Swim Teacher Gift

Maddie, Evan, and Anna just finished private swim lessons a little while ago.  Their instructors did a great job with them and worked them very hard for a week.  (They definitely slept well at night!)   I was wanting to get their teachers a little something, so I was thrilled to find this idea for a gift.  See here for instructions on assembling and also to download the labels.

I followed the instructions with the following changes:

We used blue tissue paper in the bottom instead of paper grass because I couldn't find any.

We used stickers instead of washi tape (again, I couldn't find it nearby and did not want to wait on shipping.)  I found lots of fish stickers in the scrapbook area at Walmart, and my kids picked the ones they liked.

I placed the fish inside a baggy because it was recommended by the manufacturer of the paint cans I ordered.


I did find the Swedish fish at Walmart--I had never seen them before so I was not sure they would have them.

If you live far away from Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc. as I do and are looking for these plastic paint containers, you can order them online at The Container Store.  They are so cute that I ordered several in different sizes.  (More gift ideas in the future!)  I used the 4" by 4" size for this project.


My kids had a great time putting the stickers on.  I was surprised at how meticulous my four year old was with it.  They were so proud to give their handmade gifts to their teachers as well!

Comments

  1. Montrice DruckerSeptember 21, 2017 at 11:30 PM

    Nice, I liked as you decorated this box beautifully. It looks so nice. Thanks for sharing the idea of this swimming gifts.

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