Sharing Saturday! {Free Digital Papers!}

I've had such a busy day already with my daughter's dance pictures, a playdate, and watching a play done by the 6th graders at my school! WHEW!!!

BUT, I managed to sneak away for a bit to share a little freebie with you all :)

This is just a little set of BRIGHT digital papers! With Summer break coming soon, I'm feeling bright and cheery...and very giving :)

To download these free papers, just CLICK HERE! Be sure you give me some feedback too, and check out all my other Digital Papers! I've got lots to look at :)

Happy Saturday!

Five for Friday: Freebies and End of the Year Fun!

Yay! Another Friday means I only have ONE MORE week left of school!!!

And, it means it's time for another Five for Friday!

I just LOVE this picture...it looks like he's praying! The "10 Day CountDown Envelope" today said "CUP CHALLENGE!" which meant that our fun for the day was having a Minute-to-Win-It type challenge! The goal was for each group to try to build the biggest/tallest tower in the minute. We did this about 6 times...and it was SO MUCH FUN! 

Ok....sorry for the poor picture quality, but those of you who read my blog regularly know I want a knew camera (and this would be why) lol....I made these cute bag toppers to go with my little "end of the year" treat bags this year. The tags say "I hope you have a BALL this Summer"! You could also attach a small beach ball! :)

Click the picture below to grab these tags for FREE! 

I am in love with this bag!!! It's just one of those reusable bags that you get from TJ Maxx, but the animal print goes with my classroom to a T! :) I am going to use this as my school bag to take back and forth from school...you know...to carry all those papers home that I forget to grade, then carry them back to school?!? LOL

And, lastly....my class made their Dad's trophies this week! Now we are all set for Monday. That's the day we have our BREAKFAST of CHAMPIONS with our dads. I'm bringing my griddle and cooking a pancake breakfast for my Firsties and their Dads! I hope they like it :)

To see this Craftivity or to BUY it, click here!

Now...because it is called "FIVE" for Friday and I've only really shown 4 things....I'm adding my favorite PIN of the WEEK!

(SOURCE)

Because...I have SUMMER ON THE BRAIN!!! OH, and I'm hungry! LOL

Now hop on over to DoodleBugs to check out every else's Five for Friday! 

Best Bubble Recipe and Meatloaf Muffin Recipe!

Wow...I guess those two recipes don't normally go together...

BUT, when you are a busy Mama and an even busier teacher...they do! 

Today was day 9 of our last 10 Days count-down...and the envelope that my class got to open today revealed that today was our BOUNCING BUBBLE fun DAY!

I think I may have finally perfected the recipe....I got it by mixing a few different recipes all together!

I made a big batch for my kiddos using 3 cups water, 1/2 cup dish soap, 1/4 cup glycerin, and about 1/3 cup light corn syrup....I definitely played around with it until I got it just right, but the kids LOVED it!

AND, if you give your kiddos gloves (or cloth that is soft), they can BOUNCE these bubbles!! 

I have a short 16 sec video of a BOUNCING BUBBLE! They are just so much fun :)

Just click here to see that video in my Google Docs!

And, about that Meatloaf Muffin recipe...I have been toying with the idea of "clean eating" for a month or so now, and although I do eat pretty healthy, I am finally getting SERIOUS about it. I'm always busy and love the idea of "meal Prepping", so I am giving it a shot. With these meatloaf muffins I can prepare my lunches for the whole week!

I made these muffins tonight and tweaked a few different recipes to create my very own and they were SUPER MOIST and OH SO mouthwatering! 

Like what you see? Wanna give this recipe a try?

This is what I did:

What you Need:

1 package ground turkey

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp Greek Seasoning

1 cup of chopped up mushrooms

1/2 cup crushed cornflakes OR oats

1/2 cup chopped spinach

2 egg whites

Preheat your oven to 350.

Mix all the above ingredients together, then put them in a 12 muffin pan evenly. 

Bake for 20 minutes.

Take them out and add Ketchup with some Stevia sprinkles (or Splenda) to the top of each. Then put back in the oven for 5 more minutes!

And, VOILA! Two to Three muffins is a good serving. I'm telling you, these things are THE BEST FOOD I've made in a long time! DELISH! The mushrooms keep the muffins SUPER juicy!

Hope you'll try it!

And, if you have a yummy recipe you want to share or to see more recipes, be sure you go over and check out Time 4 Kindergarten's Tasty Tuesday Linky!

The Final Countdown and a little freebie!

Yes...some of you..if you are like me, may be humming the tune of Europe's "Final Countdown" song...lol

I definitely have a pep in my step and have been doing the happy dance today! Why?

Well, for starters, my last trimester report cards are COMPLETED and TURNED IN! Whew! Sweet relief...

Oh, and...

I only have 9 days left of school! 

It's official! 

We began our class 10 day countdown today!

This is what it looks like this year. I decided to use envelopes instead of balloons this year. 

Sorry for the fuzzy picture! I think I smudged my cell phone lens... :)

Anyways...

For each envelope, I have put in ONE card. Today, "day 10" of our countdown had a card that said

"EXTRA RECESS"! My kiddos were thrilled to have an extra 15 minutes to play outside!

Other cards say things like, "Bubble Play", "Shaving Cream Fun", and "Popcorn Party"!

If you want to print out my cards, you can do that by Clicking HERE! 

In other news...My little guy who just turned two is in FULL POTTY TRAINING MODE! My daughter was a piece of cake...but, he is turning out to be quite different...as most boys are! Tips are appreciated!!!

More soon! I'm making a couple of new packets AND freebies this week! Stay tuned...And, don't forget to LIKE my FB page! I'll be sharing some FLASH FREEBIES later this week!

End of the Year Awards and more!

Is anyone else torn between feeling super sentimental and super ecstatic when it comes to the end of the school year?

Around this time I always feel this way...like, I want to cry because I'm going to miss my little firsties, and I want to scream in the streets because Summer Break is coming! LOL (Yes....I very well may be BiPolar)

This week I've been getting the royal treatment in my class and have already gotten some cute little gifts!

But, these are some of the gifts I'll cherish forever:

Take a look at what a couple of my kiddos had to say in their journals about what they'll miss most about First grade:

And there go the tears....

Maybe I'm just hormonal tonight! LOL Come on...anyone else feeling like this?

Anyone else getting ready for the end of the year? We have 12 days left, and it's time for me to start thinking of who will get which of my End of the Year Awards! I spend a lot of time thinking about this, and then, on the last day of school I hand these out as I give goodbye hugs. The kiddos always like seeing which one they got! :)

Here's a little preview of some of the awards. For the complete details, click the picture! 

What do you do at the end of the year with your kiddos?

Teacher Appreciation Sale and GIVEAWAY!

YES!!!!

Teacher Appreciation week is my MOST FAVE week of the year because it's the time when teachers seem to just get noticed more....not that we need the extra attention, but it's nice to feel APPRECIATED....right??

Our school PTA is actually planning something special for staff each day of the week...starting with....

drum roll please....

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MASSAGE MONDAY!!! Yes....they actually brought in the massage chair people today! :) It was so nice!

Does your school do anything like this? 

Just curious....

OH, and yes...that "other" thing that's so special about this week....I'm joining SO many of my blogger/TpT friends and hosting a TpT sale!!!! Don't you just LOVE that cute TpT SALE button image??? It was made by Beth from Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Designs! :)

Here are a few of my best sellers:

So, be sure to check out what you'd like from my store and shop May 8th-9th to enjoy 28% off of my ENTIRE STORE!!

Click HERE or click the Picture up Top to SHOP!

And, for the giveaway part:

If you purchase ANYTHING from my store during the Sale days May 7th-8th, come back and comment below telling me what you purchased and the name you purchased under. I'll use a random number generator to choose ONE person to win 1 free item from my store! :)

Happy Shopping!

Who Likes Positive Feedback???

I'm LOVING this idea that Christina had to do a Fabulous Feedback Linky party! 

Although we get lots and lots of feedback on our products in our TpT stores, much of it is just a few words or a "great job!". Those are nice (and ALWAYS appreciated), but it means SO much when I read the comments that are detailed and just a bit more detailed!

I wanted to share a couple with you guys! (If YOU left this comment and can verify it, I'll offer you 1 free product in my store!) Just leave a comment below with your email. :)

First up....my most recent and MOST FAVE Fabulous Feedback was submitted for my Spring Fling Math Pack!

To see more pictures and a description of this packet, click HERE! 

This is the feedback that was left:

And, next....

I have been working so hard on my digital papers/backgrounds, as well as a few frames (like the one above)....so ANYTIME I get feedback from my clip art, it makes me smile!

This is a pack of digital papers/backgrounds that I created a while back:

(Click the picture above to see more!)

This is the feedback that was left:

And, the last one I'd love to share with you guys is feedback that was left for my Bubble Gum Science packet!

(click the picture above to see more!)

This is the feedback that was left:

See what I mean? I just LOVE getting these comments in my feedback! It keeps me going and makes me want to keep creating awesome products! 

NOW, be sure to hop on over to Bunting, Books, and Bainbridge to see more products and their Fabulous Feedback! :)

And, remember....if YOU were one of the sweet peeps that left the feedback above, leave a comment with your email below! :)