Christmas Gift for the Teachers

Hi everyone, I hope your December is going smoothly!

I just wanted to pop in and share what I put together to give my son's Kindergarten teachers {there is a Teacher plus a T.A. in his class.}

I picked up these cute mugs from Superstore for $4 each I believe. I like that they aren't necessarily "Christmas" mugs. And they are neutral and kinda pretty. 

Each mug will be given along with a gift card to Second Cup. With the gift card they can buy coffee/tea/hot chocolate or treats- whatever they like!

For chocolates, I bought them each a bag of Hershey miniatures and also added some Andes candy cane chocolates- yum! And of course, I stuck a candy cane in each mug. 

Before wrapping the mug + goodies in tissue, I taped the gift cards onto the mugs with a piece of washi tape so they didn't get lost in the mix.

I used washi tape to pretty-up the simple kraft paper gift bags...... I {heart} washi tape!

There you have it!

I wanna know: What do you give your child's (children's) teacher(s) for Christmas???

Magnets for Kids` Masterpieces

Last week I did a simple project. I made some magnets to display my kids` latest masterpieces on the fridge......

I had some magnetic picture frames that were empty, so I made the text on my computer & printed it off, then cut then to fit in my frames. 

To jazz them up a bit, I added a strip of washi tape to the top and bottom of my text before slipping them into the frames......

My daughter`s......

My son`s......

Now they have their very own magnet to display their new pictures!

See how else I display their artwork in this post.

What do you do with your child`s artwork???

Washi Tape Canada Flag Block

Here's another craft I whipped up for Canada Day.......

I had already painted the block white, so I just grabbed an x-acto knife & cutting mat, a maple leaf die cut shape, and some washi tape......

I placed the maple leaf die cut on the cutting mat, then covered it with washi tape.......

Once it was covered, I just used my x-acto knife to cut it out. 

Then I added 2 strips of washi tape to each end of the wooden block.

Then I glued the maple leaf shape into the centre........

Pretty easy, huh? I am all about the simple crafts lately!

Gift Idea: Set of Washi Tape Cards

Hey, I just wanted to share a simple gift idea today!

Here are my supplies...

-washi tape

-sets of blank cards & envelopes from Michael's (in the dollar section)

-x-acto knife & cutting mat

I used 2 sets of tape (one green set & one pink set) to make the cards a coordinated set.

Then I tied them together (the cards + envelopes) with some cute ribbon & voila! Easy gift idea for a friend, a teacher, neighbour, etc, etc!