We know that teachers are the backbone of our education system. They sacrifice their time and talents to keep our kiddos on the right path and help them grow. They are grossly underpaid and underappreciated. Due to staffing shortages nationwide, they donate their own time and money to help our children on a daily basis. We owe them so much and they deserve to be put on a pedestal. They are totally a big deal.

This printable is available as an 8.5×11 inch download for standard paper. You can trim and place in an 8×10 frame too! It would make a great gift for Christmas or Teacher Appreciation Week! If you’re super fancy and know how to resize for your printer, you could make this a card too!

Click here to download your FREE Teacher Definition Printable!

All printables are for PERSONAL use only!  Please do not re-sell, redistribute or claim as your own.  If this printable is posted to the internet, please give credit and link back to Create.Craft.Love.

Download directions:  Click link above.  This will bring up a Google Drive folder.  Click the download icon at the top.  This will save the folder to your computer.  Simply open the file and print!  YOU DO NOT NEED TO ASK PERMISSION TO VIEW.

Looking for more teacher or back to school printables? We’ve got those too!

Who was your favorite teacher? My English teacher in high school was amazing! She also was head of the drama department so I knew her well. I still keep in touch with her to this day!

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Get your kids excited about reading with these Paper Animal Bookmarks using the Cricut Scoring Wheel!

If you were here last week, you saw that Cricut released a new tool for their Adaptive Tool System called the Cricut Scoring Wheel!  This tool is only available for the Cricut Maker because it contains the drive mechanism for this tool system.

Scoring Wheels can use up to 10X the pressure possible with the Scoring Stylus, allowing you to make more crease-and-fold projects than ever
with ease, including breathtaking wearable art, 3D home decor, sculptures, and more, with ease.

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Materials needed for Paper Animal Bookmarks

• Cricut Maker
• Cricut scoring wheel
• Fine point blade
• Jewel Cardstock Sampler 12×12
• Sorbet Cardstock Sampler 12×12
• Basic Cardstock Sampler 12×12
• Light Grip Mat 12×12
• Hot glue gun

For this project, I used the following Design Space images:

• Snake Book Corner #M456F5
• Lion Book Corner #M406D8
• Shark Book Corner #M44C3B
• Gorilla Book Corner #M45EE6

I opened those images, one at a time, in Design Space.  There is no need to re-size them.  Pick the colors of paper you wish to use and proceed to the cut screen.  (These cardstock packs are by no means the only colors you can use.  Those just happen to be the packs I had at home.) 

Since there are scoring lines included in the design, Design Space will prompt you which scoring wheel to use.  This will depend on the material you pick.  We are working with card stock therefore the software will suggest the single scoring wheel.  You can tell by the number on the side of the wheel.  The single wheel is designated as 01.  Design Space will let you know when to place it in the machine based on the cut layers.  The single wheel creates a single crease on the cardstock.  It is perfect for use with thin papers to cardstock. 

Look at those beautiful creases!

Fold the large piece along the crease lines and secure with the hot glue gun.

Assembling the Paper Animal Bookmarks

Once your large piece is folded and glued into a diamond, add the long light green piece in the center of the diamond and glue in place.

Next add the white piece with the fangs and glue.

The red piece that will be seen for the snake eyes is next.

Finally add the smaller light green piece with the eye holes.  Glue in place.  Be careful not to glue under the eye holes like I did.  (Blogger fail.)

I made several of these for my kiddo and I can tell you that using the scoring wheel even on this simple project saved me a ton of time.  Usually, I would have to use a ruler and exact a crease prior to folding.  This usually results in me cussing at the paper because I cannot get the fold exact.  But the scoring wheel changes all that!

Reed loves them!  And I have to admit, they are pretty stinkin’ cute.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

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Another school year is back in full swing.  This year is the first where we have packed lunches.  It’s only the end of September and I’m already struggling for ideas!  Add some variety to your kid’s lunches with this fun DIY Apple Print Lunchbag craft project and products from Lay’s Kettle Cooked Chips and Martha Stewart Crafts.

To create this DIY Apple Print Lunchbag, you will need:

Apple
Knife
Paintbrush
Martha Stewart Crafts multi surface craft paint
Markers (optional)
Canvas or brown paper lunch bag

Cut an apple in half from top to bottom.  Make sure the cut is smooth and flat.

Use a paintbrush to apply paint evenly over the cut side of the apple.

With the apple half, cut side down, stamp the surface of the canvas bag.  The more times you stamp, the less vivid the print will be, so reapply paint, or use the other half.

Use additional apple halves to print with different colors, if desired.  To draw stems and leaves, use black or green markers (or paint).

Apples aren’t just for eating.  The cut side of an apple half, dipped in candy colored paint, can be stamped onto an otherwise ordinary canvas lunchbag to create this DIY Apple Print Lunchbag.  Now what to pack?  Easy to store and the perfect snack, Lay’s Kettle Cooked Chips are a simple solution for school lunches.

 I received compensation for the purpose of this post.  See my full disclosure for more details.

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As always, please pin from the original post!

 You Rule Back to School Printable

Back to School Bookmark

All About Me Printable

Back to School Printable

Back to School Printable Banner

Photo Checklist

Welcome Back to School Printables

Back to School Chart Printable

School Memories Printable

Lunch Box Notecards

Printable School Notes

Back to School Checklist

School Candy Wrappers

Digital and Printable Back to School Cards

Teacher Gift for Back to School

Back to School Countdown Banner

Hand Sanitizer Printable

Free Pencil Bookmark Printable

Morning Routine Cards

Back to School Tags

College Checklists

Password Tracker

Printable Classroom Labels

Back to School Note Printable

First Day of School Interview

Hashtag Back to School Photo Props

Are you ready for the new year?

Looking for more Back to School Ideas?  We’ve got em!!

Check out these Back to School Teacher Gifts!

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The party favor pack includes 15 cans of Play-Doh.  They are so tiny and cute!  This Back to School Printable includes sixteen 1.5 inch circles that can easily be cut out with a 1.5 inch hole punch.

Simply print on some plain white cardstock, punch and glue to the lid of the Play-Doh!

Click HERE to download your FREE Back to School Printable!

All printables are for PERSONAL use only!  Please do not re-sell, redistribute or claim as your own.  If this printable is posted to the internet, please give credit and link back to Create.Craft.Love.

Download directions:  Click link above.  This will bring up a Google Drive folder.  Click the download icon at the top.  This will save the folder to your computer.  Simply open the file and print!  YOU DO NOT NEED TO ASK PERMISSION TO VIEW.

Did I mention I joined the PTA?  I’m totally going to be THAT mom.  LOL

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Kindergarten.  How DID we get here?  I’ve managed to keep a child alive and thriving long enough that he is starting school!  Of course, he is oblivious to the parenting milestone I have reached today.  In the blink of an eye, I will be sitting at his high school graduation in another mess of tears.  I created these Class of Printables to be used on his first day of school each year that passes – culminating with him in his cap and gown.  His journey to adulthood.

The cool thing about this download is you don’t have to change it every year!  Simply keep it framed and tucked away to use on the first day of school!  

And if they get older and moan, tell them that one day, they will be watching their little ones grow into big ones right before their eyes.  It won’t kill them to humor Mom for 5 minutes every 365 days.

Click the link below to take you to your FREE Class of Printables!

All printables are for PERSONAL use only!  Please do not re-sell, redistribute or claim as your own.  If this printable is posted to the internet, please give credit and link back to Create.Craft.Love.

Moms and Dads – are you ready? Check out more of our Back to School Printables!

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To download any of the above fonts, click on the name of the coordinating font listed below.  It will take you to the free download page.  Click download.  Open the True Type Font (.ttf) file once downloaded to your computer.  This will open a new box.  Click install to add to your computer.  Now you can open in Word, Photoshop, PicMonkey, etc – any program that utilizes fonts!

Return to Sender
PencilPete
Sketch Block
Chalkline
Carte Blanche
Frenchy
Lighthouse
English Essay
Kraft Nine
Thinking of You

Which is your favorite?

Looking for more fonts?

The BEST Cursive Fonts

The BEST Summer Fonts

The BEST Patriotic Fonts

The BEST Halloween Fonts

The BEST Christmas Fonts

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As always, please pin from the original source!

To access a specific gift idea, click the title of the post below the picture!  This will take you to the original blog post with complete tutorial!

I can almost smell the pencil shavings and fresh crayons!  Such a fun and exciting time of year!  

Those Apple Mason Jars are the cutest things ever!  But then again, Desi always makes adorable things.  And I love that school supply cake!  Such a fun idea to get the year started!

Which is your favorite of these teacher gift ideas?  Do you give your kid’s teachers gifts when school begins?  What’s proper etiquette? Tell me on Facebook!

If you’re looking for more Back to School inspiration, check out these Homework Stations!

Or what about these Back to School Fonts?

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It’s finally fall!  I decided I would take a break from all of the Halloween posts and share a fun apple idea!  I love going to the orchard and coming home with bags full of fresh apples!  Since there are no orchards in SW Missouri, I pick extra to give to friends.  These Apple Stamped Gift Bags are the perfect gift!

This is a simple craft and a great activity for kids!

Here’s what you need:

Jute gift bags

Red and green acrylic craft paint

Apple

Sponge brush

Prep your bags by placing a piece of paper inside so the paint doesn’t bleed through.

Cut an apple in half and grab some red and green acrylic craft paint.

Paint the cut side of the apple.  Gently press onto the front of the jute bag and remove.

How cool is that?

Once the paint is dry, remove the paper and they are ready to use.

You could even use this method on a canvas for a fun fall decoration!  The possibilities are endless!

I love how these turned out!  I made three of these in less than 10 minutes!

Here is another fun apple project!

3D Apple Magnets

If you have a good homemade apple recipe, I would love for you to share it in the comments below!

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I love the school bus!  I used #M4542A from the Recess image set.

Since I had all of this blank space, I decided to create a school rules subway art for the other side of the lunchbox.

Just some simple rules to remember when going to school and getting along with your classmates!  Reed has asked me to read it to him so many times, he has memorized it!

But by far, my favorite part of this Personalized Lunchbox is the built in message board!

Using chalkboard adhesive vinyl, I measured the space and set the Cricut Explore to cut it to size.  Once it was applied, I thought it was a little plain so I went ahead and added that cute little apple in the right lower corner.

How much fun is that?!  You can totally leave notes each day like, “Have a great day!” or “Good luck on your test!”

If your little one isn’t in school yet, you could even use this as an activity box!  Throw in some sidewalk chalk and let your kiddo create!

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