I am totally excited about this You’re Dynamite Teacher Appreciation gift idea! Why? Because my son is totally excited to give them out. I have tons of cute ideas, but some aren’t necessarily the kind of ideas that make my son excited. It’s difficult to find things that just aren’t too girly. Even though this isn’t pink with flowers or bows, I think girls might even like this as well. I have tags made for teachers, dads and grandpas, and some that aren’t specific at all so you can use them for whoever you want to. I am going to use those for the boys on my soccer team. They are 6. They named themselves The Dynamites. Won’t these be perfect!?
You will need:
1. Red card stock (You will get 4 per 8×11.5″ piece)
2. Pencil
3. Ruler
4. Cord, twine, pipe cleaners, or other semi-stiff rope-like material for the fuses and tying everything together
5. Rolos
6. Double-sided tape and or hot glue gun
7. White card stock or paper to print tags on
First you need to make your Rolo wraps. You need squares that are 3 1/2×4 5/8″. See below for how I measured. You will have 4 wrappers for every piece, so you can plan accordingly.
Next, wrap your Rolos. Use double-sided tape or hot glue. I tried both ways, and preferred using hot glue. Make three for one dynamite bundle.
Then, glue two together with the seams hidden in the middle. Place the fuse on top. The fuse can be made of just about anything. Try to find something that will hold shape though, as ribbon would just flop over. This cord worked pretty well, but pipe cleaners would also work, or even twine. Glue third stick on top. Wrap with cord, tie, and attach tag. I cut my cord extra long and wrapped two or three times, just because I thought it looked more authentic.
If you would like to make single sticks, which I am doing for my soccer team (can’t see moms thrilled with the boys receiving THREE bars of candy) just tape the fuse inside the wrapper before rolling it up.
Way too much fun!!! Totally reminds me of the Road Runner or Tom and Jerry! I would love for you to download and use my tags for personal use. Would you mind leaving a comment? I love hearing that they are being used! Here they are…
Father’s Day Tags can be found here.
Tags for every occasion can be found here.
Again, I used a 3-inch punch
For more teacher appreciation ideas, click here.
RoseMarie says
May 25, 2011 at 5:57 pmDynamite idea! Shared on my FB page–facebook.com/homeconfetti
Thanks!
RM, Home Confetti
Kel says
May 25, 2011 at 9:18 pmI love this idea! I am definitely going to steal it. Thanks Jasey!
Kelli @ RTSM says
May 26, 2011 at 2:12 pmThese are so fun! I love Rolos too which makes them even better!
Susan @ Busy Home Adventures says
May 27, 2011 at 12:45 pmThis is really cool! When I was teaching it was always fun to get something creative like this. I bet they will be appreciated! Rolos are one of my favorites. Really creative idea!
Popping over from Serenity Now!
Olga says
May 27, 2011 at 2:48 pmGreat idea! Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Serenity Now.
Suesan says
May 28, 2011 at 12:11 amGreat idea and I love the Rolos!
Jennifer says
May 28, 2011 at 12:12 amThis is adorable! I am saving this for next year 🙂
Jen
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Maridith @ Strictly Homemade says
May 28, 2011 at 1:06 amSo cute!! I too am saving this for next year. Luv it!!
Dawn says
May 28, 2011 at 11:45 amWhat a great idea! Love it! I just finished with Teacher Appreciation at our school and I’m saving this for next year-this would be so cute to stick in the teacher’s mailboxes!
Rachel at Sun Scholars says
May 30, 2011 at 3:48 amAwesome! I’d love to have you share these too! I’m off to share this post with my Facebook friends. 🙂
http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/2011/05/for-kids-friday-12.html
Rachel says
May 30, 2011 at 2:13 pmLove these ideas!! I am totally going to have to try this — I know my kids would have a great time making them with me.
Karen @ THEBUSYBUG says
June 1, 2011 at 5:43 amWow. Love this idea! TFS.
Nicole says
June 6, 2011 at 1:12 amSuper cute packaging! Thanks for sharing. 😉
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