Here is a comparison from the first day and the last...think he grew? Well, he for sure grew 4 new teeth :)
Like the pink bag Trent's got? Keep reading to see what's inside...
I made Trent's teacher a special end of the year "Thank You" gift the eve of the last day of school.
I found the idea here. It went together very quickly...cause you all know I'm a major procrastinator! I think it turned out great though! Trent said she REALLY liked it...I would have liked something like this...a lot more that the little chachkies I got from the dollar store when I taught 4th grade! Just sayin!
I found the 8X8 inch shadow box at walmart for about $8. I printed off his teacher's name on a piece of card stock then trimmed it down to size. I also printed off a separate piece of paper with an "L" to help me trim the crayons to the right size and shape.
I hot glued them in place. I put the hot glue right on the paper of the crayon and it worked well. I wasn't sure if it would melt the wax, but I didn't have a problem at all.
I think I'll be making lots more of these in the coming years!
(I googled these crayon shadowboxes and I found an Etsy shop where you can buy them for 40 dollars, yikes! Mine cost less than $10 and was super easy and quick to make!)
We also wrote her a note and sealed it to the back with contact paper.
So, what do you think? It would be cute in a craft or kids room, too!
5 comments:
That is an awesome idea!!!! How neat!!! You are amazing!
I made these for my girl's teachers for Christmas, except I used just 5x7 frames I got at Walmart (fairly nice wooden black ones). I used crayons for Jenna's teacher, and colored pencils for Kenzie's teacher since it was 2nd grade & they don't use as many crayons. They both turned out so cute, although I never thought to take a picture :)
I didn't think to print out a big letter to help with the size of the crayons/colored pencils...or the layout for that matter. It was really hard to do an "S" for Kenzie's teacher!
This is SO cool! I hope I can remember it for next year - too late this time around. We did B&BW stuff and it was good, but the costs add up quickly!
awesome gift idea!! we still a month to go, i may have to do that! thanks :)
loved catching up on your new posts! your teacher gift was great, sure it will be treasured always. your boys are so cute, and i love the ninja comment. ah, the world of a little boy...
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