Father's Day Gifts from Your Students

Coming up with a Father's Day gift from my students is always such an ordeal for me. Mother's Day is so easy! Something flowery, or some kid-made jewelry, and you're all set. But dads are tougher. I have the same struggle shopping for my own dad and husband, so maybe I just stink at mens' gifts in general. But this year we made something simple and pretty cute, too. I thought I'd share it in case you have the same creative block I normally deal with.

I got everything I needed for this gift at Dollar General! It's closer to me than Wal-Mart or Target, and I have made MANY early morning trips there before school. This particular morning, I found mustache tape, mustaches, and mason jars. Boom.

I sort of helped my students put on the tape, and then let them pick out and apply a fuzzy mustache. They each added ten dum dums and we later added a tag that said "Dad's Stache" because if it isn't punny, it is no good to me. This little Father's Day questionnaire fits with the mustache theme, and also satisfies my need for punny-ness. Grab it for free by clicking and saving the image!

Also, I will never NOT put our Father's Day gifts in these bags. They are just too stinking cute and the parents always get a kick out of them. To make these, just cut down a brown paper bag (I cut off about 3 inches to make them shorter), then cut partway about an inch down on both sides. Fold them in and staple, and then tape a little tie right in the center. It's good stuff.