The One About the Teacher's Stash

Last year, I made this for my teacher-friends in the "queenly South" where I used to teach. This year, I decided to make a more useful gift for them.

I got some plastic containers (the ones with dividers) and made labels for each.

Each container followed a color scheme: a base color + black + silver.

I filled the box with what I believe to be some of a teacher's necessities in the classroom: paper clips, binder clips, push pins, and chocolates (hard to work with a grumbling tummy!).

This was initially my favorite scheme: white + black + silver...

But then I saw a pack of Hershey's Cookies and Creme Kisses in our house and loved the blue wrapping. I loved how the blue Kisses looked so nice with the yellow paper clips and push pins!

They went conveniently well in the blue container too, especially when I ran out of the silver-wrapped Kisses!


It's so easy to put together and more importantly, teachers would love something like this! Especially if it's one who is overworked, underpaid, and wallowing in dirty school politics *wink*. Hahaha! Happy crafting!

The One About What's Inside the Valentine Loot

Thankfully, LBC has safely, efficiently, and speedily delivered my package to Cebu. My good friend Darlene gladly received them and texted to inform me. This is what I made for my former nursery students:


I made them an activity book.




It is so not a coloring book. They kinda complete the whole picture by drawing on their thoughts and ideas. And yes, they can color afterwards.

I had them ringbound (in red, of course).

I got these tags from Living Locurto .

Now, for my teacher friends, I got inspired by Skip to My Lou. She loves giving gifts to her kids' teachers.

I printed the one-liners on colored paper.

Then I cut them up in strips and stuck them on the goods using double-sided tape. I then sealed each strip with a sticker. I have a bunch of reward stickers at work which I use on my students.

Here are the rest:

Butong pakwan!

I then arranged everything in a plastic food tub.

And then printed labels for the cover.

As of this writing, I have been receiving text messages and emails from my teacher friends, thanking me for their gifts. I am soooo glad they love it as much as I am glad from making it for them.

Happy crafting!