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Thursday, May 16, 2013

How sweet it is to be loved by you!!!!

Well, now that all of my mom’s have all finally received their treats, I can  blog about our sweet surprises. I had so much fun with my kiddos creating these projects. I knew I wanted to make something “sweet” and one thing let to another.

I saw so many adorable ideas on pinterest, but I was trying to be unique and give my mom’s a special treat. I started with my cupcake card and then the ideas all seemed to flow around one theme… cuppycakes. I have to thank my sweet friend, Nikki from melonheadz illustrating. She is totally the bomb!! Love ya, Nikki. I used her cuppycake images to create my outline for my card. There are not enough words to say how much I loved these. They came out way too cute and what the kids wrote inside…precious.

MD CARD

You can snag the card for your kiddos to create over at my TPT store for $1.00. (Sorry it was too many pages for a “freebie”. It includes everything you need to create the card. (I have even included front pieces for grandma, nana, and etc.) There are step by step directions and pictures included in the packet.

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After we finished our cards, we ventured into making key chains. I was at Hobby Lobby (Okay, I have to admit I have a HL obsession. I honestly have to limit my trips there. I try to only go when the scrapbooking paper is 50% off so I can stock up for my classroom makeover changes. I think I may have to join H.L.A Hobby Lobby Anonymous) and saw a packet of shrinky dinks. I loved creating shrinky dinks when I was a little girl. It was quite magical to watch those thin sheets shrink right before your eyes. After seeing these… I decided it would be fun to create a “cupcake” keychain. The kids “loved” this project. All you need is some sharpie markers and shrinky dink paper.

  • Step 1: Print images onto paper, let dry overnight.
  • Step 2: Have students color on “rough” side.
  • Step 3: Cut out image.
  • Step 4: Place onto a small brown bag.
  • Step 5: Preheat oven to 325 degrees (you can use toaster over) Step 6: Place shrinky dinks into oven for 1-3 minutes. They are done when they are lying flat.
  • Step 7: Upon taking out of oven remove “brown bag from cookie sheet” press down using paper. (I had students fold paper twice and allowed the to complete this portion.)
  • Step 8: Add ribbon/keyring

MDKeychain 

Well, my sweet mama has always taught me go BIG or go home…. This led me to my next project. Some “sweet vanilla sugar scrub” for my moms to pamper themselves with. Well, let’s just say it started with small (baby) containers and moved it’s way into larger containers once I got this “vision”.

MD Sugar My kid’s were fascinated with this project. We used several key skills and incorporated several key objectives while completing this project. I think our vanilla scented  “cuppycake” sugar scrub turned out “darling”.

MD SUGAR SCRUB 

The vanilla sugar scrub recipe I used was

  • 1 C white granulated sugar
  • 1 C light brown sugar
  • 1/4 c olive oil
  • 1 T vanilla (real not imitation)

Directions: Place sugars into XL bowls. Allow students to measure out sugar ingredients and mix. Once lixed have them place mixture into container. Add olive oil to top- give it a chance to seep through the sugar. Add vanilla. Then gently stir. After mixture is moist. (You may need to add a few more drops of olive oil.) Cover and seal.

I added a round piece of poly filling, material, and ribbon to make it look like a “cuppycake”.

We tied these “cute”labels onto the outside bow. Snag up these labels here or by clicking on the picture below.

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I hope my moms were as excited about these projects as we were. We had a “blast” making everything and even had quite a few math, science,and writing lessons.

Hope you all enjoy!!!

Always,

Melissa

7 comments:

  1. So cute! I want to do this next year! Thanks for the great ideas!

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  2. What a wonderful Mother's Day gift! I am loving that sugar scrub idea!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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  3. You spoiled your mommas! Oh and what teacher doesn't love HL!? I was in there earlier this week and couldn't walk out empty handed...so I bought a pillow! I've been following you on Instagram and finally made it over to follow your blog. Stop by mine tomorrow for a giveaway!

    Lindsay
    For the Love of First Grade

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  4. Very sweet and creative presence for Mother’s Day. Just this Mother’s Day I made my mom a collage with her photo surrounded by ours, the rest of the family. Although I’m far away from home, she still cries seeing it. She didn’t expect I’ll make one for her. I told her that as much as I want to be there for her physically, I can’t due to work.

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  5. I just love your "cuppycakes"! So cute! I used a similar idea for my senior volunteers that come to my class each week with a note about their "helpful hands". I'm new to the blogging world and adore yours! Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing!!
    xoxo
    Erin
    Short and Sassy Teacher

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  6. Such a great idea! So cute. I'm sure the moms loved their gifts! I'd love for you to stop by my blog, Tales of a Teacherista. I've got a promo code for 20% off reusable dry erase pockets and a great giveaway opportunity for free classroom products of your choosing! :)

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❤Melissa

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