Teacher DIY gift on a budget & Kid Friendly

There are so many ideas out there for DIY gifts for teachers of all grades. If you have a child  in elementary school like I do, then you know how I feel when she say's "I want to "make" something for my teachers". She likes the idea of saying "I did that!" Honestly I like that idea too!!! Although it is easy and convenient for us to go and purchase something already made, it's not always cost friendly when you have 3 or more teachers to give to. So I like taking the crafty way out of it.  Although at times I have spent more money on crafting supplies. Well now after a lot of trial and error I want to  give you pointers on where to find semi cheap materials but that don't look to cheap, right?

I am a huge fan of the Dollar Tree! They have so many cute items for a $1.00!

Recently I shared a awesome candy bouquet idea that I did for a friend of mine. The cost wayyyyyyy less than the average candy bouquet that you see at a grocery store retailing at $40.00-$60.00!

Well let's not delay...

 
Everything you see in this picture is what I purchased to make these "mini" Christmas candy bouquets for 3 teachers. Total cost of everything you see here was $16.00 plus tax. So if you divide that up, I spent less than $6.00 on each teacher.  I still had some material left over. What you don't see is the green curly ribbon I decided to use after the fact, to cover the green floral foam that is used to insert the bamboo skewers.

                                                                                                                                                                    

Remember at the top ^ of my post when I said this is a kid friendly project? Well check it out my 9 year old daughter made this with a little guidance but mostly by herself. Here she is below showing you step-by-step do it your self picture tutorial.... 

           

  This was actually an afterthought when I realized I didn't have a card to place in it. I went with a index card, cut it and added the design to look like a sheet of writing paper.

                                            The card was perfect!

WELL HERE YOU HAVE IT 

THE final product?!

Here she is super proud of her teacher appreciation gift!! 

 

Main items needed:

•  Bucket/Box of choice
• Curly bows (3 pack) I only used one set per bouquet
• Candy or single cookies of your choice
• Bamboo Skewers
• Pencils or your choice of decorations
• Craft Sticks (optional)

Pictures taken by S. Chipkin/all rights reserved www.chipkincoop.com

Follow up: Christmas Eve Boxes

I finally was able to finish all my Christmas Eve Boxes & Buckets. They are ready to be shipped out soon and delivered to my favorite little people. If you liked my post from this weekend when I first introduced this idea to you please share your pictures with me on my  Facebook page! Since your stopping by please like and share my page.

I found these little guys today and decided to add them to my bucket.

If you remember on my post I mentioned that I was excluding the glass mugs for safety reasons, since I was shipping them. Well I came across these  cute design your own mugs today!!!

What a perfect fit not only do my little friends get to have their hot chocolate in a special mug they get to take it with them wherever they go. WIN! WIN!

Well here at the Chipkin Coop we want to wish you a Happy Holiday! Stay tuned, this weekend I will be sharing with you the mini Christmas Candy Bouquets that I am going to make for three special teachers this Christmas!!! I can't wait to share the step by step picture tutorial that I have set up. So easy and so much fun! Live Love & Be Crafty!  

Christmas Eve Idea!

How do you spend your Christmas Eve?? Here at The Chipkin Coop we love to be all cozied up on the couch watching a movie. The way we prepare is with a Christmas Eve Box! I usually prepare these for the kiddos in advance and place the box under the tree so that they can have something to look forward to on Christmas Eve.

Last year I added a Christmas mug and so this year I will be leaving that out since they LOVE the mugs they already received. This year, I am including a few families to my list and mailing out a package for their little ones. So that we can share the joy of what I call a NEW TRADITION!

 Please share your feed back and add your pictures to my page on  Facebook I would love to see how you and your family love to spend your Christmas Eve!!!

Check mine out!! (BELOW)

Here is the Christmas Eve Box that I am doing for my friends & kids this year. Since some on my list are traveling by mail I have opted out on the glass mug so that the packaging does not contain anything breakable. Instead I added the bucket for the popcorn. These are traveling to the Seattle Washington area, Florida and one is going to Austin Texas. I cannot wait to get these to the friends that we hold closest to our hearts!