I’m still wondering how it’s so close to Thanksgiving, y’all. As long as the days have seemed since March, the time has seemed short overall. I’m not advocating we need to stretch out 2020 any longer than it already is, though, by any means! Anyway, one of my favorite teacher gifts that we’ve given for several years now is a chocolate bar with a little Thanksgiving tag attached. I know it’s not much, but I do want teachers to know we appreciate them! Also, Costco obligingly puts the bars on sale every November, so I feel the need to capitalize on that.
While two of my three kids are attending school online, the school offices are open, so I can drop off these little gifts for teachers. After a health screening and while wearing a mask, of course! These are super simple for kids to assemble, too, so that’s a fun way to use up fifteen minutes of your time at home, together.
I designed this cute page of tags you can download, even! Click here for that, or on the image.
These are quick and easy to turn into tags, using basic supplies. If you have a tag top punch that will punch paper 2″ wide, you’re all set. That’s what I did in the photo for the one tied to the chocolate bar. But if you don’t have a punch, you can just cut the tags out and use them as is, or mat them on some fun cardstock. My printer refuses to accept anything but the thinnest of cardstock, so I only have white that will work. But this tag would look great on a vanilla cardstock, too.
If you don’t have any sort of punch, you can easily make a cute tag shape by just snipping off a corner. For me, the biggest challenge in this is getting both corners snipped the same angle and size. But here’s a nifty trick for that. First, snip off a corner. I like it taller than it is wide, but you do you. Then, flip that snipped part over onto the other corner. Cut along the snipped piece, and, voilà! Matching corners! Then just use a regular hole punch to thread your ribbon or twine through. We used some ribbon-like yarn that I found years ago and have used heavily ever since. Bakers’ twine, burlap twine, raffia, ribbon…any would look great, so again, save yourself a trip to the craft store and just use what you have.
For my matted ones, I used Plaid Tidings DSP from Stampin’ Up…just look at all the seasons that are covered in this paper pack!
I also matted one on the Gilded Autumn DSP…such pretty designs, and one side of each piece has metallic accents. I just love using it. I also needed to make a few Thanksgiving cards, so I used one of the tags on this simple one. I know it looks a little complicated, but it was really just adhering embellishments and scraps of paper, other than stamping the background.
I hope you’ll download the printable, and whip up some fun cards or gifts for the people you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving…teachers, neighbors, the Amazon delivery dude…you get the idea!
😍….you ROCK….still!
Thank you!