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Easy Valentine Treat Bags!

Raise your hand if you think Valentine’s Day is the holiday that makes kids the C•R•A•Z•I•E•S•T!? Tell me I’m not alone!

I do remember as a child getting SO excited to pick out my valentines and labor over them for days making sure I gave just the right valentine to each friend in my class! My very favorite valentine were fake checks that you wrote out to kids. How funny to look back as an adult and think giving {fake} checks was a treat! It wouldn’t surprise me if kids actually gave out real money in cards these days!

Back in the day, we used to make our Valentine Treat Bags at home and bring them to school.  I’m sure our parents were thrilled to pull out glitter, hearts, glue, and other random crafts, right? I bet parents are so grateful that we now do these crafts at school!

I have some super easy and cute Valentine treat bags that are easy to prep and create for your students. You can easily make these on Valentine’s Day just before your students start cruising around the classroom.

I had WAY too much fun putting these bags together myself this year! I can’t figure out which Valentine treat bag is my favorite.

Click on the links to check ’em out over on TpT!

Stick with Friendship Hedgehog Treat Bag
Cactus Valentine Treat Bag
I Like You a Sloth Valentine Treat Bag
A Llama Love Valentine Treat Bag

FYI the Hedgehog requires a lot of patience when cutting. I’ve included an easier version in the pack, but it may be better suited for older kiddos.

I’m pretty sure every kid likes donuts, right?
These are the best kind because they are no-fat and darling 🙂
DONUT You Love Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day can be quite Magical…especially when you collect your goodies in a unicorn!
Magical Unicorn Valentine Treat Bag

Valentine’s Day cards are Dino-Mite!
Students can take their cards home in these easy-to-make dinosaurs!
Dino-Mite Valentine Treat Bags

So many options to choose from! And I promise they are all really simple to prep and create!

The bags were all purchased at the Dollar Tree but you can snag the bags even cheaper on Amazon HERE {affiliate link}.

Slainte!

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Books to Read This Winter Break!

It is no secret that I love to read! But it’s hard to squeeze in reading during the school year. Winter Break is the perfect time to make time to read. Grab your Kindle, a cup of tea and get reading!
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Books to Read This Winter! Snuggle up with a good book this winter! Check out my must-reads for the holidays!
I know everyone loves a good Hallmark Christmas movie, but I’ll take a holiday book any day. And most of the books on this list can be read in about the same time it takes to watch one of those movies!
Here’s a list of my favorite Christmas books to read that you can easily rip through during your Winter Break!
Years ago, I read Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews and it’s simply a delightful book! I still find myself thinking about the characters. Does anyone else feel like characters become their friends and you’re sad when a book ends? Well, I’m not sure how it took me so long to realize this is a series but I am thrilled to jump into the rest.  Can’t wait for a catch-up with Weezie and Bebe!
You know my guilty pleasure is a good Lauren Layne book! An Ex for Christmas is a super-duper fun book that you can read in an afternoon by the fire sipping cocoa! I found myself grinning and giggling throughout.
Okay, grab your tissues for The Christmas Shoes. You guys…I never cry and this book gets me every.single.time. I love to re-read this book each year. It’s a wonderful story and it has a few sequels, too.  And for those of you who love a good movie…good news! Rob Lowe stars in The Christmas Shoes Movie so at least when you’re sobbing you have something good to look at 🙂
A few years back Elin Hildebrand {one of my top-three authors!} started writing a Winter series about a family on Nantucket.  Well, I love everything about Nantucket, so I was hooked immediately! She’s written four books in the series so make sure to start with Winter Street. This book will introduce you to everyone in the Quinn family. It’s always fun to catch up with old friends!
This year, Elin wrote Winter in Paradise – a standalone holiday book. It doesn’t take place in Nantucket, but it’s still an excellent winter read! I got my copy in my Book of the Month box, but of course, it’s available on Amazon, too!
Looking for other book suggestions?
Check out my Must-Reads from 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Do you have any suggestions for my list?

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Teacher Stamps!

Okay, I’m here with my latest teaching obsession – teacher stamps! You guys…seriously, I don’t know what it is about a lil’ rubber stamp {and, of course, a silly pun} that gets my kiddos so motivated to do their best!

But these self-inking teacher stamps are a game changer!

You may have seen over on Instagram that I am growing a BIG collection of stamps! It honestly started with just one…and then another…and finally, I had to clear out a drawer of {unused!} art supplies to make room for the collection.

I allow my Class President of the Day to select a stamp for me to use throughout the day. {I’m too lazy/forgetful to switch out jobs daily or weekly, so each morning after attendance, I pull a popsicle stick with a name out of a jar.  That person is IT for the day! They are my sidekick all day and help me pass papers, run errands, be the line leader, etc.}

Customized Self-Inking Teacher Stamps | Lucky to Be in First

There are TONS of options to choose from in my store! Here are a few of my favorites people have selected

 

Want to start building up your own teacher stamp collection? Check out Lucky Stamps!

For just $14.95 each month {including shipping!}, you’ll be able to select one of three new stamps to add to your collection! Plus, you’ll get a 15% off coupon to use in my Etsy store so you can add even more at savings!

Take a peek at some of the recent choices included in Lucky Stamps!

I can’t promise that this will make all of your grading go away, but I can promise it’ll make it more fun to do with Lucky Stamps! Go sign up for Lucky Stamps or check out everything available in my Etsy shop!!

 

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