Teacher Talk Thursday: Birthday Wreath

To help narrow my topics I've decided to come up with a little blogging schedule. I figured I'd limit the teacher talk to Tuesdays and Thursdays. With that said I've been working on lots of fun little projects over the summer. Yesterday I put together this beauty...

I have been seeing these pop up all over pinterest. I'm so excited to be able to put it up in my classroom for each kiddies birthday. A necessary project? No. Super cute? You better believe it.

To make your own special birthday wreath you will need...

2 packages of 72 balloons

Pipe cleaners

Straight pins

A straw wreath (leave the plastic on to avoid a huge mess) 

Once you've collected your materials this wreath is super easy to put together. Take 1 balloon and fold it in half. Place one pin through the balloon and then press firmly into the wreath. 

Continue adding your balloons to your wreath... This is a great time to turn on the tunes or one of your favorite shows you've been waiting to watch on dvr :) 

Once your wreath is completely filled twist your pipe cleaners around your finger to make them swirly. Stick them piper cleaners into the wreath to add a little extra flare. 

I can't wait to put this up in my classroom. You could keep it put away until someone's birthday or you could put this up on the birthday bulletin board for a little added flare. Either way it will be completly adorable and super fun! 

Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

With all my added free time I've been browsing through my pinterest boards looking for fun new recipes to try out. I've been telling Tom I'm just practicing for when I get to stay home for good some day :)

Tonight we tried out a twist on a recipe for buffalo chicken pasta salad. The recipes I had found online all used blue cheese dressing which is not one of my favorites. I figured I'd try it out with ranch instead. Tom loves all things hot wings. It's his most favorite food. I'm in a wing mood every once in a while but I'm telling you the kid could eat them everyday for every meal. With that said I like to try to find a twist on his favorite flavors of the wings. With that I give you...

I think this is one of my new go to recipes. Let me tell you this stuff is A-MAZING! Did I mention it's super easy as well. Double bonus!



You will need

1 Bottle of Ranch Salad Dressing
3/4ths a bottle of Reds Buffalo Wing Hot Sauce
1 box of pasta
6 stalks of celery
1 onion
2 chicken breasts
salt and pepper to taste

Cut up your chicken breast and cook it in a skillet.

Cook pasta and rinse with cold water when it's done.

Chop up celery and onion (let me know if you ever figure out a way to chop onions without turning into a blubbering mess. I have yet to discover this trick which leads to me crying over the cutting board nightly. ugh)

In a large bowl combine ranch dressing and hot wing sauce. Stir together.

Combine all ingredients into the dressing and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

It's best if you chill it for a while before serving.