Teacher Appreciation: Design an Eco-Friendly Thank-You Card

What You Need:

• Empty cereal box
• White paper (try to reuse scratch paper or old homework or school flyers)
• Glue
• Markers
• Ruler
• Scissors

What You Do:

1. Cut the cereal box open along the edges so that it lies flat.
2. Help your child measure out a 6” x 10” rectangle on the cereal box and cut it out.
3. Have your child measure a 6” x 10” rectangle on the white paper and cut it out.
4. Ask your child to glue the white paper rectangle to the cereal box rectangle on the printed side. Let it dry.
5. Tell your child to fold the rectangle in half width-wise so that the shorter edges meet and the white side is on the inside of the card.
6. Now invite your child to decorate the card using markers, découpage, stickers, or materials of their choice. 
7. Once the card is decorated, have your child write a thank you message to their teacher on the inside of the card. Encourage your child to write specific reasons why they are grateful to this teacher.

Encourage your child to present their homemade thank you card to their teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week, at the end of the school year, or any time they want to share a heartfelt thank you!