Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Budget Friendly Teacher Gifts

I wanted to share what my girls and I did for our end of year teacher gifts.

We had 2 teachers and 5 EAs to give Thank you gifts to for all their hard work this year in the classroom. I needed something that would fit in our budget so we made our own vases and made little flower arrangements.


I picked up 2 bunches of flowers from Costco. They were $12.99 each and divided them up.


We reused glass jars and bottles for our vases. I had saved some floral paper that was wrapped around a bouquet of flowers that my friend gave me for my birthday, so I cut out appropriate sized strips to wrap around the jars. We tacked the paper down with a little glue from a glue stick, then I wrapped some green twine around the paper and tied it into a little bow.


We gave the bigger jars to the teachers and the smaller bottles to the EAs.


I attached a little thank you note to the top of the bottles with some twine that the girls signed.

Our school is a Jane Goodall school which encourages youth to be Environmentally friendly and participate in conservation efforts and sustainability. 
I love any little effort taken to be more eco-concious and reusing these glass jars and paper make these little teacher gifts even more special in my eyes. You know the old saying, "reduce, reuse, recyle"! These gifts are both budget friendly and earth friendly.

Don't forget to thank your kids teachers for all the time and effort they've poured into your childs life this year! 💚

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Camping Breakfast

When we go camping, I like to plan easy meals or have most of my meal prep done at home before we leave. I find it makes life so much easier. Our camper is rather small and there isn't much counter space. So I don't want to be mixing ingredients and making a big mess in such a crowded space.

I wanted to share these breakfast muffins with you that I found from @thebeaderchef . 



My kids wake up early and are instantly hungry. I love having these muffins made and ready for them to eat for breakfast. I can stay in bed a little bit longer before I have to get up to make coffee. I love slow mornings in the camper, so it's nice to not have to get up right away to prepare breakfast. 

These breakfast muffins are made with oats and any type of frozen fruit you want. I've made them with a 4 berry mix and with mostly blueberries before. They are easy to customize with your favorite fruit.


Find the original recipe HERE.


Happy Camping!
- Jackie @addicted.to.turquoise