With Thanksgiving coming up I wanted to make Brayden's teacher a little something to show how thankful we are she is helping him become such a good learner. I got the idea from Pinterest and here is what I made:
First I bought a plant pot from Michael's (around $3) and used chalkboard paint to paint it green and painted the rims black. Then Brayden picked out a zebra plant from Lowes (around $5) and we planted it.
I already had the ribbon in my scrapbooking stash, but it can be purchased for $1 at hobby lobby or any craft store. Then I got apples and pencils (also from Michaels .25 cents each) and wrote each students name one them.
I also bought a big apple and wrote his teachers name on it (less than $1)
Lastly I had a small chalkboard and wrote "Thanks for helping us grow" on it and stuck it in the dirt using a pencil.
One thing I learned from this project is not to use hot glue... it does not stick at all to the pot. Use a form of super glue instead. When I was having Chris take it to school he said they all popped off when he picked it up and my mom had to come super glue them before she picked Brayden up from school.
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