If you have been a follower of mine for some time, then you know I don't do anything without going ALL OUT. This is the obsessive side of myself and the fact that I love party planning & decorating. We have a lovely auditorium BUT you can't staple or pin anything ANYWHERE. The left riser rack turned into this fabulous photo backdrop! I had an old black cloth tablecloth that we stapled together & then wrapped the red paper tablecloths around it to resemble a curtain. This photo is blurry....wah! This started as a really ugly brown frame with a crocheted clown picture in it! Seriously...so ugly & super scary! My mom bought it years ago so we could use the frame for something. We popped out the clown pic & burned it. Then we spray painted the frame gold. I already had a black foam board that the hubs cut to fit. And of course I had glittery gold alphabet stickers laying around. Voila! This year I printed out the awards … [Read more...] about End of the Year Awards
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End of the Year Ideas Summer Linky Party- Week 1
Some of my blogging BFF's from Freebie-licious and I are doing weekly Summer linky parties. We hope you will stay tuned & gain lots of ideas for next school year! I posted a few sneak peek pictures on my last blog post. We had a totally peaced out partaaay! I had the BEST class this year & they worked so hard...plus they filled our classroom bucket full of nuggets which means....partaaay! If you don't follow me on INSTAGRAM, you should. I post pics immediately on there & I am kind of addicted....really? Like I need another thing to be addicted too! JEEZ! Here is how it started............... Well, it started last year when I changed my classroom from a Dr. Seuss theme to a peace/hippie theme. My little nuggets, even the boys, slowly became obsessed with peace signs, tie dye, flower power...yo! Seriously, I should have been born during the 60's. I've always been a closet hippie since high school...don't laugh. My husband and I still … [Read more...] about End of the Year Ideas Summer Linky Party- Week 1
EOY Awards using candy bar wrappers!
So I decided to whip up something a little different for my little nuggets. I threw them a major bash which was most of their EOY gift from me. With the help of some fabulous room moms the kids had a fabulous EOY peace party....that is a whole other post. I'm all about quick, cheap, & easy with 2 days left. Above gives you the directions on how to wrap the candy bars. You can use a glue stick or Scotch tape, either one looks great. I simply filled out the awards, signed them & wrapped them in 30 minutes. After our peace shindig I completely wore myself out & am now sick....BOO! I need quick, cheap & easy. Here is a sneak peek of 24 out of over 50 awards to choose from. I just know my students are going to LOVE it! Aren't they precious??? They are on sale at my TPT shop. Click on any pic above or HERE to grab your own set. OK.....I JUST HAD TO POST SOME OF OUR PEACE PARTY PICS...I JUST CAN'T STAND IT. I AM SO … [Read more...] about EOY Awards using candy bar wrappers!