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Photo Candle Holders

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  • Print out your photo onto vellum paper.
  • Modpodge onto straight glass candle holders.
  • When dry, put candle in and light.

I suggest: add a ribbon.

This would make an awesome Host / Graduation / Teacher / Mother’s Day / Father’s Day / Birthday / Grandparent’s Day / Christmas / etc. gift!! via

Community Service Ideas

Here’s one from Pennies of Time:

“Saying Thank You to Fire Fighters, Police Officers, or Teachers: I haven’t found a single time where our baked treats or basket of fruit and breads was turned away by one of our community helpers.  The fire fighters always take the time to show the boys around the fire station.  In one day, we make or gather the goods.  The next day, we take our basket to donate and say thank you.” lots more there.

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AND: Here’s just a portion of the 100’s of ideas with University of Nebraska LIncoln

  • Conduct a community service project during the Big Help Day in October.
  • Plan a Memorial Day program.
  • Recognize veterans in your community.
  • Participate in National Youth Service Day in April.
  • On Thanksgiving, make sure your family knows what you are thankful for.
  • Trim a mitten Christmas tree to donate mittens to local schools and homeless shelters.
  • Organize a coat drive in which old coats are donated for use by needy people.
  • Contact a local tree farm about donating a Christmas tree to a nursing home, homeless shelter or needy family.
  • Decorate a Christmas tree at a nursing home, hospital, school or homeless shelter.
  • Ring the bell for Salvation Army during the holidays.
  • Deliver a May Day basket.
  • Offer safety tips for youngsters during Halloween.
  • Conduct an Easter Egg Hunt for needy children.
  • On St. Patrick’s Day, don’t only wear something green, care for something green!
  • Volunteer to return shopping carts during National Supermarkets Month in February.
  • Make Spring baskets for seniors’ residential facility, neighbors or homeless shelters.
  • On International Picnic Day in May, take your family or friends on a picnic. You supply the food and let Mother Nature supply the ants!
  • Make a Halloween Safety Kit for youth.
  • Give your Mom a hug and a homemade card for Mother’s Day.
  • On Johnny Appleseed Day in March, deliver apples to homeless shelters.
  • July is Anti-Boredom Month. Help your friends fight boredom by becoming active community volunteers.
  • During July on National Cheer-Up Day, share a smile and cheer someone up.
  • Mow the lawn for your Dad on Father’s Day.
  • see more HERE
  • Print the PDF HERE

Graduation Candy Gift

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You’ll need:

2 liter soda bottle, label removed, cleaned out, and a slit cut in the center to insert the candy.

  • Candy: 
  • Kisses
  • Skor
  • 100 Grand
  • Snickers
  • Nerd
  • Smarties 
  • Hot Tamales
  • Milky Way
  • Fast Break
  • Mounds

Ribbon

Clear Packing Tape (tape the hole shut after inserting candy, then tape the message over the hole)

Click HERE for the original.

Here’s what I’d use as the message – Change it as you need. Too cute!

Look at you two, SMARTIE pants!

You SCORED high on tests and reached the PAYDAY –

Graduation!

You’ve taken the SNICKERS, that you guys are NERDS,

But you’re both HOT TAMALES in this MILKY WAY

And are on the way to making 100 GRAND!

We hope your FAST BREAK of summer is MOUNDS of fun.

Lots of KISSES.

Race to a Quarter Game

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Excellent for teaching money skills…

“This game is VERY simple but powerful for the kids because it helps them to make those connections that 5 pennies = 1 nickel, 2 nickels = 1 dime, etc… Each student has a game board and there is one student in each group that I select to be the banker. Students roll dice and collect coins from the banker and keep making trades.” Until someone reaches a quarter!
FYI: The coin holder (veggie or chip/dip holder) in the pic comes from a dollar store- Genius!