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Attendance Board, Box Tops, and More!

Since I missed last week’s Monday Made It, I’m here today with three completed projects!  First on the list is my new attendance board!
Yup, I found yet another use for those freebie numbers of mine!!  To make this board {if it isn’t obvious, lol} I used two baking sheets from Dollar Tree, printed-cut-laminated-cut-again my classroom numbers, and popped mini magnets on the back of the pieces:
Easy peasy!!  Of course, you could use any magnetic surface to make this attendance board {chalkboard, filing cabinet, fridge?}.

I made a major update to my classroom numbers freebie on TpT and added:
 *numbers up to 100
*I am here/not here today labels
*I am in the bathroom/nurse/office labels
*I am having hot lunch/cold lunch/my own lunch labels
*library sticks directions & label
Download your updated freebie {here}.  And can I just add that last I checked, 13,483 of my closest friends downloaded it?!?  WOW!!!

Moving on… my second project is a Box Tops holder.  I’ve been seeing them pop up on Pinterest and other blogs, and I knew I had to make one.  You see, Box Tops and I go way back.  Two years ago, my class collected 800 and we won a pizza party.  Last year, my class collected 1000 and somehow we lost.  So this year…. well this year, I’m going to bring it!!  And with my new fancy Box Tops holder, I just might win it again!! {I’m not competitive at all.} 😉
This was another easy one!  Here’s what I used:
The best part about using a Strawberry Nesquick container is that my Box Tops now smell like Strawberry Nesquick… it’s delicious!  To make it I just Mod Podged the zebra paper on, added a band of pink paper, Mod Podged over the paper for a nice finish, and hot glued a little label to the front.  Simple!!

And last but not least on my list is this:
This cutie has made it’s way around the blogosphere and it just landed here at my place!  The original idea comes from Mrs. Plum at There’s No Place Like Second Grade.  She has a little freebie packet to go with it, so check it out!!  Unfortunately, I could only find three lightbulb stress balls {at two different Targets!}, so let’s hope only three of my littles need to de-stress or brainstorm at a time! 😉

I hope you like my projects!  For more crafty goodness, visit Tara’s linky!

Before I leave you, I wanted to share an awesome website I found for discount school supplies!!  I was recently contacted by Discount Office Items by a sweet representative, asking me to check out their site from a teacher’s point of view!  Being an admitted “School Supply Addict,” I said “YES!” of course!  {Plus, it doesn’t hurt that I am going to get some goodies to try out and *share with YOU* in a giveaway later!!}

This site has a ton of products to offer!  You can pick up anything from pencils to dry erase boards, and even cute classroom decor like this:

 Best of all, they’re having a Back to School sale, AND they have a section just for teachers!  



Along with great discounts, this site also offers low, flat rate shipping on all orders… and free shipping on orders over $75!  Which isn’t hard to spend at all 😉


Click on the picture if you want to check it out:

Happy Crafting and Shopping!!!

Comments

  1. If you're ever in need of more lightbulbs, I did find them online for about $0.49/more per bulb — if they really work for your kiddos, it's something to think about! I'd been hoping to scoop up some extras and do a giveaway, but I haven't gotten my hands on any!

    I love your attendance boards and your box-top holder. I definitely need to look into doing something similar!

    Sarah
    There's No Place Like Second Grade

  2. I love your attendance boards! The bright colors just pop with life.
    *Good call using the strawberry Nesquick. Every time I'd plop those box tops inside the container, I'd inhale and smile. Yum! {Chocolate, too!}
    ~Andi

  7. I like your attendance board. I'm thinking I could do this for lunch choices. 1 for Absent and then 2 for lunch choices. If a child isn't here, their number would stay on absent. Yep! Sounds like a winner to me. Thank you!!!
    Amy
    Where Seconds Count
    P.S. thank you for allowing me to think that through on this post. 🙂

  10. I love the new additions! Just wondering if you could also share the little circle box top label? I would love to use that same idea 🙂

  13. I love your ideas! I was wondering if you could make a label that says, "I am in the Library"? I am going to use this to make a board that tells me where the students are! Thank you so much for your freebie, I love it and have aready made my pick me pot!

  22. I love it! So cute and colorful. I'd love it if you could make one that says "I am getting a school lunch." My school requires us to take a lunch count, but the kids don't make food choices until they get to the line (if there is even more than one option!)

  24. LOVE them! Never saw the lightbulb OR Boxtop ideas before. Nice! Thanks for the freebie, too. Yep- gonna scoop it up and use it to do exactly what you did! My class won Boxtops, too. Fun, but not too hard when there are only 8 other classes!

    Thanks!

    ❤Firstgradebloomabilities❤

  28. I love your blog! I also made a Box Tops container but it is not nearly as cute as yours. Plus, I used a French's Fried Onions container. Yeah…I'm not too fond of the whiff of onion I get whenever I open it. LOL! Let's just say I'll be making a new Box Tops container soon.

  34. I love your Box Top holder! My class was a big winner in our school contest this year too, so I guess I need to make a new container…I have been trying to figure out what to do with some empty plastic bottles I found in my classroom, and this will be perfect! Thanks!

    Nichole
    Craft of Teaching

  35. Hey there! I love your blog and have used some of your adorable things in my classroom. I have nominated you for two awards. Hop on over to my blog to claim them. 🙂

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  41. love the box tops…i saw one on pinterest using a tissue box…i think im going to do it with that and see how it goes! miss ya =)

    justwildaboutteaching.blogspot.com

  44. Not only would the box top container be great for the classroom but I need to make one for my house instead of just throwing them in the junk drawer and digging them out later. 🙂

    -Courtney
    2ndgradesnapshots.blogspot.com

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