Favorite Kid-Friendly Fonts!

 Decisions, decisions! Choosing the perfect font can make your item and cover page really stand out from the rest! Nothing ruins a perfectly good printable or activity like an ugly (sorry so snobbish) font or one that kids just learning to read have a hard time deciphering!  I'm sure you agree there is something to be said for keeping it simple. 

 Because of my personal font addiction :) , I have been scrolling through endlessly it seems, previewing the fonts that will be just perfect for whatever I am creating. When making an item for little ones, I always try to select a fun, easy-to-read and kid-friendly font.

 I created this visual for myself so that I have a handy reference of my favorites right on my desktop! I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner! What a time-saver!

 Feel free to save it for yourself, Pin it or search for some of these beauties to download for your collection!

 Below are a few of my favorite font sites and a link to my TPT store where you can find some freebie fonts too! 

If you see one you like from the image and just have to have it, search by title!

A Cupcake for the Teacher

Hello Fonts

Kidsrcute

Kimberly Geswein

Lettering Delights

MissTiina Fonts

If you plan to download these fonts for commercial use, you will want to be sure to see the terms of use to give proper credit! Some require a license to be purchased as well. Most fonts above have no strings attached for personal use in the classroom.

Kevin and Amanda, another fantastic font site, have a great tutorial if you need help with installing your new favorites!

Giveaways Galore!

Everywhere I look, there are fabulous giveaways going on! I guess that is another good thing about the transition to Bloglovin! I hope that you have made the switch by now!

This morning the winner for the custom Pinterest button was drawn!

Carrie's blog design and Facebook page are so adorable! I can't wait to get started on her button! Don't fret if you didn't win, I'll do another giveaway button for Instagram or Twitter soon!

There are still a few days left for the Brighton flip flop key fob giveaway friends! Click on the picture to enter in case you missed it! 

I need your help!

If you have a suggestion for a tried and true, favorite kid-friendly font to add to another visual I am working on, please leave it in the comments below! Don't be modest, if it is one that you made, go ahead and tell us about it! There are just too many to list in one picture! :) Let's put our heads together and get a great list going here!

You'll Flip Out Over This Giveaway!

It's time for the second giveaway of the summer and for this one, I'm going with a summer theme!

Check out this adorable Brighton flip flop key fob!  I gave these to my teamies at the end of the year and also picked one up for a lucky winner!

It's beautiful and sparkly and so much prettier than it appears in the picture! There is a tiny rhinestone in the center. LOVE! All you need to do for your chance to win is follow my blog with Bloglovin! Easy! Use the Rafflecopter below to enter!

The winner will be announced on July 6th! Remember to leave your email in the comments below!

 Tell us why you are flippin' out over summer! :)

Fingers crossed for you!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Bloglovin Blog Linky!

With only a few days left until the big switch, it's time to link up your blog and find some new friends to follow on Bloglovin! Tori's Teacher Tips is hosting a linky! Head on over for her fantastic tutorial too! 

You can also link up with Fern Smith at her linky!

I'll be back to announce the winner of the custom Pinterest button from the giveaway soon! There's still time to enter if you haven't already.

 I also have a flash freebie from my TPT store and fun giveaway in the works you won't want to miss!

Be sure to follow my blog with Bloglovin friends so we stay connected. Visit Gimme Some Oven to learn how to make the switch!

Monday Made it! Custom Facebook Badges for Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram

Well, what do you think? My badges are finished!I couldn't resist adding a little bunting to the new ones!

I made them like I would any cover page! It was my Monday Made it! Link up and show us what you've been up to!

There's still time to enter the giveaway to win a custom badge of your own! Click on the photo above to see my Facebook page. 

I promised a tutorial for creating your own buttons, but then discovered the talented Ashley Hughes already posted a video to show you exactly what to do! Head on over to her awesome blog to check it out!

 The School Supply Addict

What other links would be helpful to followers on a Facebook page? Hmmm....this could be fun!

Custom Pinterest Button For Facebook Giveaway

It's giveaway time and time to jazz up your Facebook page with a custom Pinterest button designed by me! It's gotta be cute and match your page theme right?

The hardest part to adding a button for your Pinterest boards is creating an eye-catching graphic that is precisely the right size and doesn't lose clarity. No worries, I'll make one for you! The winner will get to select the design elements including a background, color scheme and another graphic from my collection. We will work together via email to get the design that you love and I will send you the image to upload through Woobox. Installation is not included :), but I am working on an easy-to-follow tutorial. Three or four clicks and it will be done!

In addition to this little old blog and loads of other social media, I also have a fairly new Facebook page. All you have to do to enter to win is to Like my Facebook Page! The winners will be announced next week. Use the rafflecopter below to submit your entry!



a Rafflecopter giveaway Hope to see you on Facebook!

Classroom Volunteer Gifts and a Freebie Gift Tag

Have you seen the photo on Instagram and Facebook of the frazzled and disheveled owl at the end of the school year? That's me~on the inside anyway!

I'm exhausted and my mind is racing. I have this reoccurring nightmare that I'll forget to pass out the report cards on the last day! But tomorrow is finally it! Summer vacation here I come!

It takes a lot of energy these days to be thoughtful! I found some cute and sparkly gifts this year for my teammates, volunteers, university student and room parents. Good things come in small, brightly colored packages, right?

In case you don't recognize them from the photo, these are bags from the Brighton store. My followers know about my Brighton bling addiction! :)

What's inside? The cutest key fobs ever! Can you believe I didn't even buy one for myself? I'm going back.

The last one is hard to tell but it's a puffy heart. LOVE! Click on any one of the pictures to see more of my infatuation at the Brighton Store!

I think they'll really like them! I'm going to attach a little gift tag to the bags by the ribbon. I made these to go with the summer theme.

Click here to download a copy.  Hope you can use them or file them away for next year!

Now that I'll have some more free time and be able to unwind and concentrate, I hope to get back to blogging more often. I've got some great giveaways planned during the summer months too! Fun stuff! :)

Hope those of you on vacation already are making the most of every precious day!

Fun Activities for the Last Days of School

Hello friends! Yes, it's been hard to keep my little ones productively engaged these last few weeks. They are burned out from so much assessing and it has zapped the fun out of our days for the last month! I saved some really high interest lessons and activities for the last full week. There are six full days and two half-days left for me! I can't wait to spend some quality time having fun in the sun with my boy before he gets too cool to hang with his mom!

I wanted to share a super cute writing activity from Natalie's Nook that my students are absolutely LOVING! It ranks among my all-time favorite purchases!

I set these activities up as writing stations. There are cut-out pieces and sequencing mats with cards for the kiddos to help with their procedural writing. They each have a How To... booklet that is included with the pack. 

How to Catch a Bug

How to Make a Sandwich

How to Make a Birdhouse

How to Make a S'more

How to Make a Pizza

Speaking of pizza, this week we will take a trip down memory lane and remember all of the great times we had! The year is sadly, happily, well, just coming to an end, and so my class is getting ready to do some thinking about our school year and how much they have grown in second grade! This project and a photo DVD are my gifts to the children and families.

I've been saving a project each month in a jumbo storage bin for our keepsake pizza boxes. The students really enjoy looking back at all of the fun times we have had with each of our themes and holidays as we pass back their forgotten treasures and photos I have taken. I've been doing this craftivity for years and it is wildly popular with the kids and parents! Gordon's food service carries plain white boxes which is what I use, but you could have your students bring in their own. 

Click on the pictures to see more at my store!

I have to be sure to pick up some shaving cream for the good old last day of school (make a big mess while you clean) activity! Rather than a free-for-all of flying foam, I do this as a structured activity and have students write spelling and sight words, do math problems or write a word to describe something having to do with summer. This works out great and the kids just love having permission to get gooey.

 By the way, I went for some retail therapy yesterday :) and while I was out, picked up the cutest gifts for my team, special helpers, university students and room parents. Stay tuned for some great end of the year gift ideas!