Teachers' Day gifts

Teachers' Day is just round the corner and all the excitement of getting gifts and cards for the teachers are in the air.





Previous years, we had been making gifts to all the teachers in her childcare centre. We believe that handmade gifts are more personal than those store bought. It also allow us to spend time together to get the gifts done.





This year, we decided that we would give them cookie jars filled with M&M fun packs and Mini Mars.





Supplies:





Cookie Jars (bought from Ikea)


Assortment of buttons (bought from Spotlight)


Twine (Bought from Popular)


White Glue or craft glue (we have lots of that in the storeroom!)





Method:

1. Clean and dry the cookie jars.



2. Cover work area generously with newspaper, unless you have the intention of changing a new table.



3. Smear white glue generously around the cookie jar.



4. Work the twine around the jar, bottom up. Work till the desired height.



5. Turn the cookie jar over to dry. If you do not do so, the bottom will be stuck to the work area.



6. Once the glue is almost dried under the twine, the buttons are next.



7. Put generous amount of glue on each button and paste it on the the overturned cookie jars.



8. Allow the glue to totally dry up before filling in the cookie jars with your own choice of tit bits.

You be the judge. Are they nice enough to keep on your desks while you work?

And here is Ashlyn working on them. She had to keep running to the washroom to get the glue out of her fingers.

HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!