Monday, July 8, 2013

Monday Made-It 7-8-13

 
Well, I almost didn't make it to this Monday, but I'm here! I love checking Tara's blog every Monday and get a thrill of excitement with all of the inspiration out there!
So first up, I picked up these fabulous containers for a dollar at Michaels this week...a dolla makes me holla, honey boo boo!  They are originally meant to store 4x6 photos, but I decided to use them to hold some word work activities & card games.  In my classroom I had a drawer filled with some amazing games I had printed from TPT in plastic baggies, but they were hard to keep organized and remember to use.
 
I taped the labels inside the lids, so that they are easy to read.  I even printed directions or little reminder notes for each the games/activities and taped those inside the boxes.
 
 
I'm really excited about these containers and may possibly have to pick up more!
 
 
For my second project I recreated more lollipops for my classroom.  For this project I purchased paint, foam circles, popsicle sticks, glitter, and cellophane. :)
 
First, I painted the circles with some acrylic paint.
 
 
 
Next, I painted a swirl with mod podge and sprinkled with my favorite thing...glitter!!! **I used mod podge, but I would suggest you use tacky glue...too bad I couldn't find mine  :(
 
 
The final step is hot gluing a popsicle stick to the back of the circle...wrapping in cellophane...and finishing it off with a ribbon!
VOILA! Glitter Lollipop...super cute for a bulletin board!
 
Thanks for reading and be sure to check out more fabulous ideas at 4th Grade Frolics!
 
 
 
 

12 comments:

  1. Lollies are adorbs! Thanks for linking up:)

    4th Grade Frolics

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  2. So cute! You could do oversized ones with 12x12 felt:)

    I almost did a "sweets theme" this year b/c I have bright multi-colored table bins...but for 3 years I've wanted to do a Mermaid Theme. So, I bit the bullet and I'm going with Mermaids!

    Deniece

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  3. I love those containers--I may just have to run to michaels this week! :)


    Kaitlyn
    http://second-is-the-best.blogspot.com

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  4. Those are super "sweet"! Love them. Might have to make me some for a bulletin board of "sweet reads". Thanks. http://mrsbrownthebookworm.blogspot.com/

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  5. Cute lollipops! What do you do with the "text a friend" activity inside the pocket? Last year I had something like that and laminated it so they could write words on the top, but it got all messed up and the marker didn't erase...

    Jessica
    Literacy Spark

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  6. Erin - TOO CUTE! Looks like your classroom is already coming along! Keep it up! Make it all yours :-)

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  7. The lollipops are too cute!! Those little containers look like the perfect size! Love the Honey Boo Boo reference, too...hahaha!!

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  8. Those popsicle sticks are super adorable & really make the bulletin board pop! thanks for sharing.

    Stephanie
    PolkaDotPalace

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  9. This so cute! I especially LOVE your word work organization - you go girl!

    Lauren
    The Sweetest Thing
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  10. Erin...those lollipops are possible the cutest thing I have ever seen! I am obsessed! I am desperate to think of a way to incorporate those somehow into my frog themed classroom...Not sure if I can do it! But I at least want to make those for a bulletin board, Valentine's Day maybe? Thanks for the awesome idea!

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  11. Oh, and thank you so much Erin for the Liebster nomination! I was so surprised and excited! It made my day :)

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  12. I'm geeking out over your storage containers. I love organizational ideas!

    -Amanda
    Teacher at the Wheel

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