January 26, 2017

Five for Friday {Linky Party.. January 27th}

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This week’s Five for Friday post is all about Valentine goodies from Oriental Trading!

Here is a direct link to all of Oriental Trading’s Valentine Goodies!

Quick Link: Valentine Goodies

Such cute stuff!

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I showed you these precious little Valentine Bees last week! They spoke directly to my heart! And, I HAD to have them for little Valentine treats for my first graders.

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They come in a set of 12 with a mixture of pink and red hearts.

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I made simple little cards and slipped them into mini clear ziplock bags.

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These are prepped and are ready for Valentine’s Day {weeks in advance!}

Quick Link: Valentine Bee Mine Bees

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I also got these heart cardboard boxes for our classroom Valentine card exchange.

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I have made boxes and bags each year and this is my first time in buying a pre-made box. I totally too the easy {but cute!!} way out. I put together 18 of these boxes in probably less than 20 minutes.

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I did put a piece of clear packing tape on the bottom of each box for extra support but overall they are a good quality for a classroom card box. And, the size is perfect!

Quick Link: Valentine Heart Boxes

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I also thought I would need some bags of some sort for my students to carry home to hold other stuff from our classroom party. I ordered some Christmas bags like these a few years back and when I saw these I immediately wanted these cute heart ones.

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They come in a pack of 50 – so depending on my class size I can get at least two years worth of use from these (possibly 3). And you get an assortment of all three designs.

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They are a great size 12x17 inches. Big enough to carry home lots of goodies!

Quick Link: Valentine Gift Sacks

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These little mini heart stress balls are probably my FAVORITE! They just make my heart happy!

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You get an assortment of pink and red. And there are 24 in a pack.

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I made this super quick toss money game.

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My students will each get 6 hearts to toss in the buckets to earn some money for each shot they make. The kiddo who makes the most money will win some kind of little prize {or maybe just a hug!}

Quick Link: Mini Stress Hearts

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I also ordered these Valentine dart game boards. I don’t have a plan for them yet. Other than just to let my kids play with them!

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They come with 4 little velcro balls. I cannot wait to use these! So cute!

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I ordered two because I thought I might make some kind of game with two teams.

Quick Link: Valentine Dart Game

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4 comments:

  1. Love the money game... such a fun way to practice counting money! I would love to see how the kids try to use their 6 chances to "earn" the most money!

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  2. The bees and the stress hearts! LOVE them! And the simple money game is genius! :-)

    Crystal

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  3. The stress hearts are darling. My kids would love them. One year I gave out mini koosh balls. They were a hit with my 5th graders.
    Enjoy your day.
    Beti
    Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

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  4. The stress hearts are darling. My kids would love them. One year I gave out mini koosh balls. They were a hit with my 5th graders.
    Enjoy your day.
    Beti
    Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

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