So Close...

Congrats to you guys who have already started your summer!  Only 2 and a half days left for us! I think I can, I think I can... Actually, these last few days are just fun days. Monday we have movie day and a math bee in the afternoon, Tuesday is Game Day (kids bring board games from home and we play all morning - well, they play while I clean up, lol) and Water Day, then the half day on Wednesday is just a clean up and get ready for summer day. I just finished my report cards and I've got the gifts ready for my son's teachers. I always try to find an unusual or personal gift for the teachers. This year, I made A to Z baskets for each teacher (he has 2). I started buying little items for the baskets a couple of weeks ago and I'm really pleased with how they turned out:

I got the idea from Pinterest (where else?)!  Here are the things I used for each letter:

A - apple

B - banana

C - homemade cookies

D - diet coke

E - eye shadow

F - folders

G - granola bar

H - Hershey bar

I - index cards

J - juice

K - kleenex

L - lotion

M - M&M's

N - nail polish

O - orange

P - post-its

Q - Quaker cereal bar

R - rainbow pencils

S - Skittles

T - Tic Tacs

U - University bumper sticker (for their favorite college team)

V - votive candle

W - spring water

X - Extra gum

Y - yellow highlighters

Z - "zigzag" (chevron) mini notebook

These were a lot of fun to put together.  I just put all the objects in a $1 summer colored bowl from Wal-Mart.  I had some alphabet stickers that I used to put on each item.  

The next time I post, I'll be free for the summer!