Teacher Gifts

I can't believe my sweet baby boy is finishing his first year of preschool tomorrow. J turned 4 in April so he will have another year of preschool before heading off to Kindergarten. I can't believe how fast time flies.

So I was trying to come up with teacher gifts for both of his teachers. I wanted to get them something useful yet still thoughtful. I remember reading somewhere about gifts to NOT get your teachers. Real teachers chimed in and two of the things that I always remembered, nothing with apples and nothing with your child's picture on it ha!


I took these two plain boring clipboards...

and turned them into this!

I did these designs on the back of the clipboards so that the bumps from the letters wouldn't get in the way when they were written on. I also included a bunch of cute colorful clips, clamps, pens and notepads for each of the teachers. I figured this is something practical that they could actually use and still thoughtful because they were personalized.

What do you think??

Random...

Is it just me or is Halloween the new Christmas? I swear I've been busier this week than I am the week before Christmas. We've had a Halloween party or playdate everyday and are booked through Sunday (atleast I'm getting my money's worth out of those costumes, right?). OK it didn't help that I was co-chairing my MOMS Club Halloween bash for the 60 who RSVP'd yes. That was a lot of planning, shopping and putting together more goodie bags then I've ever had to do at one time. It's great to be so busy and the kids are loving every minute. It's barely Halloween, I'm going to be burnt out by Thanksgiving and might not make it to Christmas.

I've been so busy I missed Wordless Wednesday yesterday. So to make up for it, here's a few pics

Baby L dressed as a penguin

I love this costume! Yes, it's adorable but that's not the only reason. Baby L's hands are covered by the flippers which is perfect because he's crawling. While we were at a party I didn't have to worry about him crawling around on the dirty floor and then sticking his hands back in his mouth. His hands stayed clean the whole time. Brilliant!

This is how I found Baby L napping. If you can't tell he was sitting up and then bent over and fell asleep. Doesn't look too comfy to me but he didn't seem to mind it. No, I didn't leave him like this.

Don't forget my Holiday Extravaganza starts Nov 16th. That's just a little over two weeks away. I'm really excited about this big event. Make sure to grab the button because it will be worth extra entries into all of the giveaway.

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