Nature Finds: Make Your Own Flag
With all the excitement of the World Cup and with many countries celebrating their "birthday" this week (as it has been referred to around here), we thought we would transform sticks into mini flag poles....
Character Flowerpots
With the plant as the hair, this is an activity that is fun and playful for kids to say thank you to their teachers! Materials Light coloured plant pots (we got ours inexpensively at Ikea) Paint for...
Book Bag: Printing with Elastics
A bag for the teacher who loves to read! We used a printmaking technique to make book "spines". This bag would also be perfect for kids to use to go to the library in the summer. Many public...
Beach Bag: Printing With Bubble Wrap
A simple printing technique to make a beach bag for your teacher or yourself. Materials Blank canvas bag (you can purchase these at craft stores) Bubble wrap (re-use it from packaging or purchase at a...
“Thanks for Helping Me Grow” Banner
A keepsake to say "thank you" to your teacher. Materials Felt (large sheet for the background, various colours for the stem, flower pot) Fabric scissors Fabric glue Craft foam Scissors Dowel...
My Artwork Magnets
Our children enjoy doing a lot of process art (which focuses on exploring various techniques/materials and experimentation). However, they often want to then take that art and make it into something else,...
Farmer’s Market Bag
Summer for us means Farmer's Markets! Make this bag for the teacher who enjoys cooking or for yourself! Materials Blank canvas bag (you can purchase these at craft stores) Painter's tape Brown...
Literature for the End of the School Year- What do YOU love? GIVE-AWAY!
There are so many amazing books out there. Here are a few others I have used at the end of the school year. What books do you love? Is there an activity that you do with them? We'd love to hear. BE...
Literature for the End of the School Year: The Important Book
This is a fun (and honestly quite funny!) activity for the end of the school year. You get your current students to tell your next class (through writing) tips about your classroom, the grade or you as a...
End-of-the-Year Activity: Letter to Oneself
This is an idea that I learned from one of my former mentors, Katy. On the first week of school have your child or students write a letter to themselves and then you open it on the last week of school. It...