School Supply Cake — The Ultimate Teacher Appreciation Gift

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Posted on August 22nd, 2016 in Crafts. No Comments.

When I was in school, I was always teacher’s pet. But wow, I would’ve really gotten brownie points if I had brought this school supply cake to class. This “cake” made of school supplies is filled with items teachers can actually use — pencils, crayons, glue — and even antiseptic wipes. It also doesn’t cost much to make: taking advantage of great back-to-school sales (boxes of crayons for 50 cents!), this cake cost less than $40. supply cake

What you’ll need:

School supplies

Tub of disinfecting wipes (105-ct)

Pencils, 9 boxes (12-ct)

Crayons, 8 boxes (24-ct)

Glue (5 bottles)

Glue sticks (10 sticks)

Pencil cup

Colored pencils

Other materials

12-inch to 14-inch round piece of cardboard

Roll of glue dots

Rubber bands

Ribbonsupplies

Note: Of course, you can vary the type of supplies you use based on the student’s grade level.

  1. Position the tub of Clorox disinfecting wipes in the middle of a cardboard round. (You can cover the cardboard first with wrapping paper, if you wish.) Place glue dots on the bottom of the tub so it won’t move around.clorox
  1. Line the Ticonderoga pencil boxes around the tub of wipes, keeping them in place with a rubber band. They happen to be the exact height of the disinfecting wipes.pencils
  1. Wrap the crayon boxes around the pencil boxes, using another rubber band to keep them in place.crayons
  1. Arrange the glue sticks horizontally end to end around the crayon boxes. Secure them with glue dots to keep them from rolling off the cardboard base.glue sticks
  1. Wrap the glue bottles around the pencil cup with a rubber band, then place them on top of the tub of disinfecting wipes, securing with glue dots. Fill the pencil cup with colored pencils for the cake topper.pencil cupcolored pencils
  1. Tie a ribbon around each tier of the cake to hide the rubber bands. I found this cute chalkboard ribbon at Michael’s. I then layered it with plain yellow ribbon on the top tiers to help it stand out a little more.ribbon

When it comes to teacher appreciation gifts, this takes the cake!school supply cake

 

 

 

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