Author Bonnie Scorer

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...

This article was originally published for  The Purple Fig a Canadian Blogazine which contributes to both The Huffington Post and Parent Dish....

This article was originally published for  The Purple Fig a Canadian Blogazine which contributes to both The Huffington Post and Parent Dish.  Check it...

A little wrap- around sleeve to make a magazine a gift. This activity was featured on The Crafty Crow!  A huge thanks to this amazing...

Add a personal touch to a gift card holder. Materials Gift card template up-cycle-envelope Paper to re-use (some ideas might include your child's artwork, a map, a magazine page, wrapping...

This is a variation of an activity that my former colleague, Gary, used to do with his class for Father's Day.  You can add jobs or activities- the focus is for things to do together. It does not need to...

This is a nod to the dad's who enjoy the nautical and is something that kids can easily do. (Anyone who has tied kids' shoes knows that they love making knots...) Rope makes a simple ribbon in this gift wrap...