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February Teacher Appreciation

February 3, 2015 | Kids Ministry

JeffI come from a very talented family of crafters and artists. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a lot of the talent, but I did get the desire to make things with my hands. We even have a secret facebook group where someone in our family challenges us to make something. This month, I took that challenge and turned it into a teacher appreciation idea for Valentines Day.

 

  1. Start with a sheet of red copy paper. Trim the paper to make a square.
  2. Fold the square in half to form a triangle. Crease well.
  3. Fold the triangle in half  again to make a smaller triangle. Crease well.
  4. Fold the triangle in half one last time to make a smaller triangle. Crease well.1
  5. Unfold the paper to the original triangle made in step 2.
  6. Place the triangle on a table with the longest side facing you.
  7. Take the left corner and fold it up to the top corner. Do the same with the right corner forming a diamond shape. Tape the seams together with a small piece of clear tape.2
  8. Flip the paper over to the untaped side. Fold the top point of the diamond down a little above the two outside corners.
  9. Flip the paper over to the taped side. Take the left point and fold down to make a small triangle point. Do the same with the right side.
  10. Flip over. You should have a heart shaped pocket.3

 

You can dog-ear the corners back a little to give it more of a heart shape, but I don’t think that is necessary. Also, since I’m not a purist, I used small pieces of tape to hold down any paper that wanted to flap up.

Inside you can place a giftcard and write a catchy saying on the outside.

I used a Starbucks® giftcard and a Chick-fil-a® giftcard for my samples.

 

Starbucks: Thanks a “latte”

Chick-fil-a: Thanks for being a part of our herd.

Burger King: Thanks for doing it God’s Way!

 If budget is an issue, you can stuff the pocket with candies.

 Sweetarts: You’re a sweetart!

M&Ms: Thanks for melting hearts for Jesus!

Party-favor size Play-Doh: You help mold hearts for God.

Jeff Land loves Life! That’s pretty great, because his job here at Lifeway is the Team Leader for Bible Studies for Life: Kids. Jeff loves his life which is so blessed by his amazing wife, Abbey, and their four sons, Reed, Nash, Will, and Tuck. A natural encourager and fun-lover, look for Jeff’s posts about teacher appreciation and game ideas. When not serving at work, Jeff serves 2nd graders at his church, First Baptist Church, Joelton, TN.

Category: CraftsTag: february teacher appreciation, Teacher Appreciation, Valentine's Day
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