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Music teacher or Choir Teacher

Perfect for Grade School or Preschool

Can you believe another school year is coming to a close? Where does the time go? Well to help our favorite teachers keep track of their time we have made some fun little clocks to hang in their rooms. I have to say does Target EVER let you down? The yellow little clock ( and the black and a fun little selection of other colors) is a steal for $3.99!! Another one of those you just have to buy right? The idea came from Attempting Aloha and her spring subway art clock.

Cute huh? She has the tutorial of how to take the clock apart etc...so click HERE to find out how. Instead of subway art we just used our favorite scrapbook paper and some rhinestone embellishments and then hot glued the ruffled crepe paper (did you doubt that we would have to throw that in there somewhere?!)
I am also going to have my kids class sign the yellow clock with black sharpie markers so she can remember the class. Super easy, snobbish and cute and surprisingly CHEAP!! We think we scored...how about you?

Linking here:
Sunday:
http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com
Monday:
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com
Tuesday:
http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com
Wednesday:
http://eisymorgan.blogspot.com/, http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/, http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com
Thursday:
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/
Friday:
http://www.whipperberry.com/, http://www.kojodesigns.blogspot.com/, http://www.thegirlcreative.com/,http://tidymom.net/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
Saturday:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com

So next week is National Teacher Appreciation Week and we definitely have some teachers that we love. So Dot and I decided we needed a little something snazzy to show our love. We have been in love with the balloon wreaths we have seen "floating" around....
a couple of our favs:

Landee See Landee Do

Our Best Bites

So with those little beauties as our inspiration we created the teacher appreciation balloon wreath. We thought it was fitting because...well we are in love with them...and balloons are eternally connected to kids, and they are bright and fun and don't you think it will look adorable on your favorite teacher's desk - maybe hung on a wreath stand or hanging on their wall? And most importantly it fit perfectly with our cheesy little saying "voted most POPular!"

Our next little treat for teach is a fancied up sonic drink carrier. We just used a little spray glue (love) and placed  2 napkins to cover the carrier. Then we made the little tag with scrapbook paper and of course we used our standby crepe paper for a rosette. Then we are going to fill it with lunch for our favorite teachers. But it could also be used as a cute holder for any fun little gifts you want to shower your teacher with. Good luck with appreciating those teachers!! What would we do without them. This little treasure can be found and downloaded free at eighteen 25. Those girls really do rule the school don't they!!

How cute would it be to give those teachers the subway art and the wreath and bring them in lunch? I am thinking they will really be feeling the love?... Whatever your ambition level is this next week we hope we have given some inspiration and would love to hear your ideas!
Linking here:Sunday:http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.comMonday:http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.comTuesday:http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, http://blackberryvine.blogspot.comWednesday:http://eisymorgan.blogspot.com/, http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/, http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.comThursday:http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/Friday:http://www.whipperberry.com/, http://www.kojodesigns.blogspot.com/, http://www.thegirlcreative.com/,http://tidymom.net/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/Saturday:http://www.bedifferentactnormal.comLinking Here:

For Valentine's teacher gifts this year I am making chocolate covered cinnamon bears and giving them "Bear Hugs"! Everyone likes a hug, but everything is better when its covered in chocolate.  They are super easy to make and cheap!! I bought a 5 lb bag of cinnamon bears at Kings Soopers or Walmart for $3.99--wowza that is a lot of bears.

But don't just stop at giving these bear hugs for Valentine's day. I like to put one bear hug in my kids lunch--just because what kid can't use a bear hug at school!! They make fun teacher appreciation gifts or mother's day gifts.

Here is the recipe:
11 oz bag of milk chocolate chips--I prefer ghiradelli's
1/4 cup shortening
melt in microwave for 2-3 minutes on 50% power stirring occasionally
Then dip each bear halfway in the chocolate and let dry on parchment paper and put in fridge to harden the chocolate.
*I have also used milk chocolate melting disks (like Wilson's brand from Walmart or Joann's) and follow the same directions, except you don't need to put in fridge.


Now here is the best thing about looking at these little cuties, you can really just look at them here and then feel like you are eating them up....and according to a show I watched on PBS (a little weird that I watched a show on PBS I know) that was talking about the future of avatars and online world (which is really quite creepy to me but I liked this part of it) research has showed that people who experienced eating online actually felt full in real life and the pleasure of eating etc.. as an avatar carried over to real life----hmm..... Dot said something about pretending to eat a cupcake and not having any calories from it...well Dot you are so validated now by PBS! So maybe if you stare at the pictures of these chocolate covered cinnamon bears long enough you will feel like you actually ate them too! And then they are calorie free and cute and if that's not a win-win, I don't know what is!