"Create" Art Board For your Classroom or Art Party!

Calling All Art Teachers!

Or any teachers who want to highlight a creativity board.

I Love this idea for a board or for an "Art Party".

ClutterFreeClassroom shares this cute idea.

Yes, a hairdryer melts the crayons!!!!! How Clever!

Chalkboard Party

Happy Birthday Mike and Kathy!

This is an easy party idea..Chalk Party!

All things with Chalk Boards, chalkboard paint, etc.

Remember this post? Chalkboard Art Tutorial

A Chalkboard Banner

DIY with Chalkboard paper (Tutorial Soon)

 DIY Chalkboard Tablecloth

easy, easy, easy... JoAnn's Fabric chalkboard fabric sold by the foot!

I love this, and will use it again, and again.... 

remember these bottles?

easy DIY bottles, just spray with chalkboard paint

a chalkboard cake...endless ideas for designs

simply spray stacking hat boxes with chalkboard paint

chalk stickers (Martha Stewart stickers found at Staples) stuck on plastic cups

Note the Chalkboard Platter, click here for instructions

even the presents got chalk labels (Martha Stewart Labels from Staples)

Chalk this party up to a Good Time!

Happy Birthday

xoxo

Easy Name Tags made from Paint Chip Cards

How Easy(not to mention FREE) is this idea?

First Day of School Name tags made from paint chip cards!

Thanks Home Depot!

source: Clutter Free Classroom

Classroom Ideas: Random Acts Of Kindness (RAK) Bulletin Board

Attention Teachers!!!

Your Classroom is like a Party....Give your classroom special thoughtful touches (like you would for a party!) This year I have added "Teacher classroom Ideas"

RAK (Random Acts of Kindness)

is so important to share!

This clever idea is from LemonTreeCreations.blogspot.com

I LOVE this idea:

Bucket Fillers

"The bucket filling concept is something that is ongoing throughout the year and my students always love it! At the beginning of the year we talk a lot about what it means to be good friends to each other. We always read a book entitled, "How Full is Your Bucket? for Kids" and the students learn about their invisible bucket. We talk about filling other people's buckets by saying and doing nice things for them and we also talk about how sometimes we can be bucket dippers. When we dip into other's buckets it hurts their feelings and it makes us feel bad about ourselves too. The entire year this is something that can be revisited and the students are reminded how important it is for them to be kind to one another. This is a simple way we display the buckets in our classroom and ensure that it is a focus throughout the school year."

Classroom ideas: Twitter Door

We are continuing on Classroom Ideas...This idea is awesome! How clever and cool!

Tweet with Twitter!!!!

Mrs. White's 5th Grade Class must be a fun teacher!

She asks the kids to tweet about certain things and other times she allows them to tweet about anything they want. It just depends on what they  were doing that day. When they first started, she let a few kids go to the door at a time but once they get started they went to the door when they come up with something they wanted to tweet about. They also used the real Twitter app on the iPad to tweet about what they were doing in the classroom. She also would  have the students take a picture of something they were doing in class and tweet about it. 

Classroom Theme Ideas are like Planing a Party!

 This week I plan to share some great ideas for teachers.

Planning a party is the same as planning your classroom.

NOTE: DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS!!!!

This is what makes a party or classroom GREAT!

Schoolgirl Style is a great blog with links to buy her classroom printables.

(Please note these could be used for parties as well...)

She also lists where to buy the other cute props she uses.

 Animal prints paired with soothing blues and greens creates a calming and exotic environment for your students.

She used a map on this bulletin board.  Using maps of every shape and size is such a clever way to cover your boards.  Her boards are small, so the map covers it perfectly.  She says, she would actually prefer to overlap several maps.  It gives it a more eclectic look for this theme.  Don’t be afraid to overlap and create a quilt like effect to your boards.

This classroom is good for any age or grade....

Globes from Oriental Trading, once again good for Parties, too!!!!

I  LOVE the lanyards for a welcome name tag!!!

For more info and where to buy the tags and other props go to Schoolgirl Style!

Please note: Teachers, this helps make learning fun!

A clever environment will make any subject more interesting!!!!

Ava's Katy Perry Party

Do you remember the post with Katy Perry Party ideas?
My Friend Barbarann, sent me the photos of her beautiful daughter Ava's Perfectly Planned Katy Perry Party!
I have to share...

Ava and Her Katy Perry Dessert Table!

"Fireworks" Decorations!!!!

They Made Popcorn cupcakes from the "Hello Cupcake Book (Cupcake Bible!")

She had plastic popcorn containers from Target Dollar Spot. Each one held 3 cupcakes with real popcorn on the bottom...super cute!

Ava found a picture of Katy in one of her mag's and Barbaraan placed it in a frame--She also make a "microphone" cupcake--with a donut hole and ice cream cone--awesome touch!!! She dipped pretzels in white chocolate with sprinkles, and she found the lollipop box empty at the $ store and they gave it to her--Barbarann bought store bought sugar cookies and just stuck sticks in them to make "easy Lollipops!"

Ava's cake was Flower cupcakes made with marshmallows cup into 1/4's, then dip in colored sprinkles...beautiful (and special because they make the cupcakes together!)

Game time...there was a scavenger hunt then...

they played a FUN game!!! You need shower caps, shaving cream , cheese balls and a timer ....one team member covers the  shower cap with shaving cream

then the other team members arm them selves with cheese balls! Time the teams  for 1 minute , which ever team has the most cheeseballs stuck in the shaving creme is the winner!!!

This FUN game was very messy, next time she  would do this in the grass and put their hair in ponytails, but it was the highlight of the party!!!! they ended up with shaving cream all over themselves and loved every minute!!!

Katy Perry Gift bags...

Candy Bar and more treats...

Happy Birthday Ava!!!

xoxo

(p.s. GREAT party Barbarann!)