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Quick & Easy Church Halloween Costumes

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Quick & Easy Church Halloween Costumes. Ideas for trunk or treat, Sunday school parites, bible study, Awana and more!

Quick & Easy Church Halloween Costumes

When I had one child, I think I was ready for Halloween around August. Even if I did not have my child’s costume (I always did), I knew what my child was going to dress up as. So things have changed. Preparing ahead isn’t a thing anymore ( I say that, preparing this post in May), in fact I am lucky to get it all done last minute. I have learned to perfect the last minute.

If you are last minute like me, we put together some quick and easy Halloween Costumes for Church. These are not necessarily biblical Joseph and Mary costumes, but they are fun costumes (some quite funny/punny) that are appropriate for church. The bible costume we did for Awana last year, was all done within a few minutes before we had to leave.  Some of these costumes, you might want to do a few days ahead as paint or dyeing could be involved, others can be done in just a few short minutes!

Happy candy collecting… Happy Halloween!


We share with you earlier in our 31+ Family Halloween Costume Ideas, our Awana costume – the Bible, Old Testament and New Testament.

Bust out your hot glue gun and bag of multi-colored pom-poms for this Gumball Machine Halloween Costume Idea. | A Casarella

Mac n Cheese Halloween Costume.  We don’t think this is cheesy, do you?  | Costume Works (Detailed directions can be found here.)

Make a quick and easy rain cloud costume. This great last minute costume can be made in under 2 hours for under $15! Bonus: it works for kids and adults alike. Pair this with the rainbow costume and rain coat costume we shared in 12 DIY Costumes. | Make It Love It

Oh dear, holy cow! Turn this idiom into a costume. Pick up an antler headband and an angel halo. | Source

The Price is Right Halloween Costumes. You could even make some of your bids your memory verses! Like (John) 316.  More on how to make a Price is Right costume!  Amazon has a game show microphone, perfect for a Bob Barker host. | Source

Put on a clear trash bag and put balloons inside your bag to create a bag of Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Costume. This is cute for a prego woman with a jelly belly or works for the kids too! | The Sway – The SIIts Girls (Wiki has the Jelly Belly logo)

This punny costume is based on popular US saying – Blessing in disguise. You will need disguise glasses and nose. | Club Crafted

Want some ranch with that salad? Load up on green tissue paper. | Justine Huxley on Instagram

Anything no sew is perfect for me. Save the sewer system with this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Costume. Can you tell what makes this shell? Hint. | A Night Owl

A red scarf, a black and white stripe shirt and (maybe) a beret are likely found in your closet.  Craft a piece of toast for a French Toast punny costume. | Shontemarie on Instagram

Brown felt and yellow poster board make this easy giraffe Halloween costume. | Source Unknown

Pink or White Outfit + multi-colored pom-poms + Felt Ears = DIY Frosted Animal Cookie Costume. | Studio DIY

Love Curious George? Grab a monkey lovie and perfect this Man With the Yellow Hat Halloween costume. Pick up some Rit Liquid Fabric Dye. | Haute Apple Pie

This DIY Crayola costume is cute for a single crayon or multiple. A water bottle keeps the hair up. | Source

Tracie did such an amazing job with this Icee Costume. See her step by step tutorial. | Penny Pinchin Mom

Be a ceiling fan! Get your Go Celings t-shirt online or make your own with a white t-shirt and Sharpie or washi tape. | Source

It’s not a challenge to make an Easy Lego Costume, all for the cost of paint and some time. | Lovely Indeed

Holy guacamole! This punny Halloween costume combo is both heavenly and delicious.| Woman’s Day

A blanket, pig ears and a pig nose make this pig in a blanket costume so easy! | Almost Super Mom


Quick & Easy Halloween Costumes for Church

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Edible Fake Blood Cupcakes Recipe

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Making Edible Fake Blood is easier than you think – only two ingredients. Pour your bloody drizzle on our homemade cupcakes for the perfect Halloween Food Craft.

Edible Fake Blood Cupcakes

We love when the fall season hits – Halloween,Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are kicking off our Halloween ideas with our Edible Fake Blood Cupcakes Recipe. This fits perfectly with our Halloween Food Crafts for the Kids.

We supplied a homemade vanilla cupcake recipe, but you can use a box mix or you could pick up cupcakes from your local bakery. Just ask them not to ice the cupcakes. Sometimes I do that when I don’t have time for all the steps (aka baking the cupcakes) but I still want to personalize, home make cupcakes. No one ever knows (well they do, because I tell them. They find it as genius as I do!)

This cupcake recipe also goes perfectly with our trailer park murder mystery party!

Cupcake Ingredients:

Edible Blood Ingredients


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Edible Fake Blood Cupcakes Recipe

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 can of your favorite white frosting

Edible Blood Ingredients

  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • 10–20 drops red gel food coloring

Instructions

  1. First, reheat oven to 350-degrees.
  2. Mix dry cupcake ingredients together in a medium bowl.
  3. Mix wet cupcake  ingredients together in a medium bowl.
  4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in 1/3 cup increments and mix until smooth.
  5. Next, fill muffin cups almost full as this recipe does not rise a significant amount.
  6. Place in the oven and cook for 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Remove from heat and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  8. While your cupcakes are cooling, make the fake blood by combining the corn syrup and food coloring into a bowl and stirring until the color is consistent throughout.
  9. Using a decorating tip, make a hole in the top of each cupcake, saving the remnants from each hole for use filling the hole in a moment.
  10. Place 1 teaspoon of the fake blood in each cupcake hole.
  11. Replace the top of each cupcake hole.
  12. Using your largest star tip and a piping bag, frost the cupcakes in a circular fashion.
  13. Drizzle each cupcake with ample amounts of fake blood.

Enjoy!

Edible blood is so easy to make. Only two ingredients – corn syrup and red gel food coloring. You could add some flavoring like vanilla or cherry, but be sure to not change the thick consistency the corn syrup provides. Drizzle over the cupcakes until you get the right look. You could also pickup these edible knives (meat cleavers) for spooky cupcake decor.

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Edible Fake Blood Cupcakes Recipe

Very easy to make, only two ingredients for fake blood!

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • 10–20 drops red GEL food coloring

Instructions

Make the fake blood by combining the corn syrup and food coloring into a bowl and stirring until the color is consistent throughout.

Our Pinterest community and I  would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final bloodly cupcakes recipe.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Bloody Cupcakes Directions:

First, reheat oven to 350-degrees.

Mix dry cupcake ingredients together in a medium bowl.

Mix wet cupcake  ingredients together in a medium bowl.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in 1/3 cup increments and mix until smooth.

Next, fill muffin cups almost full as this recipe does not rise a significant amount.

Place in the oven and cook for 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove from heat and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

While your cupcakes are cooling, make the fake blood by combining the corn syrup and food coloring into a bowl and stirring until the color is consistent throughout.

As seen above, using a decorating tip, make a hole in the top of each cupcake, saving the remnants from each hole for use filling the hole in a moment.

Place 1 teaspoon of the fake blood in each cupcake hole.

Replace the top of each cupcake hole.

Using your largest star tip and a piping bag, frost the cupcakes in a circular fashion.

Drizzle each cupcake with ample amounts of fake blood.

Enjoy!


Also enjoy our 31+ Edible Kid’s Halloween Food Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.

Save your candy with these Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Take your bloody cupcake recipe to a Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party. Pin to Pinterest.



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Kid Friendly Trunk or Treat Ideas

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Kid friendly, church approved Trunk or Treat Ideas for Cars, SUVs, Vans and Trucks. A fun and safe way to trick-or-treat with displays including popular themes and engaging hands-on games!

Kid Friendly Trunk or Treat Ideas

The Best Trunk or Treat Ideas

What is trunk or treat? Trunk-or-treat brings Halloween to parking lots where kids can go from decorative trunk to decorative drunk collecting candy. They care commonly seen in preschools, churches or rural areas where homes might be too spread out. The bring a community together and individuals get competitive over most creative theme, original costumes and trunk pairings, as well as most interactive game. They are perfect for keeping Halloween kid friendly, free of scary decor and provide a safe trick-or-treating environment.

Don’t forget! Save these Church Approved Halloween Costume Ideas. Great for Sunday School, Awana, Preschool, Private School or Trunk or Treat!


My friend Marcy did an amazing job on this Candy Land trunk-or-treat idea. Balloons make much of the candy, as well as white plates with solid colored washi tape. | Simply Sprout

See those rain clouds in the distance? A Storm is coming. Have the animals come two by two with this Noah’s Ark trunk or treat idea. | Source

Lift your tea cup to this Mad Hatter Tea Party trunk or treat. You could dress as the Alice in Wonderland characters too! Amazon sells jumbo playing cards. | A Lovely Design

Turn your trunk or treat into a concession popcorn stand! You could even have your own popcorn maker!  | Michelle’s Party Plan-It

Play with the Dunkin theme with this basketball donut trunk or treat idea! Pick up donut floats to go with your theme. | An Alli Event

Use a truck bed and turn it into a fishing pond with this trunk or treat idea for trucks. A blue tarp will make your pond. | Source

It’s the great pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Grab some extra white sheets for this trunk or treat idea. | Lynlees

Grab your art supplies with this Bob Ross trunk or treat idea. You could even turn that balloon art easel into a dart game.  | Whimsy Love

Have you seen our crazy cat lady costume? Make sure you dress up as a cat lady with this trunk or treat idea. Have the kids scoop out their treat! | Source

“In a world full of pigeons be a flamingo” trunk or treat idea. Grab all the flamingos you can. | Cupcake Wishes and Birthday Dreams

Anyone a gamer? This Pac-Man trunk or treat idea is a hit. Play game music on your Bluetooth speaker for a huge success. This group Halloween Pac-Man costume would be a great touch. | Source

Arrr… it’s a pirates life for me with this pirate trunk or treat idea. | Giggle Galore

Gather your toy cars and create a drink in movie with this drive-in movie trunk or treat idea. | Source

My friend Nancy turned colored balloons and a clear trash bag into Gumball trunk or treat. She recycled a box and painted it red. Gumball DuckTape was a nice added touch.

This Harry Potter trunk-or-treat idea comes with free printable. Be sure to grab bubble wands and make hanging keys like we had in our Harry Pottery Birthday Ideas! | Housewife Eclectic

Finding Nemo or Dory? Use blue balloons and a a bubble maker for this trunk-or-treat idea. Save your bubble maker for the kids to play within the back yard – we have one the kids love! | Source

I’m not sure what level this is on Angry Birds, but I’ll do anything to beat keeping those pigs away from my candy! You could turn this into a trunk-or-treat game. Be sure to stock up on green balloons. | Ten 23 Designs

It’s beginning to look a lot like October… Christmas in October trunk or treat idea. It’s a great way to prep for Operation Christmas Child! | Source

My friend Donna took the back of her truck and turned it into an ocean to fish! Recycle old boxes into waves (this will take time), pick up some fish to go in your ocean.

Love the movie up? A house makes this adorable Up trunk or treat idea. Also see our Up costume in our 31+ Family Halloween Costume Ideas. | Source


Halloween Trunk or Treat Ideas

Save these Church Approved Halloween Costume Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t make it complicated.  Look at these 12 Easy DIY Halloween Costume Ideas.  Pin to Pinterest.

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Snack Mix Recipe and S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template

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We need S’more Teachers Like You! Save this S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template for your child’s school year. It’s a thoughtful mason jar gift idea and a tasty snack mix recipe for your child’s teacher.

S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template

Teacher Gift Tag Template for S'mores

Hey mama! You ready for the school bell? Whether you are welcoming the first day of school or not, chances are you child’s teacher is ready.

As a former teacher, I know teachers spend the entire summer getting ready for the next school year. While you are not in parent exhausted mode from forms and shopping first day of school supplies, be sure to save these Teacher Appreciation Printables and  Punny Teacher Gifts (with Free Printables.)  You don’t need to recognize your appreciation only on Teacher Appreciation Week. If you prepare ahead, they will be easy to “gift” throughout the year. I actually have kept a small basket in the foyer of our home and on occasion have sent my kids into school with a thoughtful gift idea just to say, “hey, thanks for teaching my child!” It also speaks volumes to your own child about the respect you have for their educator.

In preparation for back to school, be sure to also ave this S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template. You can use the extra snack mix for an after school snack!

S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template Snack Mix Ingredients*:

  • 2 cups graham cracker cereal (Golden Grahams or Cinnamon Toast Crunch)
  • 2 cups marshmallows
  • 1 cup candy coated chocolate candy
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 4 pint-size jars with lids
  • Decorative paper
  • Ribbon
  • Printable S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template (see below)

*Ingredients make 4 gift jars.


Free Printable Teacher Gift Tag Template

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Snack Mix Recipe and S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
  • Yield: 4 1x
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham cracker cereal
  • 2 cups marshmallows
  • 1 cup candy coated chocolate candy
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 4 pint-size jars with lids
  • Decorative paper
  • Ribbon
  • Printable S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template

Instructions

  1. Mix the graham cracker cereal, marshmallows, chocolate candy, and chocolate chips together in a large bowl.
  2. Next, scoop the snack mix into the jars.
  3. Cut a piece of decorative paper to fit on the jar top, place it on top of the round jar lid, then screw the lid ring into place.
  4. Print the printable gift tags on heavy card stock, then cut them out along the outer line.
  5. Cut a piece of decorative paper slightly larger than the gift tag. Glue the gift tag to the top of the decorative paper.
  6. Finally, punch a hole in the corner of the tag and thread a piece of ribbon through the hole. Tie the ribbon around the jar to attach the card to the jar and secure with a bow.

Mason Jar Gifts for Teachers

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S'more Snack Mix Recipe

Snack Mix Recipe and S’more Teacher Gift Tag Template Directions:

Mix the graham cracker cereal, marshmallows, chocolate candy, and chocolate chips together in a large bowl.

Next, scoop the snack mix into the jars.

Cut a piece of decorative paper to fit on the jar top, place it on top of the round jar lid, then screw the lid ring into place.

Print the printable gift tags on heavy card stock, then cut them out along the outer line. (We give you directions below on how to send them to Staples Copy Center)

Cut a piece of decorative paper slightly larger than the gift tag. Glue the gift tag to the top of the decorative paper.

Finally, punch a hole in the corner of the tag and thread a piece of ribbon through the hole. Tie the ribbon around the jar to attach the card to the jar and secure with a bow.

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To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

  1. Download and save your image from this post.  (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, choose add file.
  8. Select upload.
  9. Select done.
  10. Give your job a name.
  11. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
  12. I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
  13. Select add to cart.
  14. Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  15. Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Spring 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

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S'mores Teacher Gift


The first school might just be ringing, but save these Teacher Appreciation Printables for later in the year. Pin to Pinterest.

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Kids Breakfast Recipes for Back to School

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Save these kids breakfast recipes for the back to school season. Easy and healthy recipes your kids will enjoy and you can quickly make in the morning or prep ahead.

Kids Breakfast Recipes

Kids Breakfast Recipes for Back to School

My kids eat pretty healthy. This is for two reasons. First, I am a good mom. Second (and most truthful), I will beat those kids to a full bag of chips. Not the individual sized chips. I mean, I will out eat a family-sized bag of Doritos Chips.  Because this last fact is scarily true, I can’t buy unhealthy food in our house. I can’t control my own urges. Knowing my own limitations and also, being a good mom, I worked hard to find Kids Breakfast Recipes in preparation for Back to School.

These breakfast recipes are not only recipes the kids will enjoy but also recipes I (the good parent, mother) will enjoy. The ingredients will not make me feel sick, I mean the kids feel sick, at the on-start of the day. Many you can prep ahead over the weekend, and pull out on a weekday morning.


These Easy Baked Oatmeal Cups (The Recipe Rebel) use only four basic ingredients and they’re perfect for breakfast

Bake and freeze our Apple Oat Muffins (Frugal Coupon Living). Microwave and serve with or without butter.

Such a unique breakfast idea, whip up these Strawberry Banana Peanut Butter Toast on a Stick (Peas and Crayons) for a fun back to school breakfast!

Apple Pizzas (Veggie Desserts) are a fun and tasty treat. They’re a great healthy kids recipe for breakfast (or even serve as an after school snack.)

Prepare these Scrambled Egg Muffins (Six Sisters Stuff) ahead, maybe over the weekend. Freeze them and pop them in the microwave each morning.

Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats (Jessica in the Kitchen) are so easy to make! They take 5 minutes to prep, and are made overnight in your fridge!

Cranberry Coconut Chocolate Chip Granola Bars (Eating Bird Food), need a say more?

America’s favorite breakfast is cereal! Toast with a glass of milk and these Kids Breakfast Cereal Bars (I Heart Naptime).

Breakfast burritos are fun, but when they are crispy, they are even better! These Crispy Sausage Egg Breakfast Burritos (Meatloaf and Melodrama) are hearty enough for a kids breakfast. They are also freezer friendly so you can make them ahead of time!

Check out this unique Kids Breakfast Recipe, a Hidden-Egg Bagel Sandwich (Toaster Oven Love). A donut pan and scooped-out bagels make for this fun and mess-free back to school breakfast.

Energy balls are so easy to make. Switch up your Energy Ball Recipes (Bless This Mess) every week – blueberry, chocolate, peanut butter, oatmeal and more!

Twist up the everyday breakfast with kids Pebbles Cereal Sushi Breakfast (Raising Whasians).

Popsicle molds can be for something more than summer snacks. These Milk and Cereal Breakfast Popsicles (In Katrina’s Kitchen) have more ingredients than what’s in their description.

These Funfetti Breakfast Muffins (The Pinning Mama) might have your kids jumping out of bed!

Smoothies are my go to breakfast recipe. My kids always get jealous. I found this Banana Breakfast Smoothie (Marsha’s Baking Addiction) has perfect ingredients for the kids. PS I would sneak in some spinach. Just sayin’!

No one can say no to cookies. Banana Bread transforms into Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies (Mile High Mitts).

Cold, refreshing and good for you, these Frozen Yogurt Granola Cups (The Unlikely Baker) are a bite you can personalize per taste!

Chocolate Croissants? Sneak in a banana with these Banana Hazelnut Stuffed Crescent Rolls (Frugal Coupon Living).

If your kids love guacamole, consider sending them off to school full on Avocado Toast (Spend with Pennies) – so tasty!

The many faces of …. toast. Create a different Animal Face Toast (All She Cooks) every morning of the week!


Don’t forget mom (and dad)! These are some of our favorite High Protein Breakfast Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget the older kids. Save these No Bake Dorm Room Recipes for Breakfast. Pin to Pinterest.

Save these Hidden Vegetable Recipes for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.



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Back to School Remarkable Teacher Bookmark Template

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It’s back to school season and you don’t have to blow the budget with random acts of kindness ideas. Download this Remarkable Teacher Bookmark Template and gift with Sharpies, Dry Erase Markers or Highlighters that she/he can use during the school year!

Remarkable Teacher Bookmark Template

Remarkable Teacher Gift Idea

Looking forward to a re-MARK-able school year!

Show some love to a teacher with this creative bookmark template. Add your favorite markers – dry erase, highlighters or Sharpies (our favorite), and gift to a teacher on the first day of school or at Open House.

Make a First Impression!

While it’s not needed, it’s a really cute way to enter a classroom during Open House or Meet the Teacher day. It makes a great first impression. Did you realize a teacher spends more hours in the day with your child than you get to during the school year. This is a great way to respect and affirmation for the person who will be caring for your child.

Want more ideas? Also check out our Punny Teacher Gifts with Free Printables and Teacher Appreciation Printables.

Teacher Bookmark Gift Supplies:

All you need is love for this teacher gift – okay, perhaps a little more. These are the supplies that helped us pull of this cute and punny teacher gift idea.


Teacher Bookmark Template

Random Acts of Kindness Ideas

Looking forward to a re-mark-able school year! This bookmark quote for teachers is perfect for an educator on the first day of school. It’s just a thoughtful way to say I we support you and are thinking about you. Speaking of Random Acts of Kindness Ideas, don’t forget to pay it forward during your child’s birthday!

Teacher Bookmark Gift Directions:

To make your teacher bookmark gift is pretty simple. First sign up for our email and then download our free printable. Cut out the bookmark. Add two holes using a hole punch in the center. Place your markers in the center of the bookmark. Tie off with twine.

I personally like to download my document and then upload it to Staples. I pick it up in their copy department and it saves me money on ink and cardstock.

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

  1. Download and save your image from this post.  (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, choose add file.
  8. Select upload.
  9. Select done.
  10. Give your job a name.
  11. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait (vertical).
  12. I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
  13. Select add to cart.
  14. Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  15. Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Summer 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final bookmark teacher gift.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!


Random Acts of Kindess for Teachers

The first school might just be ringing, but save these Teacher Appreciation Printables for later in the year. Pin to Pinterest.

If you love a little humor, also save these Punny Teacher Gifts with Free Printables. Pin to Pinterest.



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Spread Love, Not Germs Funny Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift

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Spread Love, Not Germs. This funny Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift has an adorable punny quote for a teacher on the first day of school, Valentine’s Day or to show appreciation throughout the year.

Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift

Spread Love, Not Germs Funny Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift

Spread love, not germs!

One of the more common back to school supplies (other than the #2 pencil) for classrooms is hand santizer. We used it so much in our classroom. It is especially convenient when using a sink to washing your hands is not available. Show some appreciation for only a few bucks with this Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift idea.

Make a First Impression!

While it’s not needed, it’s a really cute way to enter a classroom during Open House or Meet the Teacher day. It makes a great first impression. Did you realize a teacher spends more hours in the day with your child than you get to during the school year. This is a great way to respect and affirmation for the person who will be caring for your child.

Want more ideas? Also check out our Punny Teacher Gifts with Free Printables and Teacher Appreciation Printables.

Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift Supplies:

All you need is love for this teacher gift – okay, perhaps a little more. These are the supplies that helped us pull of this cute and punny teacher gift idea.


Teacher Gift Tag Supplies

Funny Hand Sanitizer Quote

Spread love, not germs! This funny hand sanitizer quote is perfect for a teacher on the first day of school or as a teacher appreciation gift. Teachers need this stuff in the classroom, year around. I used to apply it to my kids hands before lunch.

Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift Directions:

To make your gift is pretty simple. First sign up for our email and then download our free printable. Cut out the tag. Add a hole using a hole punch in the top corner. Tie off with ribbon.

I personally like to download my document and then upload it to Staples. I pick it up in their copy department and it saves me money on ink and cardstock.

Back to School Teacher Gift Idea

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

  1. Download and save your image from this post.  (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, choose add file.
  8. Select upload.
  9. Select done.
  10. Give your job a name.
  11. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be landscape (horizontal).
  12. I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
  13. Select add to cart.
  14. Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  15. Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Summer 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Punny Spread Love Not Germs Teacher Gift Tag


The first school might just be ringing, but save these Teacher Appreciation Printables for later in the year. Pin to Pinterest.

If you love a little humor, also save these Punny Teacher Gifts with Free Printables. Pin to Pinterest.



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Elf on the Shelf Costumes for $6.49

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These Elf on the Shelf costumes are SO cute and a great way for your Elf to make a splash this holiday season. Get these in a ton of different options on sale for just $6.49! Make sure you also check out all of our Elf on the Shelf Ideas and our Elf on the Shelf Master List!

These elf costumes are a quick and easy solution for last minute elf dressing and staging. Forget to set your elf up? Just throw on one of these cute costumes, and your kids will never be the wiser! Your kids will love seeing the elf wearing a new costume every morning.

These are also a great way to hint at the days activities. Popcorn for movie night, Christmas tree for decorating the tree night, Taco Tuesday, pizza night – they’re all so fun! There are 29 costumes available, and I want them all for our elf. The pizza and taco costumes are my absolutely favorite, and milk and cookies are so much fun, too!

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