Monday Made It: DIY ~ Pencil Vase

Happy Wednesday, Friend!

This week is a little more stressful to link up ... I started back in my room on Monday and I forgot how tired I am every night.  EEEK!  I started a three day workshop training for math today so I am back full time unofficially. Next Monday starts my first day back on contract. I am still hoping to continue linking up and also creating more DIY projects with direction sheets just for you!

Thanks, Tara for hosting this great link-up!

Our project this week is inspired by this pin I found on Pinterest:

doodles, dabbles, & dreams

Pencil Vase

Here is our version:

It was super easy and cheap to make.  I already took it to my classroom and I love the way it looks in there. It would be a perfect gift for your child's teacher or a teacher friend!
Click HERE or the picture below to get our DIY instructions to make your own vase!

Make sure you check out our other DIY projects and download the instruction sheets to go with them.  We also made a binder cover and spine to help organize all of your DIY instructions!

Here are the links to past projects:

Colored Rice

Brain Sprinkles

Binder Cover

Safety is a key concern and one of our favorite organizational tools just got even better!!!  Now you can get our transportation bundle in a variety of themes!  We added several to the store over the last week!

Here is our original set and so many were asking for it in other themes and colors. So we did it!

Now we have so many more themes for you to choose from!

                          

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Monday Made It ~ Colored Rice, Brain Sprinkles, & DIY Binder

Happy Monday, Friend!

Another week of fun projects to share.

Thanks, Tara for hosting this great link-up!

I hope you enjoy them!

My first project was making new colored rice.  I LOVE sensory bins for the classroom. My last batch lasted a LONG time but it was time to make some new rice! My son could not wait to get his hands in it! If you want to read more about how to make it or grab the direction sheet you can read about it on this blog post:
Kids LOVE Colored Rice! Here is an easy how to!

One fun classroom idea

is "Brain Sprinkles."  I saw the pin on Pinterest by Mrs Nichol's Corner but the pin did not land on a working blog.

Here is our version of "Brain Sprinkles":

I used colored rice, sprinkle jar from the Dollar Tree, confetti stars, hot glue, and leftover clear laminating film.

 

First, I scooped the colored rice into the jar.  I mixed the confetti stars in with the rice.

Next, I hot glued the laminating film inside the top of the lid to cover the holes.

After that, I created a label and attached it to the jar using hot glue. 

 Grab your free recipe and label here:

We are so excited to share our DIY Directions with you!  We created a binder cover and spine that fits a 1" binder for your to keep all of your DIY projects organized in. Just cut the spine to fit, slip in the cover, add some protective sleeves, and slip in your new DIY ideas! We have so many more coming your way.

Here is what our binder looks like: 

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We hope you have a very HAPPY week!