It's Teacher Appreciation Week at our school. I am super lucky and get to be the room mom for both my kindergartener and 2nd grader. Here are a few items I put together for the teachers.
I found a simple inexpensive clipboard, notebook and box to dress up a bit.
Supplies & Instructions for the Clipboard:
You will need:
1 clipboard
1-2 pieces of scrapbook paper
distressing ink
ribbon
spray adhesive or mod podge
vinyl letter
embellishments
Here's how to do it:
1. Trace the outline of the clipboard onto scrapbook paper and cut out. Distress the edges using distressing ink.
2. Adhere using spray adhesive or mod podge. If you use mod podge, apply glue to the back of the paper, place onto clipboard and allow to dry. Once it is dry (and you have put all your vinyl/embellishments on) you can apply the mod podge to the top of the paper.
3. Attach the ribbon to the clip on the clipboard. You can fill up the entire clip or put just a couple strands. However you fancy!
4. Cut out your vinyl and apply.
5. Add your embellishments.
6. Apply top coat of mod podge if desired.
Supplies & Instructions for the Notebook:
You will need:
1 notebook
1-2 pieces of scrapbook paper
distressing ink
embellishments
Spray adhesive
Here's how to do it:
1. Trace the outline of the notebook onto the journal and cut out. Distress the edges of the paper using distressing ink.
2. Adhere the paper to the notebook using spray adhesive.
3. Decorate and embellish to your liking.
Supplies & Instructions for the "Clips n Bits" Box
You will need:
1 box
1-2 pieces of scrapbook paper
ribbon (I LOVE ric rac)
spray adhesive
vinyl lettering
Here's how to do it:
1. Cut out the paper to match the top of the lid and sides of the box. Distress the edges with distressing ink.
2. Adhere the paper using spray adhesive.
3. Cut out vinyl to say "Clips n Bits" and apply to the lid of the box.
4. Decorate and embellish.
5. Fill with all sorts of great clips and bits of stuff!
What did I fill it with? I put paper clips, magnets, fancied up cloths pins, matching binder clips, staples.
Really whatever you fancy!
Teacher's Name Letters
This is nothing new, but so fun to do!
I had the letters of the teachers last name cut out and decorated them with paper, flowers ribbon, bling blings and whatever else my heart desired. I am really pleased with how they turned out!
Here's a close up of a letter. I thought they turned out so cute, I had my last name cut out too. I can't wait to start working on mine!
And then.....of course I don't have a picture of the cutest thing. But, only because my brain is half gone and I forgot to take a picture of it BEFORE I gave it to the teacher. So, you will just have to imagine it in your head and put one together. The PTA sent out a list of questions to ask each one of the students about their teacher and their year in school. The room mom is to be in charge of putting a little book together with all the answers from their students. So!!! I asked each of the kids a couple of questions, took their pictures and created a cute page (with the help of Anne...THANK YOU for saving my bacon on this one!) to put into the book. I had a couple of thin scrap pieces of wood laying around, so I cut them out to be 5x7 (to match the cute pages of the kids!) and decorated them with paper, ribbon - basically matched the letters of the teachers last name. I bound the little brag book with ribbon and presented it to the teacher. It turned out SOOO cute! And sure enough, I don't have a picture of it. I just may have to go back to the school and snatch a shot of it, just because it was so cute!
