End of the School Year Idea

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...