Little elves have been busy in Room 15, creating beautiful magnet gifts for the important women in their lives.
This is a great re-use project to do on the heels of Earth Day, but I didn't plan far enough in advance to collect enough Altoids tins without asking parents. So I had to send out a last-minute e-mail plea (well, 2 weeks ahead). A very generous friend worried that the children would not bring in enough tins and someone (or more than one someone) would be without. So he purchased a case of Altoids at Costco. With those, along with what the children did bring in and the ones I found squirreled away in my "children's crafts" box, we had plenty!
I spent a Friday night visiting two Walmarts, a Jo-Ann, and a Michael's to gather the necessary supplies:
* Clear gel glue
* Glass marbles (One big bag from Walmart for ~$4.70 was more than enough for our class of 24!)
* Lovely printed craft papers (On sale at Jo-Ann)
* Magnets (This year, I sprang for the peel-and-stick dot magnets from Walmart)--4 for each student
To reduce waste, I cut the papers into 4x3" rectangles (to line and cover the tins) and inch-wide strips (to be cut into circles for the magnets).
The children selected their papers,
and began to cut and craft.
They were angelically peaceful, absorbed in their work!
The results are just gorgeous! Every child is so very proud of the gift s/he created.
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