Classroom Cricutting!

Now that I have my Cricut, I HAVE to make things for my classroom! Here are a couple last minute Cricut Creations. Stay tuned to see some of the other Cricut Cut outs when I post my 19-20 Classroom Reveal!

Cricut Creations!

This week I got a little carried away with my Cricut! I made candy jar labels for coworkers at school, and a few onesies for friends as presents (and have a couple more to make later after bulletin board decor). So far, here are my onesie creations! This Cricut has been so much fun so far!

I got ... a CRICUT!

Y'all. I'm SO excited about the new Cricut machine I just invested in! I've been ogling the difference machines that have been on sale at Michael's and JoAnn's for the past week, and finally decided to take the plunge and grab one.

2017 - 2018 Classroom Reveal!

I have been anxiously awaiting the chance to enter my new classroom all summer! This week, I got to and I got to see what my new space looked like! This past week was filled with early mornings, late nights, and lots of coffee. I'm so glad that my mom was able to take off 3 days this week to help me move in and my brother was able to come up a couple times and help move heavy boxes and hang things from the ceiling. This was THE quickest move in and set up I've had to do to date!

The before, with a few boxes the previous teacher still had to move out.

Staff Christmas Party Gear!

This year, our staff Christmas party had an ugly sweater contest! Those who know me know that I take contests pretty seriously. I have to go all out, even if I lose ... which was the case this year ... because my ugly outfit was too cute. *sigh* I tried.

So instead of just an ugly Christmas sweater, I made an ugly Christmas outfit complete with shoes, a DIY skirt, headband and leggings.

The shoes were messy but oh so fun to paint! I started with red fabric spray paint, like this one from Tulip, and let them dry for a couple of hours. I know the background looks like wood, but it's my handy dandy spray paint box! No sense in throwing away trash bags or risking grass in my shoes when I can have this bad boy at the ready!

Next were the cute but tacky additions. We've been making all the wintery crafts in class, so the amount of googly eyes and jingle bells I have right now is ridiculous. Naturally, they needed to be added to the shoes! And what are some tacky shoes without glitter and tinsel? A dollop of glitter paint for Rudolph's bright red blinker and some tinsel hot glued around the entire opening of these babies and I'm in business!

Now for the skirt. For whatever reason, I just occurred to me this year that a tree skirt and an actual skirt are basically the same thing, right? Right! So that's the route I took! This little tree skirt came from The Dollar Tree, and did not really need much modification. The biggest update was trying to figure out where to put some adhesive velcro to make sure nothing was too high up in the back, leggings or not.

And there you have it! Now, did I remember to take a pictures in my get up, including the Dollar Tree sweater I added an obscene about of tinsel to? No. I think a parent did, so I'll come back and update if I ever find the photo.

Happy crafting!

Pocket Chart Stands!

Ok, a few weeks ago I posted about Mini Anchor Chart Stands and said I would update later. It's FINALLY later so here's my update! I painted most of the PVC pipe and put together larger {but still mini} pocket chart stands. 

Crepe Paper Curtains

Last night and this afternoon I spend some of my time sectioning off my library center even more so than it already is. The huge tree that is in the corner of my library already makes it cozy, but I wanted it a little more cozy inside. So, I made crepe paper curtains! After trying to put them under the ceiling tiles one by one like I've done with vines in the past, it occurred to me to just make a long piece of tape with crepe paper attached. Duh!

Under the Sink Curtains

Living in a small space, I've learned to use every little nook and cranny that I possibly can. The classroom is no different. When I feel like I'm losing cabinet or closet space, I have to look for other places to store things. That doesn't mean I want my room to look even more cluttered than it already does. What better way to hide my under the sink storage with some curtains! 

Pool Noodle DIY

One of my "projects" this summer for my classroom was making pool noodle letters for ELA and numbers for Math. I like my kiddos to be up and moving as much as possible, so this will be a way for them to move around the table, stand, or sit on the floor while they are working in Math stations or playing games.

Mini Chart Stands!

Arguing over my teacher example happens every single time! Someone needs to see it up close, or isn't able to tell what to do when it's upside down, they just want it closer to them. Whatever the reason, it happens constantly! To help with the issue, I whipped up some mini chart stands.