Valentines Class Gifts

So .... tomorrow is the big V- Day! 

Valentines Day is either a day you love or loathe! 

I personally love it, not because I receive flowers or gifts or anything (my husband conveniently doesn't believe in doing that!) but because its a day that you show you care for someone. 

Show you love and appreciate them, their friendship , or just a day to .... be nice. 

This year I was organised enough and found a few printables that I love and knew they weren't going to be too involved in pulling the gifts off. 

So tomorrow , Stella will be taking along some cute pencils that I decorated with washi tape (they are from Woolworths for just a few dollars for a pack of 25) . With some tags that I found HERE.

Seriously easy , yet so cute and I am sure the kids are going to love them!! 

I just printed the pages, cut out the hearts and Stella wrote her name on the bottom. Make 2 small slits in the sides and thread the pencil through. Done !

We also happen to be going to a friends for a play and swim so along with some fresh Orange muffins (they are delicious, I may have tried one already!) , I thought it would be nice for the other kids to take some small gifts for their friends too! 

Whilst browsing Pinterest , I found this printable HERE and thought it would be a cute idea. And I mean, what kid doesn't love bouncy balls?

I only had white paper so I just printed them out and let the kids colour in the slogan area. 

I backed each tag to some coloured card stock and trimmed with a little washi tape , popped a bouncy ball in a clear bag and stapled the tag to the top. 

Voila!! Cute as anything !

And again, for just a few dollars (the bouncy balls came in a pack of 6 bought from Woolworths in the Party supplies area)

They are going to be so proud and happy to hand out these to their friends! 

And we can not forget a little something for Stella's teacher either!! 

Again, Pinterest came to the rescue and I found THIS printable . 

However I decided to just use the tag from the printable and not the full patterned wrap, so I just cut around the slogan circle and stuck it on some coloured card stock that I had cut to the width that I wanted for the jar. I then covered over the paper with some clear contact so that it is more durable. 

The Back to School clearance sales at the supermarket meant that I picked up some coloured pens for $2 and the gift is complete. 

Practical , thoughtful and gorgeous! Every teachers dream, right?!

Gift giving doesn't have to take a lot of time , nor cost a lot of money. 

But the thought is there, and that is what matters most! 

Kindy teachers gifts

This is our first year of having a teacher/s to give thankyou presents to. I have trawled the net, stumbled across so many  fab ideas on Pinterest and thought of some cool ones myself over the past few years but then when it came to the organising, time slipped away from me.

After seeing boxes and boxes of chocolates and the like being bought to school and presented to the teachers, I knew I wanted to do something a little different . (No offense to chocolate or the present bearers but sometimes one can only have so much choccie!)

I happened to find some Christmas material in one of my Christmas storage tubs (and I made the Christmas cushion) and also a few cane hearts (bought from Spotlight) that I had intended on creating something for Valentines Day and it didn't eventuate.
Ideas ticked over to make something original and unique for Stella's 3 gorgeous teachers and after seeing THIS POST from the gorgeous Jess at My Heart, Your Home , I thought it would be a lovely gift and keepsake for the teachers.

It was as easy as cutting the material into strips then into pieces to your required length then tying them around the cane heart, I wanted a more random look and so I tied them and left the ends out in different directions.

Finished with a ribbon to hang them with and they were done!

I made the 3 , all with a different colour combination and am now tempted to make one for myself !

We also made the cards for the teachers, and personalised them with a cute thumb print reindeer on the front. Simple and oh so cute!
Inside the card , I wrote the saying "It takes a big heart to shape small minds" and Stella wrote the other parts (again, good writing and copying practice)

The presents were well received and appreciated and now Stella's gorgeous teachers have something to remember her , and the year by.

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I'd just like to take a moment to introduce my wonderful new sponsors and welcome them on board at Bizzy Dayz.
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For those that know me well, you know that I prefer our children to play with and receive toys that are of a more classic design, wood and educational. Its not that I don't like the toys in the shops, our children do have some, and I do and think they are all great, I just prefer ones that I know will stand the test of time, encourage creativity and don't make annoying sounds!! Little bits of plastic everywhere, toys that break or need batteries. No thanks. Back to basics for us!!
For Max and Lacey Birthday this year, I bought a few goodies and they have been well played with, are still in great condition and are so loved! See post HERE. So I have a few items on the wish list for Christmas and Angus' 1st Birthday later in the year. Just a few are;


Love this Coffee machine, just like a real one!
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How cool is this cash register? Complete with cards, scanning machine and eftpos!
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Our kids definitely need these, they keep stealing ours when gardening!
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And I love this for my hubby

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A lot is happening in our home at the moment, I am deep into party planning for dear Angus' Baptism , the kids were hit with a touch of the dreaded bug going around and day to day dramas,  but its all go from here!

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