So, I say all that to say that here they are! I am not sure if I will be putting some white paper in the middle of these since they are so patterned and "busy" or how I will be labeling them exactly but those details can come later. What is important is that I have them put together!
The frames were from the Dollar Tree, the paper is from Hobby Lobby, and then the magnets on the back are from Hobby Lobby as well! This was super easy and they are great because I can move them around if I need to!
Inspiration for these came from: http://pinterest.com/pin/16395986116778200/ and http://myowntwistonthings.blogspot.com/2012/08/daily-objective-dry-erase-boardsnot.html?showComment=1345816131002
As much as I want my students to remember their first day it's my first day too!! :) I found this frame idea on Pinterest (naturally!) and decided to make my own!
Inspiration: http://firstgradeschoolbox.blogspot.com/2012/08/happy-first-day-of-school.html
All of the wood pieces came from Hobby Lobby! I went at the perfect time because they were on sale!
I also got the frame on sale because Hobby Lobby have lovely little coupons you can download onto your phone and get one item for 40% off. I used acrylic paints and went with dark brown for the letters and a light yellow for the stars, then turquoise for the frame and light blue for the tops of the "School" letters.
I didn't like how my "School" letters turned out. They just seemed so boring and let's face it, I needed some glitter on this thing some how! I used spray glitter (from Walmart, it's in with the spray paints) and then a protectant coat over it, some more glitter spray then Mod Podge. Once everything was dry I moved things around to get the best placement of the letters on the frame and then hot glued them on once they were where they needed to be. I also used velcro for the "1st" star so that I can change it out for other days! I thought that was a great idea that was posted on the original of this project.
Here I am with the frame!! I am looking forward to seeing third grade faces smiling in the frame in a couple weeks!!
This was a little something that I made a week or two ago. I saw one in my cooperating teacher's classroom last year and I have been wanting to make one for a long time. Plus, it reminds me of my favorite movie, "You've Got Mail" and my favorite flowers are daisies so it was a must to make! Simple vase, flowers, ribbon from Hobby Lobby, and pencils from the Dollar Tree. Then just glue the pencils onto the vase and tie a ribbon around them and put the flowers in and you're done!
I will end this post with a personal favorite quote from "You've Got Mail" - "Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address." Seems fitting for life lately... well all but the New York part, Kansas is pretty far away from New York!
Goodnight all! :)
