Franklin's here! Franklin's here! He surprised us by showing up this morning. I try to not do too much holiday stuff until the last two weeks before our break. I find that as soon as I acknowledge Christmas is coming, my kids starting getting a little nutty.
I'm going to put up this sign:
And let the kids put post it notes underneath about classmates they've seen behaving nicely. Also, I was obsessed with these elf legs from
KPM Doodles and needed a reason to buy them. So, it's a win-win.
You can download the sign in an 8.5x11 or 11x17 (get it printed at Office Max/Depot for $1.50!) from my
TPT store. Obviously, you may not have an elf named Franklin. I put it in an editable PowerPoint with instructions on how to change the name.
Here's our Franklin:
He's hanging out with some of Skippy Jon Jones' friends. Do you notice the cards that showed up randomly during the day? He's a popular guy.
Switching gears . . . .
I teach at an awesome school. One of the many things I love it about it is Spirit Day. Every Friday we wear jeans and a school shirt. I love me some jeans days. Anyway, I wanted a long sleeve school shirt. So I ordered one of
my favorite t-shirts from Lands End, whipped up a little magic on my Silhouette, and ended up with this:
I used heat transfer vinyl from Vinyl Expressions. It's hard to tell, but it's actually a very pretty metallic silver.
It was super easy to use. (FYI-This is not a commercial for anything.) I actually thought it cut even better than regular vinyl. The letters for my school name were pretty small, and it was a curly font. Not always a good mix. You definitely need one of those weeder thingies that look like something a dentist would have. You can get two out of a single 12x12 sheet of heat transfer vinyl. $2 to personalize a shirt is pretty awesome.
Have a great weekend!
