A time to give thanks

It can be overwhelming to try to give something to everyone at school during Christmas time, and often the support staff is overlooked during holiday giving time, so Thanksgiving is the perfect time to acknowledge the people in my children's lives, from the classroom teachers and special subject teachers to the school nurse, secretary, and receptionists. An apple with caramel sauce is a simple, inexpensive, and usually much-appreciated gift. Teachers don't often receive actual apples, and it's a healthy(ish), single-serving snack. 

Just dress them up with some tulle, twine, and a cute little tag, and they are set!

Ellie signed her name on the back of the tags, and each tag was personalized with the recipient's name. None of them expected a token of gratitude for Thanksgiving, so the surprised and happy looks on their faces were pretty awesome. 

Father's Day

We got a little crafty for Father's day and made these adorable footprint racecars for Paul. 

He said he's going to hang them in his office. Awesome! 

And I used my Silhouette Cameo that I got for Mother's Day to make the little banner on his gift: 

The kids put their own touch on the giftwrap with stickers. I like it better that way. It has more character. 

As for the gift itself... It has to go back to the mall kiosk from whence it came. Don't buy remote controlled helicopters that you supposedly can control with your iPhone. The app you're supposed to use doesn't exist, and a certain little girl was very sad because the gift she picked out for her dad didn't work. 

At least the footprint cars are cute...