactly what this worn-out momma needs!!
Our school does teacher appreciation on one day … it’s not a week long thing. On Wednesday of Teacher Appreciation Week, the room moms arrange to have baskets outside the classroom doors for the kids to leave gifts. For Hunter’s class, one of the parents suggested the kids also bring in a flower for the teacher and teacher’s aide … that parent left a vase outside the classroom to collect said flowers.
Teacher Appreciation Wednesday was also plant-growing-salad-making-teaching-moment-day and each of the kids were assigned to bring in something to make a salad. Hunter was assigned 24 cherry tomatoes.
One of the other girls had a field trip to attend and needed a “sack” lunch. And well … I don’t know, all I remember was a crazy, tasmanian-devil-like whirlwind of a morning. I was shoving stuff at Hunter explaining who to give stuff to and where to leave it {she also had the front desk administrative to leave a gift for}.
Between making breakfast, a sack lunch, explaining gifts, flowers, letting dogs out, water bottles, vitamins, papers signed in book bags, general morning craziness … and let’s not forget … a photo for Instagram! …
When I finally returned home from school drop-off errands, guess what I noticed in the fridge?
24 cherry tomatoes. Humpf!
{free download available from chickabug.com}
Share some of your “crazy” with me?
Posted in creative, gift idea, pinterest
9 Jan
teacher gift :: note folio
I’m all kinds o’ excited to share this project and gift today! Mainly because it includes some of my own crafting! And just as important – it includes the support of a crazy, wonderful organization – GlobalGiving!
A beautiful friend gifted me with one of these lovelies a couple of years ago, and I’ve been yearning to create one myself ever since. Well, I finally bit the bullet and did me some sewing!!
I made a total of seven folios … counting teachers, aids, and tutors, we had 5 “teacher” gifts, plus I made a couple more to give to friends.
I love, love, love the way they turned out! And as soon as I get some more time, I think I may be making a few more … you know, just to have on hand!
{folio pattern by JCasa Patterns}
Posted in charity, craft, creative, gift idea, giving
20 Dec
would you, could you help?
For as little as a one-time $4.00 gift, you could help a child in need this Christmas.
Giving through Compassion’s Christmas Gift Catalog provides an opportunity for the churches they partner with in South America, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, and Africa to personally hand these gifts to a child in poverty, to meet their need, and to tell them Jesus loves them.
My goal is to raise $100.00 through this gift catalog. That goal could easily be met if just:
- 10 of you donate $10.00, or
- 5 of you donate $20.00, or
- 2 of you donate $50.00, or
- a very generous someone donated $100.00
Would you … could you … help these children in need?
Take a look below at some easy giving options, if one catches your eye and seems doable, click the photo and it’ll take you directly to Compassion’s donation page. You can also go to their catalog and read about other giving opportunities.
I’m praying through our giving these children might know the love of Jesus …
Posted in charity, compassion, gift idea, giving
31 May
another teacher gift idea!
A Teachers Prayer
Lord, please help me to strengthen
their bodies, voices, and minds …
to express their feelings and control
them sometimes …
to explore what is near and venture
afar. But most important, to love
who they are. ~ author unknown
sources:
basket idea
teachers prayer download
basket & frames – Michael’s
nail file, polish, and chalkboard tags – Target
candies & izze – Fresh Market
barnes & noble gift card – Barnes & Noble :)
Posted in creative, free download, gift idea
24 May
a teacher gift idea
Finally, a pin gone right! We actually used this gift idea for Piper’s tutor … I’ll share our teacher gifts next week. Original source and download found here.
Posted in craft, creative, gift idea
