A Polka Dot First

First Birthday Decor

For our daughter's First birthday I planned a Polka Dot extravaganza.  I found the Polka Dot Market (see Favorite Sites) in the process.  Here are a few of the decorations I did.

                                    

                               

                      

The Kitchen Can Be Fun...

Things can be fun in this room.  The oven and I are still not BFF's but that's ok, right?

An Eco-friendly Soap Dispenser:

I'm not a green thumb nut- far from it.  But when I saw this on TV- I had to try it.  I know- I should of tried it with a different color soap- but this is all I had.  I mixed in a bottle of hand soap so it's not so hard on your hands and it's multi-use (I hate having all those bottles- dawn, hand soap and germ-x on the counter).  

This is what you'll need:

- A mason jar and top

- Hand soap pump

- Hole saw (make sure the diameter of the saw matches the inner diameter of the pump)

- Soap

My husband did this project...  

He used the hole saw to make a hole in the top of the jar top.  He then pushed both parts of the pump together so they fit snug.  DONE!

                                                            

         

End of the Year Crafts

Here are a few crafts I have done for my Room Moms and my students for the end of the year.  I have a STAR theme in my classroom so I love stars- and this brick was so cool to make.

Family Brick

I did this last year for my Room Mom's family.  I used one of my Ed Emberley books for the art.  The kids loved doing it!  It can be used as a door holder for those nice breezy days!

             

You're A Star!

I made this for my students at the end of the year.  They picked that paint, I painted and monogrammed them.  This can easily be a birthday favor or a rainy day activity.

Sending Japan Some Hope

I came across OshKosh B'Gosh's Cranes for Kids: Giving Hope to the Children of Japan program and I couldn't help but get involved.  Here's the dish: 

Go to OshKosh B'Gosh and download the directions to make your very own crane.  When you have finished making it you can send it to OshKosh or drop it off at a store near you. 

OshGosh will donate a piece of clothing for every crane they get by April 25!

So get folding and send some hope to Japan.

* My Kindergarten students "helped" me do these.  They colored and decorated the 8x8 piece of paper I gave them and did the first 4 folds then I finished it up for them.  They loved watching it turn into a crane. 

My plain one...

COLOR!

New Kid on the Block

I feel like breaking out into song (In particular "The Right Stuff")... I am new to the blog world and I am loving it so far!  I am so inspired and impressed by all of the other blog sites I FREQUENTLY visit.  It's no walk in the park though- but I enjoy learning new things- like creating and linking my own blog button.  I have a blog button- WHO KNEW!  :)  I think I have met my fill though...