Paper Pumpkins

In Kindergarten, we always take a trip to the pumpkin patch!  We love for the kids to see an actual field that the pumpkins are growing in. 

When we get back to school we write about our favorite part of the pumpkin patch trip.  I saw this idea on Somewhat Simple.  Instead, I typed out  the phrase “I liked the ________________.  The kids were to fill in the blank with their 3 most favorite Pumpkin Patch activities.  It is still early in Kindergarten and we have just started sounding out beginning sounds in words.  So for this activity, I wrote the words on the board that they told me they needed.

The kids did a GREAT job with these!  This activity was also great for practicing their cutting skills!

Here are two of the strips.  You will need 6 strips in all.  They had 3 “I liked” strips and 3 plain strips.

                                     

You will stack the strips all together and hole punch 1 hole in each end.  I attached brads on both ends.

After the brads are attached, pull each strip out and it will start looking like a pumpkin! 

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Crochet Along with Maybe Matilda

I recently participated in a crochet along with Maybe Matilda.  The pattern was for a Time Out Cowl. I am by no means an expert in the art of crocheting, but this pattern was pretty basic and easy to follow! 

When I saw this I thought this would be a great scarf for those COLD recess duty days!  I am lovin’ the way it turned out!  This scarf is so versatile!  I think I might just experiment with different weights and textures of yarn!

Here is a couple of pictures of my cowl. 

Well, looks like all I need now is some COLD weather!!!

Make-Over Monday+T-Shirt bows

It has been awhile since I posted a Make-Over Monday.  So I thought why not!   If you do not know by now; I LOVE making things out of t-shirts!  I had some left over scrapes and got busy making cute hair bows!  We are always needing some fun new hair accessories around here!

So this is what I came up with.

Cut about a 11/2 inch strip of t-shirt material.  Fold in half.  Snip all the way across the strip of material so that you get the frayed look.  (It is fun to experiment with different widths!)  Do not snip all the way through the fold.  Stop about a 1/4 of an inch from the fold.

  

Cut out a circle of felt.  Hot glue the strip flat and into a circle.  Around, around and around!

  

When you reach the middle you can trim off the excess and glue some bling into the center!

Here are a few that I made.

I just put an alligator clip on the back, but I could see these being really cute on a thin stretchy head band!  Let me know if you make any of these!  I would LOVE to show them off here on my blog!

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Crafty Classroom Décor #1

School is in full swing!  Most of you can probably tell that by my inconsistent post lately.  Thanks for hanging in there with me!  This week was a little more than crazy!  We had a regular school day and then we met with parents at night for parent-teacher conferences.  So I had a couple of long days and late nights. 

It takes Kindergarteners a little while longer to adjust and for us to really get into the swing of things.  (Thus resulting in one TIRED teacher!)  So hopefully, I will be a little more consistent here on the blog within the next month.

I talk about my classroom…. so I thought I would show you around!  I also thought I would show you some crafty classroom décor! 

Here are some fun, cute flower pots that I painted several years ago.  These were painted with acrylic paint.  My pens and scissors have had a happy home now for several years!  I could see this being a cute teacher gift.  I LOVE FUN PENS!  So paint a cute pot and fill it with some fun and colorful pens! 

In this picture you can see the rocks that I added to the larger flower pot.   It just looks safer if the points of my scissors are stuck down in the rocks. 

This concludes the first post of Craft Classroom Décor!

Stay tuned for the second post!

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My October calendar. 

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Girlie Travel Pillow

It is tough traveling with little ones.  I really hate turning around and seeing them fall asleep in their car seats.  Their heads and necks bobbing all over the place.  My 6 year old is now in a booster seat, so I bought him a neck pillow a couple of months ago.  Of course, my 3 year old thought she just had to have one because her bubba did! 

So, I thought…I can so throw one of those together!  Here is how it goes!!

1.) I used some fleece that I had lying around.  I just free-handed a pattern out of a piece of freezer paper.  I knew what shape and how wide I wanted it.

2.) Cut it out with the insides of your material together. 

3.) You will then sew all the way around it, leaving a 2-3 inch opening.

4.) Turn your pillow casing inside out and stuff.  I used fiber fill to fill my pillow.

5.) Lastly, sew your opening closed.  I just slip-stitched the opening closed.

There you have it!!!  A cute and girlie travel neck pillow!

My daughter was thrilled to have a pillow just like your brother!

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