May 23, 2013

Math Dice Gift – End of the School Year

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Keep your children’s classmates brains active this Summer with this fun classmate gift of dice and math games or if you are a teacher this is a perfect end of the school year gift for your students..  Simple and inexpensive to make with the free printable from Today In First Grade blog. Click here for [...]

End Of School Year Sign Tradition

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My kids look froward to arriving home on the last day of school to a homemade banner hung across our front porch that says welcome home  along with their names and  the grade they will be entering into next  fall. It is not fancy but it is our tradition and they enjoy reading it and [...]

Oh, The Places You’ll Go – End Of The School Year Tradition

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Several years ago I  purchased two copies of the Dr. Seuss book Oh, the Places You’ll Go to use as a new tradition with my two youngest boys (Caleb and Nate-no).  At the end of each school year I have their school teachers write a little note inside these books to them. When they graduate [...]

Organizing School Papers and Supplies

By Trisha We are just days away from the final school bell ringing and my kids arriving home with bags of school papers, art projects and even a pile of well used school supplies ready for me to sort, organize and dispose. How can you organize this year’s end of school year piles? Click here [...]

ABC Teacher Gift Basket

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Thank your teacher this year with an entire class effort  by creating an  ABC gift basket for your child teacher . It is simple to create with this idea from Fairy Tales & Fun  -  Each child  in the class chooses or is assigned  a letter to match a gift that they contribute to the [...]

M&M Back To School Treat {Free Printable}

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  Start off the school year with a ABC  sweet treat -She’s {kinda} Crafty created this fun Back To School printable that you can simply staple directly on to a package of fun size M&M’s!  This makes a great party favor for your Back To School parties or a welcome gift to your child’s classmates.  [...]

Create Kids Keepsake Boxes

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As the years have gone by, my children’s keepsakes have accumulated into boxes and piles in my home. From favorite toys and trinkets, to awards, photos and other memorabilia, with five kids the piles keep growing! If you also have these same boxes and plies in your home, you can relate to the overwhelming feeling [...]

Candy Stripe Count Down Calendar {free printable}

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We like to countdown the days in our family to upcoming special events, vacations,  holidays and birthdays it allows us to anticipate what is coming up and even be ready for what’s ahead.  To countdown we have used a variety of ways from paper chains, white boards, framed printables , daily notes and gifts.  Now [...]

Safe Summers with T-Mobile – For Keeping Kids Safe in a Mobile Environment

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By Leslie Pleasants I recently attended an event hosted by T-Mobile.  At first when I heard about it I thought ok, are they just going to try to have us promote their phones??  Which I would have no problem with since they are the only phone company I have been with and I LOVE them. [...]

DIY Moms: Simple Kids Art Display

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Do you have a pile of your children’s art sitting waiting for you to display in some creative way?  search no longer I discovered a simple idea from Random Thoughts of a Supermom.  Super easy all you need is eye bolts and picture hanging wire and if you want to be really fancy you can [...]