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Back to School: New Teacher Takeout Gift Box

Melissa Bastow

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Back to School: New Teacher Takeout Gift Box

Are you ready for school to start again?  I'm not.  But that doesn't mean we haven't started preparing (we just prepare grudgingly).  So we're dedicating this week to BACK TO SCHOOL with a few essential printables, and other school-ish stuff. First off, the new teacher gift.  Because it's never too early to brown nose. This is a printable takeout box - fill it with treats and you're good to go.  You can make a handle out of ribbon or wire or even just leave one off.  It's more about what's INSIDE the box.  If you really want to suck up,...


Free Printable Magnetic Bookmarks

Melissa Bastow

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Free Printable Magnetic Bookmarks

Motivating my kids to keep up their reading in the summer usually has to include bribes, because days are sunny and pools are calling.  So while I was perusing for bribes I came across these super adorable magnetic bookmarks on Disney's Family Fun site. Aren't they the cutest?!  You can download them for free at family.go.com, and then when you're done with that, you can get our magnetic owl bookmarks for free too!   Because if you have multiple kids, you're going to need multiple options, and everyone is going to need at least two. Happy summer reading!  (I'm thinking...


Organization Homework Posters

Melissa Bastow

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Organization Homework Posters

I'm trying to teach my kids to be more responsible and organized, which has been a really huge struggle, because they are MY kids and we all seem to have immense aversions to all things responsible and organized.  But still, we can try. So, over the weekend, I made my kids these posters, because I'm tired of their homework and other school papers floating around the house. Basically they're couple of regular posterboards, some cheap file folders, 2 corkboard panels, some chalkboard paint, printed labels, and a whole lot of tape. I included the corkboard because they're always bringing notes...


School Jokes: lunch note printables

Melissa Bastow

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School Jokes: lunch note printables

School lunches can get boring - print off the school jokes lunch notes and put one in their lunchbag each day.  It will give them something to chuckle about. ____________________________________________ To Print Download the  file using the pink “Click Here To Download” button Your computer will automatically download the file The image is now on your computer ready to print!


Cheese Pencil Snacks

Melissa Bastow

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Cheese Pencil Snacks

These are great for school snacks or to stick in your kid's lunchbox.  And they're really super easy to make. For one "pencil" you'll need a cheese stick, half a raisin, a Bugle, a slice of bologna and a toothpick. Carefully shove the Bugle into the end of the cheese stick until it stays put (but be careful because Bugles like to crumble and stuff). Squish a half of a raisin, sticky side, onto the tip of the bugle. Cut a slice of bologna into little circles.  Stack the circles on top of each other and insert a tooth pick...