Here is another great idea I found on Pinterest.
Lisa's Workshop blog shared this great idea and it was so easy, I had to do it too!
I was Pinspired!
I was Pinspired!
At the end of each school year, she secretly asks her child's teacher
to sign the inside cover of a copy of Dr. Seuss' "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
I loved the idea so much that I pinned this earlier in the year
and purchased a second copy of the book,
we already had one copy on our book shelves.
Armed with a copy for each daughter, I got to work.
I glued a preschool photo of each of the girls inside her own book with her name and the year.
Then, I glued a small piece of paper to the back inside cover of the book
with the year she'll graduate from high school. We'll add that photo when each girl is a senior.
I packed up the books in manilla envelopes with a note explaining what I was up to.
I asked each teacher to write a quick note to my daughter and sign their name
and the year or grade they taught
and I thanked them profusely for teaching my children
and for helping with such a special project!
We secretly circulated the book around to all of their teachers,
since I only started the book this year I had to go back and contact
each of their previous teachers - I even took them to their preschools and got
those teachers in on it!
It has been so heart warming to read the kind words my daughter's
wonderful teachers have inscribed to them.
Geoff and I had tears in our eyes when we read the notes.
It will be so special for the girls to read all of these nice
words of encouragement when they embark on their future journeys
when they graduate from high school.
In the meantime, I'm just storing their books inside our school memory file boxes
and trying my best to keep it a secret!
Happy Memory Making!
Fondly,
Pink and Green Mama,
16 comments:
I started this last year for my daughter. I store ours in my stashed gift bin. :)
That's such an amazing idea. I hope I remember this when I have children of my own.
c'est vraiment super!! je vais faire a mes enfants !! c'est un trés bon souvenir !!
Merci Beaucoup! : )
Hi MaryLea! I am a huge fan of your blog and fabulously creative ideas. This is a fantastic idea for an end-of-the-year gift to give students....a tradition I might start when I finally go back to work!
Thanks Carla!
I absolutely LOVE this idea. I am tearing up just thinking about doing this (and I'm not an emotional person). I have a couple more years till my daughter starts school, but I MUST remember this!
Oh, how timely! I really like this idea, and I would love to make this special keepsake for my daughter as well.
Do the teachers write in the book or add their own notes?
@ Cheryl,
The teachers write their own notes on the inside cover of the book - just a sentence or two, their name, grade, and the year.
The notes are heartfelt and really sweet.
Fondly,
MaryLea
That's a great idea! I'll have to do that!
Jackson finishes his third and final year at the Infant/Toddler Center this year. I am going to ask his beloved teacher to do this for him. Thank you for the brilliant idea!
I absolutely love this idea! What a very meaningful graduation gift to receive. I will definitely be starting a collection for my girls.
That is so sweet! I really want to try to remember to do this or something similar when my boys start school. I love that you went back to find old teachers! :)
I came across your blog from Pinterest and I have to say this is a great idea. Hopefully crossing fingers, I'll have a child of my own to do this. Love it!!!
I love the idea of adding the pictures!! Thanks for sharing!
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