Quick and Easy...Show Appreciation

What you need to buy:
1- Snicker Bar
1- Pack of Lifesavers
1- Pack of Gummy Bears
1- Mint
1- Handful of Hershey Kisses


Put them all in a bag, and present them with a card that says:

Dear Teacher,
Don't SNICKER but I think that you are great!
You truly are a LIFESAVER.
You make me feel BEARY special.
Thanks a MINT for all you do!
Lots of KISSES,

Sign your name...

Make Leprechaun Pudding

For St. Patrick's day (or to celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday)

Make some green leprechaun pudding (or Oobleck to eat!)
Here's the link.

Easy Butterfly Life Cycle Craft

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly.

First it's an egg, then a caterpillar.

Then it becomes a chrysalis.

Now it is a butterfly.

To create, glue, staple or tape four circles to a thin strip of black paper (so it looks like the caterpillar). Then fold it one way to make the egg and pupa, and the other way to make the butterfly.

Steal My Heart Game

Play the Steal My Heart Game.

Give the kids a set of chopsticks, set the timer and see what happens!

For a trick on how to make chopsticks more kid friendly,

check out Lunchinabox.net

Photo from FamilyFun.com

A Lollipop Flower

Idea from: Family Fun

An easy craft idea for Valentine's Day.

Prep a pattern and let the kids trace and cut.

Provide a hole puncher and some "dum dum" lollipops.

Have fun!

Wonderful Winter Party Craft

For the winter craft, we did an open ended project.
(Photo from Makeandtakes.com)

Materials: Plastic Pony Beads
(from Michaels $4.99 each bag/color) (don't forget your 40% off coupon).

               Assorted colors of pipe cleaners/chenille

Wonderful Winter Party

Games: Relay Race (a.k.a. Reindeer Games)
Materials: small marshmallows (I used pink stars)
               Antler headband (at dollar store)
               Two Cones (or something to run around)
               A garbage can nearby
               A bowl for the marshmallows
               (to be located near garbage can)

How to play :

1.  Divide the kids into two groups (of about 3-4 kids each team). 

2.  Give each child a marshmallow to lick and stick to their forehead.

3.  Give the first person in each team an antler headband.

4. The students must walk down, and around the cone and back, without dropping their marshmallow, while wearing the antlers.

                 **If they do drop their marshmallow, have them pick it up, throw it out and get a new one, and return to the race.

5. Upon crossing the finish line, eat the marshmallow off the forehead, and pass the antlers to the next person in line on your team.

6.  Go to the back of your team line and sit down.

Rules you might want to mention:

No eating marshmallows off the ground. No sharing marshmallows.

          You must walk the entire race (if you are in the classroom).

          You can not use your hands to keep the antlers or marshmallows on your head.