Freshly Picked Pens in Crayon Container Teacher Gift
Need an extra special gift for your school? This Freshly Picked Pens in Crayon Container Teacher Gift not only helps with the school sign in station but is also a cute decoration.
I can’t rave enough about our kids preschool and I try to give back and make teacher gifts whenever I can. We have to sign our kids in and out every day and I find that the pens over time, start to dwindle down to just a few left by the end of the week. This Freshly Picked Pens in Crayon Container Teacher Gift is the perfect homemade gift that not only decorates the sign in counter but also helps keep the pens in place. Parents are less likely to accidentally take a pin with a large silk flower on it.
What you’ll need to make your Freshly Picked Pens in Crayon Container Teacher Gift:
- Silk Flowers
- Floral Tape
- Pens with Lids
- Hot Glue and Glue Sticks
- Crayons
- Container: Small Plastic Garden Pot or Pen Cup
Begin by removing the bottom plastic piece from your pens.
Next, remove flowers and leaves from the wired stems. Cut off the addition plastic from leaves, leaving only the leaves. Leave the plastic backing on the flowers.
Start wrapping your pens by beginning at the ink side and traveling up to the end of the pen. Stopping a inch or so before the end, to add the leaves.
Add the leaf with a small dot of hot glue. Then wrap the floral tape over the leaf stem and continuing to the end of the pen.
Flip the flower over, to reveal the plastic side. Hot glue the bottom of the flower to the end of the wrapped pen, do this by inserting the small flower stem that is remaining, into the end of the pen. Hold the leaf back so that it doesn’t get caught in the glue.
Suggestion: If you would like to seal the floral tape, take a paint brush, and apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the pen. Making sure to only apply it to the floral tape, not the flowers.
I hope you enjoy making these Freshly Picked Pens as much as I did. Now you can begin making your Crayon Container.
How to make your crayon pot or pen container:
Start by emptying out the box of crayons. This way you can grab alternate colors easily. Add a strip of glue and press the crayon into the pot or pen container.
When gluing the crayons on a pot, make sure to allow small gaps between crayons on top, and tightly together on the bottom. This will account for the pot having a larger top than bottom.
Pen cups are a different story. You can add the glue and crayons straight all the way around.
Finally, my last added touch. Plastic floral gems in the bottom of your pen container or small pot, help the pens stay in and upright while looking like a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
And there you have it. A quick, easy, and inexpensive teacher gift that is practical and adorable.
Tonya Wilhelm
What a super cool DIY for kids and their family! I remember making a bookshelf for my teacher with my dad. It was such a fond memory.
Nellie Blazina
Thank you!! Wow, What a fantastic memory. I bet that teacher was so impacted and appreciative of your kindness. Have a wonderful rest of your summer!
robin rue
That is a cute teacher gift. I don’t normally give my kids teacher’s gifts until Christmas, but I love this so much that I just might do it this year 🙂
Nellie Blazina
You’re absolutely right. Giving teacher gifts at Christmas is more of a normal time. I love finding inexpensive ways 😉 to show our Amazing teachers just how much we appreciate them all year round. But I like to give a nice big gift card at Christmas. 🙂
Janella Panchamsingh
This is the cutest craft ever! I think Ill get the kids to make this for their teachers
Nellie Blazina
Thank you!! I love finding ways to show our Amazing teachers how much we appreciate them!
Heather Johnson
What a creative and simple idea to give a teacher. I would also stick a gift card in there as an added surprise!
Nellie Blazina
That’s such a fantastic idea!! Thank you! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your summer.
Jolleen Ruiz
Oh gosh, this is so adorable! I love the step by step instructions and how easy they are to follow! I think even I could do this 🙂 And what a great idea to give this to the teacher before the year even begins.
Nellie Blazina
Thank you so much for this kind comment. I was hoping this would help others see just how easy and Fun it is to make these. Hope you have an amazing rest of your summer and check back to our site, we’ll be posting more fun back to school ideas!
Janna
I love this idea. So useful and colorful…the kids in the classroom will enjoy it too!
Nellie Blazina
Thank you!! I love finding ways to show our Amazing teachers how much we appreciate them!
Neely Moldovan
This is one of the cutest and most creative ideas I have ever seen. I dont know that I could make one as pretty but I may just try!
Nellie Blazina
Thank you so much for your kind comment. You made my day! These were so fun to make and look incredible in person. I hope you enjoy making these!!
katriza
This is so cute! I have a teacher friend that would love this! Definitely going to pin this for later!
Nellie Blazina
Awe, thank you!! These look Adorable in our school and the teachers loved them. Win Win. Have a wonderful rest of your summer!!!
Marielle Altenor
What a fun diy & gift idea for teachers! Thinking of doing this for my son’s teacher!
Nellie Blazina
Thank you!! I love finding ways to show our Amazing teachers how much we appreciate them!
Nicole Anderson | Camping for Women
This is such a genius idea! Not only does it look really cute and adds a nice decor to the area – but it effectively solves the problem of pens going missing constantly! Just brilliant!
Emily Erson
One of the teachers I work with has one of these in the front of her room. I teach middle school, and she uses it for when kids forget their pens and pencils. They borrow one of her flower pens, and then she’s sure to get it back.
Jhumki Nag
This DIY is fun and colorful and cute. I am going to share this with my cousin.
Toughcookiemommy
As a teacher, I can tell you that I would love this gift. It would look great on my desk in my classroom.