If you’ve ever perused Martha Stewart’s website, or read one of her magazines, you know that she dedicates a few pages to “Good Things.” I always enjoyed reading those pages, so I thought I’d start a little Good Things post on here 🙂 I intended to do it yesterday {Good Things Thursday} but I was at school until 9 last night! It was Parents’ Night… more on that another time! So anyway, I’m going to do it now!! Here are some good things from this week 🙂
{1} Our class had a cupcake party today:
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may remember this post about incentives. We have a class bucket that we fill with fuzzies when our class is caught being good. I purposely set it up so that we will fill it up four times a year… shhh, don’t tell my class! Fill it up once, earn a popcorn party; twice, a cookie party; three times, a cupcake party; four times, an ice cream party. Well, we finally made it to #3, and had our cupcake party today!! I printed and laminated the sign above {which you can DL for free here}, and used it to decorate the cupcake station that I set up:
Six different toppings!
Three frosting choices, and unfrosted Funfetti cupcakes!
I let my little ones decorate their own cupcakes… They LOVED it!!!
They LOVE me!! And I LOVE them!! I have an awesome class. 🙂
{2} I love my new summer countdown sign:
Isn’t it so presh?! My beautiful friend Hadar made it for me, and I love every second of it! I have it hanging front and center in my classroom. My little ones love it too!!
{3} I received my Teacher Blogger Exchange gift this week:
Ummm, how cute is this box?!
Jenny from Teaching in Sixth Grade made these for me and I.love.them. Three clay pots, painted with chalkboard paint {!!!}, and decorated in my favorite classroom colors!! Jenny figured that since I craft a lot with my kiddos I could put them to good use and she was RIGHT!! And the chalkboard paint allows me to change how I label them. Thank you so much, girl!!!
I’d show you a picture of what I sent, but I accidentally broke it and had to start over!! 🙁 Of course I emailed my recipient {and sent her a picture of the project before I broke it just in case she didn’t believe me LOL!} and I started over with something new. I’m almost done, girl! 😉
And that’s it for my Good Things post… I enjoyed writing it, I hope you enjoyed reading it 🙂 Happy Friday and have a GREAT weekend!!!!
Always love a good cupcake party! Yum:)
love the cupcake party, Hadar's sign, and your bloggy gift! All of it is too cute!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
Love the cupcake party and Hadar's sign. All so very cute!
Elizabeth
Fun in Room 4B
Well now I'm curious as to what you made that broke! lol!
Nicole
Rowdy in Room 300
aw I love the good things idea!! What a nice idea for your class–I adore that sign 🙂
How fun!! Thanks for sharing. Are the cupcake graphics from scrappin doodles?
Miss J
❤Smiles, Crayons, and Endless Stories
So, so cute! Makes me hungry for cupcakes!! Can't wait to use! Thanks for sharing the sign!
Laura
Peace, Love, and First Grade
Woohoo 39 days!!! Also, did you know that the little ribbon at the bottom is meant to hold your chalk?? I should probably add a little note when I ship them 🙂 Thanks for posting about it 🙂
Love you!!!
I saw tons of cupcake stuff at Hobby Lobby and thought of taking pictures and sending them to you. I didn't know if you have a Hobby Lobby where you live.
Very cute…just like you! =)
Heather
Heather's Heart
I really like your cupcake makery idea! How cute! I'm sure the kids loved this!
I absolutely love the idea of a cupcake party! In my classroom, I did a mystery message that turned out to be a popsicle party, popcorn party, and a Coca Cola float party. The cupcake party will be added to my list for sure!
Ashley
Live2Learn
Hi Teri!!!
Oh my gosh, how fun to have a cupcake party!!! And I love all the yummy treats at the decoration station!! I can't believe summer vacation is coming up so quickly! Love the fun sign Hadar made for you! I need to get me my own countdown sign! 🙂
Molly
Lessons with Laughter
Looks so fun and yummy! I bet your kids had a blast.
I love the cupcake party idea! I did a hamburger party a few weeks ago and they loved it but cupcakes!! I may be nominated for Teacher of the Century in my classroom if I do that.
Looks like I'm going to have to hit Lowes for some chalkboard paint. Those pots are just too stinking cute!
Crystal
Strive to Sparkle
Love the cupcake incentive party! Maybe that might make my friends get it together for the last twenty days! 🙂
Lisa
Stories From Second
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Love the cupcake incentive party! I've been trying to think of an idea to celebrate all the hard work we have done the day before we take our big test.
Love the clay pots!
Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher
What a great idea to have a cupcake party!! So cute!
How absolutely aorable! I am new to blogging and am completely inspired by bloggers such as yourself!
These are all so cute!
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com
LOVE the cupcake idea!
Love the cupcake party idea. Hadar's sign is too cute. I need one of those, too!!
Robynn
BusyBees
Ooooh that cupcake party looks awesome!! What a fun idea! I feel hungry for a cupcake now. 🙂
Ooooh that cupcake party looks awesome!! What a fun idea! I feel hungry for a cupcake now. 🙂
What a fun idea! I'm SOOOOO incredibly jealous though… we're not allowed to have ANY unhealthy foods in our class…. and if we do want to have food for a party or anything, we have to buy it from our cafeteria (which is totally against my bargain-finding-self)! 🙁
Love the sign! I need one of those! 🙂
Angie
Rulin' the Roost
CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!
I need to purchase one of Hadar's signs too 🙂
Edana
I love when there's an opportunity to cook and create with students and think this is a great activity! I love baking too, and would love for you to come over and follow my page! I also did a lovely activity using cupcakes as part of a whole class novel study. xo
http://mymumtheteacher.blogspot.com.au/
I let my kiddos decorate cupcakes when we do a birthday theme! I have that same exact cupcake carrier too! Isn't it amazing! It holds so many!
Erin
Creating & Teaching
LOVE the cupcake party idea!
Miss Elementary
u are awesome for sharing this idea, i love how easy it is to implement and that its free 🙂
Looks like you are a specialist on this because you just made it so easy to be with you, motivated me to learn more on the subject!
Regards
Nursery School Franchisee – Little Millennium