Well, it's that time of year for
state testing! Where we live, it's the 3rd through 5th graders who are
getting ready to show off all they know. Their #2 pencils are sharp,
their brains are full, and they are ready to rock their
test! My daughter and her class are getting ready to start their
testing this week and that got me thinking...what could her and
I make for her class that would motivate them to try
their best and bring a smile to their face during the upcoming
week? That's when the Testing Survival Kit came to mind.
My daughter and I had so
much fun crafting together! This was also a great opportunity for me to
talk with her about doing nice things for others. Let me tell you, she is
so excited to bring the Testing Survival Kit to school tomorrow! Although
we put this together for the state testing, you can give any of these items
to your students prior to a test or sneak them into your own child's lunch
box as a little "good-luck" wish.
Here are the encouraging goodies
for each day of testing:
Day 1: Motivational Water
Bottles. I had my own students decorate the labels found in Becky's Rock the Test file.
Click the picture for many other cute ideas from Dots-n-Spots.
Thanks for the cute idea,
Becky!
Day 2: "Smart
Cookie" Treats
We used a 1 7/8
inch scalloped paper punch to cut the "You're one smart cookie!"
messages, added a cookie to a small baggie, closed it with a piece of
ribbon, and hot glued the message to the knot.
Day 3: Brain Boosting Vitamins
My daughter and I added the candy to a Mason Jar. Finally, we attached a
label and Dr. Hershey's Brain Boosting Prescription!
Day 4: Smartie Pants
This idea has been done before, but it was so much
fun to put them together with my own little test-taker! She was excited
to {carefully} use the paper cutter to cut 2.5 x 3.5 inch pieces of cardstock
and I hot glued the candy to the bottom portion of the paper.
Next, we cut the messages using a 2 x 2 inch round
paper punch. When using punches to cut something you've printed, put the
punch upside-down so you can see the image you are cutting.
We glued the messages to the cards and added
a pair of pants for some extra cuteness. I have an old-school
Sizzix machine (that's where I got the overalls), however, you could
simply cut a pair of pants out of scrapbook paper.
After the brain-boosting goodies
were packed up and the hot glue gun was unplugged, I finally sat down for
a sweet treat with my own smart little cookies!
Click here for a copy of the testing goodie labels to create your own testing kit!
