My son completed his gifts for Teacher's Appreciation day coming up next week. He chose to give them Aloe Vera plants and I guided him along with the planter crafting.
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| We started with two floral vases. |
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| Spraying them with Chalkboard paint. |
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| One coat seemed to do just fine. |
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| Wooden rulers from a dollar store. |
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| I cut them to fit around the vase. |
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| My son glued them around the top rim. |
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| Mini clamps were used to hold the rulers in place while the glue dried. |
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| We gathered plastic numbers from the dollar store. |
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| He glued on 2x2 to equal 4. |
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| Then added chalk writing for 2nice 2be 4gotten. |
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| Rubber letter stickers; also dollar store crafts. |
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| He added the teachers names on the opposite side of the plastic numbers on the vase. |
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| We pulled a couple of other plants to add to his aloe vera plant. |
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| We used chalkboard sticker labels from Michaels for To/From tags. |
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| His photo was added to the back of the To/From tags and covered in wide scotch tape to protect the picture. |
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| We attached the photo tag on an artificial flower and added a couple more of the flowers for color. |
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| (His photos are purposely blurred.) |
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| Then we added a "Thank You" note. |
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| Then he did a drawing on the remaining side of the vase with chalk. (A cup of coffee and donut, one of the teacher's "faves".) |
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| He's really excited that Ms. T and Mrs. F are going to love his planters. |
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