Sunday, June 23, 2013

2013 End of Year Teacher Gifts

Ms. Kitchen was Emmy's awesome 1st grade teacher and we pulled off a class gift that was super special just for her. 
The 'group gift' ended up being a creative effort--a wood crate (from Joanne's) that I painted white and used paint pens to write the main quotes (found through Google).  Then using Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Book (click here to find on amazon) for ideas, I had each of the kids use their fingerprints to create garden type animals on the box, and used a black paint pen to write their name next to their creation. Parents donated gifts, school supplies, gift cards and fun personal handmade creations to the box to make for a super cool present.  Another parent and I also took pictures of each student, and I created a photo banner as a classroom decoration for her.  I used some great red burlap I had (Joanne's at Christmas time), twine, and my sewing machine to create the banner, and then stapled the kids pictures and names onto the burlap.
I think they turned out pretty cute, if I don't say so myself!
Our kids loved Ms. Kitchen and we all loved blessing her!
 


Zeke's teacher's gift is in another post... directly from Shutterfly. :)

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This is a link to Mrs. Gustafson's memory book, her gift from the class, along w/ a $200 gift card to REI. The book turned out awesome, even though it was a day late, which was a total bummer! After teaching for 23 years, I felt it was a HUGE compliment and honor when she said it was the nicest, most meaningful end of year gift she has ever received! Mrs. Gustafson is an amazing teacher and I was go happy to be a part of making her feel the love that our students and parents have for her!