DIY Back to School Project

Let’s be honest! The first day of school for your child is about more than learning math, phonics, science and social studies. It is a day of first impressions. Not only first impressions from peers, but from teachers, too. What better way to help your child with his or her first impression than buy creating a memorable welcome back to school gift for his or her teacher.

Here is an adorable idea we found on Pinterest.

Teachers need school supplies, too. Glue gets eaten, notebooks get lost and pencils break. To keep the school day running smoothly, teachers need to have extra supplies on hand. And. . . they don’t have the professional and personal budget to always make this happen. You can help them!

What do you need to make this special school supply bouquet?

• 1 roll of paper towels
• A circular cardboard base from a frozen pizza covered in scrapbook paper of your choice
• Colorful ribbon and colorful flowers (what is your teacher’s favorite colors?)
• 6 spiral notebooks
• 10 glue bottles
• 7 glue sticks
• 7 24-count crayons
• Large rubber bands to secure everything to paper towel
• 24 No. 2 pencils
• 1 pencil holder or plastic cup
• Glue gun

First, wrap the notebooks around the paper towels. The same color notebooks work best, but if you prefer to go crazy with color you can do an assortment.

Next. begin adding your school supply layers. Each layer is secured with a rubber band. Putting the rubber band on first and then adding the school supplies will probably be less frustrating. Any slack in the rubber band will tighten as more supplies are added.

First layer is a pattern of crayons-glue stick-crayons-glue stick. Continue this until you are all the way around the paper towel.

The second layer is your glue bottles. Go around the paper towel in the same manner as the first layer. Except you will not be creating a pattern because you will only be using the glue bottles.

Third step? Attach you pencil holder or plastic cup to the top of the paper towel. You will need to use a glue gun most likely to hold it in place, unless it can slide smoothly into the paper towel tube hole.

Once your layers are complete, refer to the picture above for placement of your ribbons, bows and flowers. Get creative! The picture above is just a reference.

This is such a wonderful idea to make a teacher’s classroom feel ready to start the year. Share your photos with us here or on Facebook.

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