This Lassie was quite the little crafter the past few days. While I would love to take all the credit for these uber fabulous ideas – I cannot. While I would love to say I even discovered the “it’s so easy to make your hate yourself for not making it” teacher gifts – I cannot. It was all my friend Danielle. But what I can say is I made BOTH of these crafts in one afternoon. One!
Super Easy Back To School Teacher Gift
As I said, my friend Danielle posted that she made these super cute and easy back-to-school teacher gifts for her kiddos teachers. What teacher doesn’t want a little love (and candy) the first day back to school? I sure would! So I decided to share the wealth and make these for the boys’ teachers. One quick visit to Michael’s and I was ready to go. You can get all the directions and variations of this project at The Gift Closet.
Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board
I have been pondering something like this for a LONG time. I need to have a weekly meal plan. Without it my week nights quickly turn to random chaos in my kitchen. So, since the school year has begun and I am back at work, I decided it was time to take some action! Plus, now I don’t have to answer the daily question of “What’s for dinner?!?“
This was another super easy craft once I got all the supplies. Now I will say that I opted for a bit nicer frame then the Dollar Store one suggested in this post, but it is hanging in my kitchen and I wanted it to look nice. My frame was $9.99 (on sale) from Michael’s and I used scrapbooking letter stickers (also from Michael’s). Total cost for this project was $15. I really like the fact that I can change the background paper as often as I want. Oh yeah, that is a total added bonus! Now I just need someone to come up with the meals. Anyone???
About Kat
My weekly menu planning consists of various take-out menus. BA-DUM-BUM! (Thanks, I’ll be here all week…)
The wipe-off menu is such an AWESOME idea! Way to go! I like what you did to tweak it to your taste, and I LOVE that you can change the background! I live working with menus – have put together 4 different weeks worth complete with shopping lists and recipes (a little intense, I know, but worth it). When I’m “together” they work really well, when I’m not, it’s overwhelming and I don’t bother. The best thing about them is that if I blindly follow them, I know my kids are getting good nutrition and we won’t be eating the same three meals over and over again! I also keep a list of our top 15 or so meals in a cupboard door, so if I’m out of ideas or missing some ingredients, I can come up with something pretty easily.
I saw the menu board on Mandi’s site, too and I’ve got to get one done for our kitchen as well! I just need to figure out where to hang it. I don’t really have a lot of wall space in my kitchen but I think the width is too big for hanging on my cabinet doors (which are narrow-ish).