Quiet Clay Creatures for Classroom Management

These darling quiet clay creatures for classroom management are so easy to make and work wonders in the classroom.  We made them with Sculpey’s Bake Shop clay because it is our favorite polymer clay product.  It comes in so many bright and wonderful colors and it is easy peasy to mold.  This is day two of Back to School Ideas for The Classroom.  This post was sponsored by Sculpey but …

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Colorful Bean Bags for the Classroom

This is the kickoff project for Back to School Ideas for The Classroom.  These colorful bean bags for the classroom are made with amazing products from Fairfield World including Oly-Fun and Poly-Pellets.  They were a pretty quick project to complete.  I think they would be a fantastic gift to make for a primary teacher in your life.   There are LOTS of great ways to use bean bags and I …

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10 Reasons to Double Date at the Amusement Park

I am updating this post in mid June of 2019 with some Elitch Gardens Denver news.  Located in the heart of Denver and celebrating 129 years of fun, Elitch Gardens is Colorado’s only world-class combination theme and water park. From thrilling roller coasters to pint-sized adventures, a splashin’ water park and tons of special events, there’s thrills for all. The park is open April through October. This year, there’s more …

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Chocolate Frogs and Wizard Cards

chocolate frogs & wizards cards

DIY Chocolate Frogs and Printable Harry Potter Wizard Cards If you are prepping for a Harry Potter party or any kind of magical event, these DIY Chocolate Frogs and Printable Harry Potter Wizard Cards are a must. The frogs are delicious and fun to make. The free printable Harry Potter wizard cards are a fun party activity. They are also great to print, cut apart and put in goody bags. …

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20 Back to School DIY Ideas to Do At Home

For the past week and a half, I have been sharing back to school idea.  These are all ideas of things that can be created at home to support the excitement and anticipation of heading back into the school season.  I am excited to round them up here and share them with you along with a fantastic giveaway that has products and goodies from the fabulous companies that sponsored this …

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Fantastic Beasts Printable Fun and How to Craft Them

Fantastic Beasts Printable Fun and How to Craft Them We pretty much LOVED the prequel movie to the popular Harry Potter series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  The beasts fascinated us with their unique qualities and personalities.   If you haven’t seen it yet, it is basically the adventures of Newt Scamander (a writer) in New York’ City’s secret community of magical beings.  It takes place seventy years …

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Back to School Ruler Wreath

This Back to School ruler wreath is a perfect way to kick off decorating for the upcoming hustle and bustle.  We love back to school season and all of the excitement around new schedules, teachers and friends.  This wreath was put together with Ad-Tech’s new Cool Tool, a seriously low temp glue gun.  I love it because it will be so great with my kiddos and my Girl Scouts too. …

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Back to School Embroidery Floss Crafts for Kids

Embroidery Floss Craft Ideas for Back to School Kid Crafts

Back to School Embroidery Floss Crafts for Kids We are so excited to share a few creative back to school ideas with craft thread (aka embroidery floss).  The girls are already experts at making friendship bracelets so creating new and fabulous projects for back to school was super fun.  Back to School season is such an exiting time with all of the supply shopping, the fashion planning and the locker decor.  …

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Interchangeable Back to School Chore Chart

It is day five of my Creative Back to School series and I am totally loving sharing all of these ideas with you.  This one, an interchangeable back to school chore chart, is great because it can be adapted to meet the needs of every kiddo.  I whipped it up in about an hour but think it could be done faster, especially if you are making multiples.  This post is …

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CREATIVE Back to School with Udderly Smooth for the Teachers

Heading back to school is really an exciting time.  Often times, teachers are more nervous about the new school year than you can imagine.  Getting a whole classroom filled with new kiddos (and their families) creates a lot of anticipation and sometimes anxiety.  Help ease the transition and take your kids’ new teachers a little something to let them know that they are supported.  This CREATIVE Back to School with …

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