Things, Things, Things!

Over the weekend I posted my Dr. Seuss things tutorial. You can view the step by step directions here.

As promised here is the finished product. I LOVE how it turned out!

Oh the Places You'll Go Display

I have been a pinterest inspired crafting kick. As the winter disappears here in Iowa I decided it was time to take down the snowman glyphs and If I lived in a Snow Globe from out in the hall. To go along with my post from yesterday I figured I'd carry a little Dr. Seuss out into the hall as well. I had seen this cute bulletin board on Pinterest that a High School counselor had made outside her office. I used this as my inspiration but changed it to be a little more elementary hence the what we'll be when we grow up.

I'm loving the finished product.

You will need: 

Butcher paper

Glue

Scissors

Masking Tape

Ribbon

Brown Construction Paper

Photos

I began by creating the background. All I did was cut my butcher paper into little hills and glue them down. 

And yes it did look like a butcher paper bomb went off in my apartment. Good thing the boy is working today and I'm home alone. 

Once you have your background put together you are ready to start creating your balloons. 

Trace your circles and cut them out. 

Next onto the baskets. I used cardstock scrapbook paper. Cut into... 

Thirds

Then 

Each strip into fourths

Finally do a diagonal cut to make your basket shape

Next your ready to finish off your baskets 

Tape your photo down. I used the pictures I had from the I have a dream door. The kids were holding up a sign saying what they wanted to be when they grew up. 

Then tape down the ribbon from the basket up to the balloon

Finished Product

Tape down all your balloons to your background and then add your text. I used my cricut to cut out the "Oh the Places You'll Go" Letters. 

I'm excited to get this up in the hall tomorrow morning. I'll post a picture of the finished product then :) 

From There to Here and Here to There Funny Things are Everywhere: A Dr. Seuss Inspired Project!

With conferences just around the corner I decided it was about time to take down the "I have a Dream" door and spruce up the classroom a bit.

Dr. Seuss's Birthday is in March. In the elementary school world we have lots of fun celebrating in lots of fun yet educational ways! Dr. Seuss is one of my all time favorite authors. I have wonderful memories of reading The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham all by myself when I was little. I couldn't resist paying tribute to the famous children's author in my classroom via these little guys...

Are those not the cutest things you ever seen? 

I will warn you they are a bit time consuming but totally worth it in my opinion. I'm all about something that is not seasonal and could be kept up for a longer period of time because let's face it as teachers we don't have a lot of free time. 

You will need: 

Red and White Construction Paper

Photos of the kiddos

Double Stick Tape 

Blue Easter Grass (the paper kind) 

Scissors 

Glue

Start by making a stencil of your things. I free hand drew mine... not perfect but they will do. 

I was able to fit 2 things on a piece of paper. After tracing on one side fold the red construction paper in half (hamburger style) and cut out your things. 

Glue your picture down first then apply 3 pieces of double stick tape around the face. 

Next you are going to need your Blue Easter Grass

Take out a handful and begin applying it to the double stick tape. You decide how long you'd like their hair to be. It's pretty easy to work with when the tape it sticky. I began by trying elmers glue and it turned into a hot mess! Double stick tape is definitely the way to go! 

Keep adding your hair all the way around. After you have finished glue down the white thing circle in the middle of it's belly and give him a number. 

Your finished product is sure to be too cute for words! 

I'll post a picture of the finished door on Monday :) 

Happy Seussing! 

DIY St. Patricks Day Wreath

As you know I'm all about a little holiday decor on our front door. I've found creating my own wreaths to be lots of fun, cost effective, and super easy. I love finding a photo for inspiration and then being able to make it my own. If you are looking for a simple method for creating a wreath look no further.

You will need...
A round foam wreath
Ribbon in colors of your choice (I wait until it goes on sale 50% off at Hobby Lobby to stock up)
Scissors
Straight Pins

Begin by cutting your ribbon in about 2 inch pieces... It doesn't have to be perfect!

Next you will roll the ribbon into a circle using a straight pin to secure it like this..

After you have your ribbon roll find your spot on the wreath you'd like to place it and push it in until it's secure. 

Repeat this process spacing your colors out as you go. You get faster as you go along. 

Once  I had the whole wreath done I looked around to be sure there were not any spots that needed to be filled in. 

For about 10 bucks your finished product will look something like this... 

I can't wait to hang it up on our door! 

Valentines Day

I had such a wonderful Valentines Day. I forgot how much fun the day is for the kiddies. We spent all day in 3rd grade doing lots of Valentines Day Activities. I must share this adorable picture!

Are they not the cutest things ever? I'm so lucky to be able to spend my days with them! 

I was surprised with some flowers from the boy that were delivered to school. He then made me a wonderful dinner at home. I'm so blessed.

Now that Valentine's Day is over it's time for this DIY beauty to come off the door until next year.

I've been working on our March decor... stay tuned!

Valentine's Day Filled Weekend

What a wonderful weekend. With Valentine's Day falling on Tuesday I was lucky enough to get to spend the whole weekend with the boy, just him and I. This doesn't happen to often so it was a lovely treat.

Saturday we went on a little adventure to Cracker Barrel to find the candy dots. Lucky for me we had some success! We then headed off to the mall to pick up our tickets to see the Vow for date night. What a cute movie just in time for Valentine's Day. Tom was a little skeptical at first but he ended up enjoying it. I would highly recommend it to anyone. A truly heartwarming love story.

It wouldn't be the weekend without a little teachery work. I got my Valentines for my kiddies put together. I was thinking of the boys on this one. Pinterest inspired of course but for the price I would have paid for a box of cardboard valentines I got a super cute finished product. I couldn't help but sneak in a little something pink on the backs. The jars are full of lovebugs.

To finish up the weekend I had a little girl time to paint my nails while enjoying a little Desperate Housewives. Pink, white, and hearts of course :)

Hoping your week is filled with love! 

A Lazy Saturday

Tom and I have been busy, busy, busy since before Thanksgiving. With State Testing wrapping up yesterday at work this girl is certainly ready for a little break. I spent last night with a glass of wine, a delicious dinner that I prepared, and a little pinteresting. I have been really into door wreaths since moving to our new apartment. Just a little seasonal something on the door when you arrive home can help but make you smile. I have been looking for my next craft idea for March. Stay tuned.

Today however, Tom and I are taking a little road trip to Cracker Barrel. Tom has learned to humor the fact that he is dating a teacher. We teachers always seem to have random things to be looking for. I have been on the hunt for that dot candy from back in elementary school for a little Valentine Day craft with the 3rd graders.

Remember these?

I have looked high and low for these lovely sugary delights but I cannot seem to find them anywhere. I'm talking 2 Walmarts, Walgreens, CVS, and Target. Cracker Barrel always has all sorts of random things so hopefully we will be successful! 

Nothing like a little adventure on a sunny winter Saturday.