Monday Made-It Link Up

Hi bloggy friends, long time no post! I took a year off from blogging; writing, not reading all of your wonderful blogs. In my year off from writing, I pinned like crazy but just recently decided to start creating some of the cute things I have been inspired by. Seeing all of your amazing creations is so inspiring and I realized how much I missed this community of teachers so I decided to link up with Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics.

Here is what I have been busy with so far this summer:

It seems like the hottest teacher item this upcoming school year is going to be the Teacher Toolbox. I think the original idea may have come from Create, Teach, Share. What an amazing idea! I ended up ordering my 22 drawer toolbox from Amazon and using cute scrapbook paper from Walmart. Ta-Da! It is so cute.


I had some left over scrapbook paper so I up-cycled some Crystal Light containers to hold popsicle stick multiplication facts, etc. I made 5, one for each table group.

Still more leftover paper AND a new addiction to Mod Podge so I Mod Podged the heck out of anything plastic! I started with this two drawer storage unit I use to hold money, base ten blocks, calendar pieces for my Everyday Math Calendar. I think it certainly livens it up!

Lastly, I made this sign. I can't claim to love it. It was actually my first Mod Podge attempt using wrapping paper. It bubbled quite a bit. Not sure if the wrapping paper was just too thin or if I rushed. Either way, it might look cute somewhere in my room. Perhaps I should have just splurged on this super cute one from Etsy?

Sigh. At least I tried! I hope to be back blogging a bit this summer about some exciting changes in my third grade classroom. First, I won't be doing the team theme anymore. While I loved it, I was ready for a change. Next year, my classroom will be Rocking and Rolling because third grade ROCKS! In the upcoming weeks, I'll share a few things that I am doing in my classroom to make this theme evident to my kiddos when they come back to school. I think these two Vistaprint creations count as being made or at least designed by me. The first one is a car door magnet that I will put on my white board as part of my homework board. The second one is actually a window cling so it will appear clear where the white parts are.



Can't wait to show you some of my back to school purchases later this week! Happy Monday!