Teacher Gift

Aaaaaahhhh...do you hear that?!?!  Lawn mowers, sprinklers, kids having fun...it's summer.  Which also means end of the school year...which also means (in our house) your child moving to a different daycare room.  Sniffle.  I have posted before how I just LOVE to give gifts.  I LOVE buying gifts for people.  It's just fun and just makes me happy.  I love (you getting sick of me using that word yet?) putting together gift bowls/baskets/bins/boxes full of fun stuff.  Adding in a homemade something makes it even better!!!  I however didn't do that this time, I let Peanutty and Sweet Pickle do their magic when it came to picking out these gifts...granted, I did have a wee bit-o-influence on what they chose, but they still did the bulk of it.

Here's what we came up with for Peanutty's kindergarten teacher:

• Tazo chai - word on the street was that Mrs. Kindergarten Teacher loves tea.  Peanutty actually thought she may like what I drink so, she's getting a carton.
• Mini notebook
• Notepad
• Sunglasses
• Sharpie pen (the no-bleed kind that I LOVE)
• Mason jar mug
• Extra fun straws for the mug
• Bowl
• Homemade card from Peanutty
• Thank you card from me and Hubs

Here's what Sweet Pickle came up with for her two teachers:

• Serving tray in the shape of a surf board
• 4 dinner plates
• 4 bowls
• Set of paper cups
• Set of paper napkins
• Matching towel
• A fiber optic dragon fly (this was a must according to S.P.)
• Tub
• Birthday Boy card (I picked that out, who doesn't love dinosaurs?!?!  Wink. Wink. - the other teacher is getting a graduation card.)

There is no written rule that you must give a gift at the end of the school year.  What I can say is this:  the teachers we had this past year did a stellar job of educating and taking care of my two wee ones.  They will be missed...so much so, that I cried during Sweet Pickles conference because I was sad to see her switch to different teachers...just sayin'.  Judge all you want.  :)

Now, for a little DIY!!!  With.................WASHI TAPE!!!  LOVE THIS!!!  My sweet friend LF, gave me this idea and I finally had a use for it!!!

You'll need:

• Washi tape
• Scissors
• Crafting wire

All you do is press a couple pieces of cut wire between two pieces of Washi Tape and you have a custom made twisty tie!!!  I used a 32 gauge wire and it wasn't quite thick enough, but it worked.  I'd recommend using something thicker.  This is SUPER easy and adds a little something to the package.  It took me all of 3 minutes to make and I think it's darling!  I'll do it for the other two gifts as well as soon as Sweet Pickle writes in the cards, and I can wrap them up!!! 



NOW...I am doing my very first giveaway!  In celebration of all my awesome readers, I thought I'd give this a try!!!  All you have to do is send me an e-mail at: 

arethesemygoodsweatpants@gmail.com

On Friday morning, I will randomly choose a winner out of the pool of emails that I receive. I will then contact you to get your mailing address for this little prize:

I hope you have a most wonderful Tuesday!!  Until Friday...