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Teacher Appreciation Day Gift Ideas + Printables

April 26, 2018

Looking for a creative gift idea for your child’s teacher for Teacher Appreciation Day? These fruity puns are a silly and fun way to make your teacher smile and know how much they are appreciated with a simple gift.

Teachers work so hard during the school year to keep those young minds busy and actively learning. I am constantly amazed at how much my boys have learned and I owe it all to their teachers! I love hearing about their day and what they’ve been learning about when they get home from school, and I am always shocked that these teachers are able to go the whole day without loosing their cool. I can barely handle my own three kids for the whole day! Teachers have 20+ kids to work with and think they are amazing, if you ask me! Show them some love on Teacher Appreciation week May 7-11 with these easy gift ideas.

This Lemon Gift tag pairs perfectly with some lemonade packets in a mason jar. While I was browsing through Walmart, I noticed that the Pioneer Woman had these cute Mason Jar lids with holes in them for straws. How cute is that? If you have more than one teacher to buy for (or you’d like to keep the rest of the lids for yourself) buy a pack of mason jars and lids with straws and you can mark this off as a completely affordable gift idea, and adds a cute touch! (There are so many great ways to use mason jars!)

I love a fresh smelling house, and I’m sure you’re teacher will too! I have to be honest, this candle scent wasn’t labeled “watermelon” on it, but it smelled pretty darn close to it! I took the tag off and added this watermelon tag, and now no one will ever know it’s not watermelon (except for you of course!) Ribbons make everything look prettier, and pairing the gift tag with a big ribbon makes all the difference!

Last, but certainly not least is the strawberry gift tag! I’ve always had a love for the strawberry filled candy, and it worked great with these gift tags! Fill up a mason jar with these little guys and keep your teacher happy the whole day when she needs a little pick me up. If you have a big mason jar and not enough candy to fill it up, a fun and sneaky little way to fill up the jar is to add an empty toilet or paper towel roll in the middle of the jar and fill the candy around it. Add a note from your child in the middle of the roll like this Thank You Note to Teacher printable and they’ll have a happy little surprise!

Download the Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags

Note: When you download the PDF file, you will notice the green looks brighter than the ones pictured in the post. I promise when you print it out it won’t be that bright!

Mother’s Day Booklet

April 12, 2018

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and this Mother’s Day Booklet is a fun and beautiful way to let their mom and grandmas know how much they mean to them. You can staple the pages together and leave it at that, or add a little more sparkle or patterned washi tape to stylishly cover up the staples on the side of the book. Here’s what you’ll need to put this Mother’s Day booklet together.

Materials:

Mom Printable| Grandma Printable
Scissors
Staples
Washi Tape

Cut out each page and then fold it over in half.

With the open ended sides on the left side, staple them together as far off to the edge as you can.

Optional step, after the pages have been stapled, open up the book and fold the pages down so that they book lays flat.

Grab your washi tape and place it on the edge of the book so that it covers the staples, and also so that a little less than half of the tape is left on the side of the book like pictured above. Do this to both sides of the book.

Trim off the excess tape and then let your little ones fill in the book of why they love their mom or grandmas so much! They are going to love the thoughtful gift and enjoy reading what they’re little one has to say. I can’t wait to have my kiddos send one to their grandmas!

Easter Bunny Favors

March 27, 2018

Here’s a fun little favor you’re guests are going to love having at your Easter Dinner. These Easter Bunny Favors are easy to put together, and look adorable as part of your place settings, at a kids table, or as a favor sitting next to the door as your guests leave.

Things You’ll Need:

Easter Bunny Favors
Treat Bags – (3″ x 4″)
Candy
Staples
Glue

Fold your Bunny printable in thirds along the gray lines. Insert the treat bags in the middle of the bunny and staple the top making sure to include the treat bag.

Glue the ears on the back of the stapled bunny like pictured above and that’s it!

Easter Bunny Treat Bags

March 26, 2018

If you’re looking for a cute way of sending treats to your friends or to add something special in your kiddos lunches, these are the perfect Easter printables. All you need to do is add them to a sandwich bag and you’ve got a cute little treat.

Add some popcorn with pieces of candy in it, cookies or some Easter bunny trail mix in a sandwich bag, seal it up and staple the printable on top. My kids love finding holiday treats in their lunch bags and I’m excited to add some of these Easter Treat Bags this week.

Download the Easter Bunny Treat Bags

Last Day of School Signs

March 5, 2018

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We’re already past the halfway point and Spring Break is approaching! The kids are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with their school year! It always blows my mind how fast the year goes by and just like that we are ready for summer to start. My kids can’t wait for school to be out and are looking forward to their summer vacation. While we still have to wait until the middle of June before my kids get out of school, I wanted to be ahead of the game and share the Last Day of School signs.

There are two files to choose from. The first file includes Preschool-8th grade, and the second file includes 9th-12th grade as well as Transitional Kindergarten, Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4.

I love that these signs help you capture your kid’s special day and that you get to remember how cute they looked at the end of the school year!

Materials Needed:

Colored Printer
Cardstock

Download the Last Day of School Signs below:

Last Day Of School Signs Pre-K – 8

Last Day Of School Signs 9-12 & Extra

Check out these other Last Day of School signs you might like! Available in my Etsy Shop.

March Wallpapers + Printables

February 27, 2018

I have always wanted to do a design with these cute cruiser bikes and flower baskets, and finally I just sat down and did it! I am so in love with the way they turned out! I wanted to make it a spring theme, but still wanted to incorporate slightly the fact that St. Patrick’s Day is also in March and went with the mint. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Plane Valentine Printable

February 9, 2018

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If you have a plane enthusiast at home, these Plane Valentines are perfect for your little ones to pass out for valentines day. Staple these printables on top of a bag of a candy or a little plane toy and you’ve got an easy valentine ready to go!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Cut out your printables and fold them in half.

With your treat bags, depending on how much candy you decide to put in the bag or how big your toy is, you will need to cut down the height of the bag.

Staple the printable on top of the treat bag and your Valentine is complete! You’ve got an easy and cute Valentine ready to pass out.

Star Wars Lightsaber Valentines

February 8, 2018

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Our family loves Star Wars, and my younger son is in major Star Wars mode right now. Whenever we go to the library, he’s always on the hunt for a Star Wars book even if we’ve checked it out before. For his Valentines, he wanted to pass out pencils as lightsabers, but I was thinking of how I could attach the “happy valentine’s day” part to it. Alas, I figured it out and love how these Star Wars Valentines came out! Super easy to put together too!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Star Wars Lightsaber Valentines Printable
Light Saber Pencil Wraps Printable
Cardstock
Colored No. 2 Pencils
Tape
Scissors
Exacto Knife (or something similar)

First, tape on the Lightsaber Pencil Wraps onto the eraser part of your pencil. I put a little tape on part of the pencil and the wrap in order to keep it from sliding off, and then wrapped the rest of the paper around and finished it off with another piece of tape.

Next, you’ll want to use an Exacto knife and make a little slit above the lightsaber, like pictured above. It is going to be bigger than the lightsaber in order for your pencil to fit through.

Put your pencil through the slit, leaving a little bit of the pencil behind the printable. Apply tape to keep it in place.

And that’s it! You’re kids are going to have lots of fun with these, and they’ll love pretending they have a mini lightsaber! My son loves using his pencil lightsaber to do his homework, and I’m guessing your little ones will too.

February Wallpapers + Printables

January 31, 2018

January felt like it flew by! Two fun things happened in January though, my birthday and my son’s, so we’ve had some fun celebrating. The only thing I do not like about January and February is it feels like winter just drags its feet, especially in Washington. So, to make winter less dreary, I wanted to make a fun little wallpaper to make it a little bit more of a cheery month! Warning: this may make you crave donuts everyday for the whole month of February. Even if it does, donuts make me happy, and hopefully this wallpaper will make you happy too!

Desktop

Calendar | Quote

Smartphone

Calendar | Quote

Printables

Pink: Calendar | Quote White: Calenda r | Quote

Emoji Valentines Bookmark

January 29, 2018

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Ever since my son learned to read, he has been reading books non-stop. He loves it and will even take it to his bed at night before he falls asleep. I realize he is probably bringing it up with him because he’s trying to avoid going to sleep, but I am totally fine with it as long as he is quiet!

Since his sibling are younger than him and are constantly wanting to “read” the same book as his older brother, his bookmarks keep falling out and I always feel bad that they keep loosing his place. With Valentines Day coming up, and the constant battle with losing his bookmarks, I thought it would be perfect to make these magnetic bookmarks to pass out to his friends. These are the easiest Valentines to make, and might I add a very practical Valentine!

Here’s what you’ll need:

First, print out and cut out your bookmarks. If you are going to laminate them, this would be the perfect time to do it, just make sure your child signs their name first!

Next, cut out two equal pieces of magnetic tape. Take one of the pieces and peel off the back and stick it onto the inside of your book mark, like pictured above.

Place the remaining magnetic tape on top of the magnet you just placed on the bookmark. This will help make sure they they line up when the bookmark closes.

Remove the backside of the magnet exposing the sticky side, and fold the bookmark in half, making sure the magnet sticks to the bookmark.

They should look like the picture above when you’re finished. And that’s it! So easy, your kids could even help you with this project!

I remember using these for my bookmarks, and I loved that they never fell out of my book! I’m excited to share this project with my son and hopefully your little ones will love it as well!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I also have a normal Emoji Bookmark that your kids could also use to pass out for their Valentines instead! Download the Printable HERE.