I was looking for something really special for Delaney to give to her teachers and bus drivers this year. They are a terrific group of women and take exceptional care of the kids. I honestly can't say enough about Delaney's early education teacher. She has grown so much and I believe she quite literally blossomed this year. She is talking so much more and finally starting have conversations! How do you put a price tag on that?...I know these women all get paid, but I also know they are sorely underpaid. I wanted to give them something to really show how much we appreciate all that they have done for Delaney. But like almost all young families out there, financial resources are tight and I couldn't afford to spend ton of money...So, this is what I came up with. I went to my local farm stand and got 5 small New Guinea Impatient pots for $3.50 each. I then rummaged through my scrapbooking supplies and was able to dress them up with stuff I had laying around the house. I made the baskets out of cardstock and secured the handle with little eyelets. I used pinking shears for the note and bent some copper wire with needle nose pliers to make little photo holders to put into the plant. Delaney and I then wrote a "Thank You" message in sidewalk chalk on our driveway and snapped a picture to insert into one of the little photo holders. The best part about all this is that I was able to give 5 people gifts for less than $20! Mission Accomplished!
