Halloween Tic Tac Toe - Sugar Free Treat

I love playing games with my daughter. Our latest obsession is tic tac toe. It's great because we can challenge one another to a game virtually anywhere!

When it came time to make Halloween treats for her class (which must be sugar-free) I thought a mini tic tact toe set for each child would be perfect!

 I designed the tic tact toe boards and added fun & spooky bag toppers. Keeping with the Halloween theme, I found some cool bone candies to use as the X & O pieces.

 Hopefully this will get her classmates and their parents (or siblings) playing together and creating memories to last a lifetime!

Happy Halloween!

First Day of School Treats

Hope you had an amazing summer! 

I can't believe a new school year is here! Isn't it crazy?

My little gal was nervous returning to school so we decided to make some treats for the staff.

I designed these fun tags and we put together these little treat bags filled with yummy caramel candies! On her first day of school we distributed them to our crossing guard, office staff, cafeteria workers and her new teachers. It gave her a chance to greet them & ease some of her nerves. Plus I'm sure the staff all appreciated a little sweet treat that they can indulge in at the end of the day.

Hope you & your little ones have an amazing school year!

Have A Krazy, Kool Summer!

 I can't believe the school year is coming to an end. I'm super emotional my sweet baby will be heading off to second grade in the fall. Where does the time go? I tell her daily she isn't allowed to grow up, but she just doesn't listen :)

 I wanted my daughter to give her classmates one final gift as they head off on summer vacation. We took some silly crazy straws, packets of Kool-Aid & added a fun printable.

 Super easy & inexpensive! Plus who doesn't love a crazy straw?

Wishing you all a krazy, kool summer!

Teacher Retirement Memory Jar

My daughter's school has three wonderful faculty members retiring this year; a kindergarten, first grade and second grade teacher.

The PTA commissioned me to create special gifts for each of them. Since they all have worked at the school for many, many years, what better than memory jar filled with all their awesome moments to be cherished for years to come! 

While a plain jar would have been fine, I wanted the jars to be displayed in their homes so they needed to be decorative & cute! I added some crayons, ribbon, faux apples & fun chalkboard signs.

Each jar was slightly unique & perfect for each teacher. I'm so happy with how they turned out and can't wait for them to be presented at their big retirement celebration.

 

Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham

I will eat them in the car

I will eat them going far

I will eat these green eggs and ham

Thank you, thank Sam I Am!

What you'll need:

 Pretzels

Wilton white chocolate melts

Green M&M's

Spread wax paper on a cookie sheet and lay out pretzels on paper. Add one chocolate melt on top of each pretzel. Stick in 350 degree oven for five minutes. 

 Make sure your assistant doesn't eat all the ingredients.

Immediately remove from the oven and press a green M&M on top of chocolate melt. Put in fridge to harden candy.

That's it. Easy peasy right?

I created this bag topper & packaged them up for my daughter's classroom!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss Day Classroom Treats

 Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on Dr. Seuss's birthday. Across the country, schools, libraries and communities encourage young minds to pick up a book and read! 

 To mark the celebration, I put together these fun treats for my daughters classroom. I attached Dr. Seuss pencils to an adorable blank printable from Lolly Jane and added one of my favorite quotes. Quick & simple, yet sure to be a huge hit!

The more that you read,
The more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
The more places you'll go.

Recycled Crayon Valentines + Printable

Ever wonder what to do with all those broken & half used crayons? Recycle them into fun shapes for a sugar free Valentine gift!

What you'll need:
Crayons
Heart shaped baking pan
3" bags (purchased from Michaels)
Stapler
Bag Toppers

Let's get started!

Set your oven to 200 degrees. Remove the paper wrappings and break up the crayons. Add them to the  molds and place in oven for 8-10 minutes.

Once all the crayons have melted, you'll get something like this. Next throw the mold in the freezer for a few minutes so the crayons can harden faster.

Pop them out of the mold & you've got yourself some super cute new crayons!

Blank versions of the bag toppers are available HERE!
Just print & have your little one sign their name. Add a couple crayons to the bag & attach the toppers. Easy peasy!

A great Valentine treat without any sugar involved!

Back to School Teacher Gift

Start off the school year with a thoughtful teachers gift! Last year we put this little goodie bag together to show my daughters new teacher how important we think she is. It was such a huge hit, we'll definitely be doing it again this year!

 We filled a reusable bag with items that teachers could use in their classrooms, especially on those long days during parent-teacher conferences. Trial size products are great.

We included the following items:
Spiral notebooks

Ballpoint pens

Sharpies

Pencils

Advil

First aid kit

Air freshner

Tissue

Nail files

Wet toilettes

Mouth wash

Deodorant

Tums

Hair spray

Hand cream

Listerine breath strips

Gum
Hand sanitizer

Nivea lip balm

Granola Bar

For the perfect finishing touch, we added the adorable teacher appreciate printable from Balancing Home.


Be creative and surprise your teacher with a back to school gift!

I hope your children have an amazing school year!
And a BIG thank you to all the teachers!

Lunch Box Notes {Free Printables}

Back-to-school is around the corner and what better way to add some fun to your child's lunch than a sweet little note! I've gathered a few of my favorites to share with you!

Just download, print & cut out. Now you have some special lunch notes handy to stuff in backpacks, lunch boxes or a pocket for a fun surprise & make someone's day a little brighter!

Adorable notes from I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Lunch notes from Paper Coterie

Sweet notes from Frugal Coupon Living

Quick lunch love notes from The Mud Pie Makers

Fun lunch labels from Glad

Silly lunch notes from Orange Kitty Crafts

 Cute lunch note printables from A Pocket Full of LDS Prints

Jokey lunch notes from Imagination Sprinkles

Green Eggs and Ham!

I will eat them in the car

I will eat them going far

I will eat these green eggs and ham

Thank you, thank Sam I Am!

What you'll need:

 Pretzels

Wilton white chocolate melts

Green M&M's

Spread wax paper on a cookie sheet and lay out pretzels on paper. Add one chocolate melt on top of each pretzel. Stick in 350 degree oven for five minutes. 

 Make sure your assistant doesn't eat all the ingredients.

Immediately remove from the oven and press a green M&M on top of chocolate melt. Put in fridge to harden candy.

That's it. Easy peasy right?

I created this bag topper & packaged them up for my daughter's classroom!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Recycled Crayon Valentines + Printable

Ever wonder what to do with all those broken & half used crayons? Recycle them into fun shapes for a sugar free Valentine gift!

What you'll need:
Crayons
Heart shaped baking pan
3" bags (purchased from Michaels)
Stapler
Bag Toppers

Let's get started!

Set your oven to 200 degrees. Remove the paper wrappings and break up the crayons. Add them to the  molds and place in oven for 8-10 minutes.

Once all the crayons have melted, you'll get something like this. Next throw the mold in the freezer for a few minutes so the crayons can harden faster.

Pop them out of the mold & you've got yourself some super cute new crayons!

Blank versions of the bag toppers are available HERE!
Just print & have your little one sign their name. Add a couple crayons to the bag & attach the toppers. Easy peasy!

A great Valentine treat without any sugar involved!