Our kids come from a long line of teachers. On both sides. Their Dad, their Grandpa's, Aunt's, Uncles, and Great Grandpa's. We know that the job of a teacher is very much under appreciated and under paid!
This past week was teacher appreciation week and I always try to get something made for each of my kids teachers because we love them so much.
This year we made these super fun giant pencils filled with yummy treats and candy for each teacher.
(It wasn't until after Macie gave this one to her teacher that I realized I left an N off of the end of her name. Oops!)
They were so fun to make and deliver, all the kids in the classes thought they were so cool.
The kids have had such a great year and learned so much.
WE LOVE OUR TEACHERS!
Another one of my Pinterest finds!!
Start with your soup can.
Empty or eat soup. Peel off label turn can up side down and open the BOTTOM of can with a can opener leaving about a half inch still connected. See picture above. Wash can well and dry..don't cut yourself!
Decorate! Measure out paper to fit around the can and cut. Use glue gun, at various points, to glue paper to the can. I found it easier to lay the can on it's side and roll the paper on. Add ribbon and extras to your liking.
Fill can with candy. I did mine in layers.
Once you have about an inch left of space in the can stop putting candy in. Fill the last inch with a filler so that when you glue the lid shut you don't melt the candy.
Using the glue gun hold the lid in its original position under the lip and lay a thick layer of glue all the way around the lid.
I held the lid in place for a second to make sure it didn't pop back up above the lip.
I didn't like the look of all the glue so I cut circles out and glued them on top so you couldn't see the glue mess.
Tie a tag to the tab top and let the glue harden and Wala, you have a super cute gift to give to any teacher, bus driver, or mail man. 
