Teaching Two » gifts http://www.teachingtwo.com Thoughts of a mommy & teacher. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:44:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Christmas Gift Idea http://www.teachingtwo.com/2009/12/05/christmas-gift-idea/ http://www.teachingtwo.com/2009/12/05/christmas-gift-idea/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:08:28 +0000 Anne christmas rolls ribbon gifts fill party kids’ bows http://www.teachingtwo.com/2009/12/05/christmas-gift-idea/ Here is a cute idea for stocking stuffers, gifts for your kids’ friends, or Christmas table decorations.  They are also fun birthday party party gifts.  When I taught 1st grade, I made these for my students and they loved them.

Make sure you have enough toilet paper rolls.  Then all you will need is tissue paper or Christmas paper, ribbon, and some fun goodies to fill it.  Fill the rolls with candy, stickers, money, hair bows, and other small trinkets.  Then wrap the paper around the rolls and use the ribbon to tie each end shut.  This is a fun family project that your kids can help with.

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I used pink paper and white paint for her hand prints.  Then I typed up four sentences and had my daughter fill in the blanks.  Here are some that I used.

  1. My Nana is prettiest when ______________________.
  2. I love when my Nana  _________________________ .
  3. My Nana always says _________________________.
  4. I love my Nana because ________________________.
  5. My Nana loves to ____________________________.

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Make sure you have enough toilet paper rolls.  Then all you will need is tissue paper or Christmas paper, ribbon, and some fun goodies to fill it.  Fill the rolls with candy, stickers, money, hair bows, and other small trinkets.  Then wrap the paper around the rolls and use the ribbon to tie each end shut.  This is a fun family project that your kids can help with.

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When it was finally my turn I gave the lady my last name.  She looked in a few places and then told me she needed the confirmation number in order to find my order.  I was a little frustrated since they had never asked me for that number in the past.  Plus, how would a number help them find my order if it wasn’t under my last name.  I didn’t have the number so I called Chris to look up the e-mail with the number on it.  He was having trouble finding it too so I told him to just call me back when he found it.  By now, I’m upset because this was supposed to be a quick trip to WalMart and I had a million other errands to run.  I never said anything to the lady about being mad but I’m sure she could tell by the tone in my voice.

Chris called me back when he found the e-mail.  “Did you find it?”  I asked.  “Oh, I found it!”  he answered.

I hurried out of the store and drove to Sam’s where they were able to quickly find my pictures since that was where I placed my order.

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A fun creative art project and a Christmas gift.  The perfect combination!

 

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First, I put Ashlyn’s arm into the green paint to make the stems of the flowers. Then I had her paint the green grass using a paint brush. Then I had her make a fist and dipped her fist into the red paint. I stamped it onto the paper to make tulips. After it dried I added red glitter to the tulips.

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