Author: Erin Sluka

2019 Valentine's, Education, Gift Guides, School, School Gifts, Tips and Tricks

5 DIY Valentine’s Gifts for the Classroom

Erin Sluka

Our youngest is 10 and even in 5th grade the kids still love the holiday gifts that arrive for celebrations. I showed up to the classroom on the last day before the Christmas holiday with donuts from the grocery bakery and you would have thought I brought a movie star with me!

“Whoa! Do we all get 1 whole donut?”

“Thank you so much!! The donuts are our favorite”

They were so excited I kind of felt guilty. Other kids brought in so many great sweets and treats and the kids were drooling over these donuts like it was all they needed. Then as they got their donut and the rest of the kids handed out there items, there was another popular treat.

The only handmade item (the rest were typical store bought cookies and cupcakes) was a boys homemade cookie treats and the kids began admiring those. They weren’t store bought and they were unique so the kids were intrigued. Even at grade 5, the kids still appreciate the effort and uniqueness of DIY class gifts.

So, I have not totally made up my mind of what to send with Anthony for Valentine’s Day but here are my favorite DIY Valentine’s Gifts for the Classroom right now I have saved into my bookmarked pages.

1. Fruit Snacks Valenties

I found these on Domestic Executive Online and in her Free Valentine’s Printable post she has this fun idea for fruit snacks. Cheap and easy!

2. Goldfish “Hooked On You” Valentines

This is so fun and also very inexpensive. All you need is some goldfish crackers, baggies and the instructions from Frugal Coupon Living’s post for these fun free Valentine’s printables!

3. Capri Sun with Cupid’s Arrow Messages

Like I mentioned above, I attended my son’s 5th grade class holiday party and with 30 kids who brought treats, no one brought drinks and us adults were running for water for very sugar-high thirsty kids! This is a fun idea I found from Joy’s Life for this fun drink Valentines printable.

4. Crayon DIY Printable

Boxes of crayons are a great non-food gift for the kids of all ages. I found this free crayon printable for this Color My World Valentine from Dreaming in DIY.

5. Peel the Love Valentine

Want to bring the healthier treat? This is a fun free Valentine’s printable from Happy Money Saver for cuties oranges

Food/Beverage, Healthy Living, Natural Foods

HINT launches kid-friendly Tetra boxes that help children drink more water

Erin Sluka

With a 10 year old who has ongoing constipation and digestion issues, drinking water is the number 1 thing he can do to lessen his symptoms. He is on a Miralax regimen and for that to work, water is imperative. The big problem is he hates drinking water. It is such a fight to get him to drink a healthy amount. I needed a solution that works to help children drink more water and HINT was my answer.

HINT water for kids comes in four fruit flavors, Watermelon, Cherry, Blackberry and Apple. Hydrate your thirsty kids with our refreshing fruit-flavored waters that contains no juice, sugar or sweeteners.

HINT kids waters are available at drinkhint.com, and soon at Costco and grocery and specialty stores nationwide. I also found it on Amazon. This is a long-awaited water for parents like me who struggle to get water down their kids with no other option but sugar juices!

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Goosebumps 2 Movie Party Ideas

Erin Sluka

Goosebumps 2 Release Dates: Digital 12/25/2018       BluRay and DVD 1/15/2019

Let’s have a Goosebumps party! Have you seen the new Goosebumps 2 movie? We don’t miss anything to do with R.L. Stine in this house. My 10 year old is a huge fan!

Does your family love to work in the kitchen? Try these fun Gummy Bear Mocktails! These gummy bears play a pretty big role in this movie (hint).

Making the Gummy Bear Mocktail

Need a snack for your movie party? Try these Slappy’s Holiday Thumbprint Cookies! Recipe is below on the card, just click on it!

You can also have fun printing these Goosebumps 2 Holiday Gift Tags! Click below to download your gift tags.


Making Slappy’s Slime

Below you can watch as Slappy, Caleel Harris and Jeremy Ray Taylor have a Behind the Scenes clip for you-they are talking about slime and science! Click below to watch and follow there Slappy’s Slime recipe!

A Goosebumps 2 Themed Unboxing

Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Bonus Materials Include:

  • Gag Reel
  • Three Deleted Scenes:
  • Five Featurettes

“Thrills & Chills – The Making of Goosebumps 2”
“Meet The Monsters”
“Science With Slappy”
“Junk Brothers – Call Now”
“Slappy’s Audition”
Three Slappy-Oke Sing Alongs


GOOSEBUMPS 2 has a run time of approximately 120 minutes and is rated PG for scary creature action and images, some thematic elements, rude humor and language.

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Oddbods Buddies Large Plush Now Available

Erin Sluka
Oddbods Buddies Large Plush Now Available

Exclusively at Target, you can bring the Oddbods home. Each buddy features a character’s iconic sounds and phrases, as well as a unique facial expression. Simply shake the Oddbods Buddy to activate them and the buddies also interact with each other. They are available as Fuse, Bubbles, Newt and Pogo.

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Aren’t they adorable? Oddbods is a non-dialogue animated series that follows the comedic adventures of seven hilarious, very individual and quirky friends as they survive the perils of everyday life, where ordinary situations spiral into extraordinary events. 

Oddbods Buddies Features

  • Soft-body figure is tough enough to take roughhousing, soft enough to squeeze
  • Shake, Squeeze, Hug, Drop with different sound effects
  • Each character features their iconic sounds and phrases
  • Special sound effect plays when characters meet each other
  • Built-In speaker
  • Uses 3 x “AAA” size battery (included)

Find Oddbods Buddies and other Oddbods toys at Target stores near you. Also visit Target.com