I Scream "Thank You!"

As the end of the school year approaches it can be hard to come up with creative, yet easy, teacher gifts.  Last year my eldest made a cookie jar with freshly made cookies and stickers that said "Thanks to you, I'm one smart cookie!"

 

This year I've been looking for something just as creative and came up with a super cute idea for the teacher that lets our Girl Scout troop use her room.  We wanted to give her a gift card and we decided on an ice cream shop, but giving a plain old card is boring so we created a cute poster to go with it!

 

You'll need:

-Poster board in some fun, yummy color

-Brown construction paper or cardstock

-White cardstock (printer paper would work too)

-Scissors

-Glue

-Crayons or markers

 

 

Draw a circle on the white paper and a cone shape on the brown paper.  I used a white crayon to draw the cone so it is easier to see.

 

Have the kids decorate the circle (ice cream scoop) and cone.  To add a personal touch I had the girls write their name on the cone.

Then cut them out and glue them, in a cute pattern, on to the poster board.

 



 

We wrote a cute saying "You're so sweet!" and attached the gift card next to it (this photo was before I attached the gift card).

 

So there you have it, a super cute and easy thank you "card"!

Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day was a few days ago.  In the spirit of Earth Day here is a fun (and easy) Earth Day project.

I found the original idea here, but tweaked it and had my Girl Scout troop do all the work!  We gave them a plain piece of  paper, some used construction paper (green and 2 shades of blue), glue and some markers to write with.

 

They tore the pieces of construction paper into smaller pieces then glued them into the center of the circle they made with a small paper plate.  The smaller you tear the paper the longer the craft will take.  We used left-over construction paper to reinforce the reduce, reuse, recycle theme.  Plus, construction paper is thicker than tissue paper so the glue won't seep through as easily and make a big, sticky mess.

Once they covered their circle, with the different colors of construction paper, they wrote one or two things they would do to help the Earth.

Viola!  A beautiful, unique Earth that the kids can call their own!