Giant Teacher Pencil Filled w/ Goodies {Teacher Appreciation}

I totally get them importance of thanking your teacher.  They do so much work and in today's world...l they do way more than just teach.  Believe me!  I work in a middle school and the things we have to deal with daily are not just math, reading and writing.  

And isn't this a cool way to say thank you to a teacher?  I just loved it!  And they weren't hard to make at all.

Altered Pringles Can Pencil

Source: Glue Sticks & Tape

What you will need:

* empty Pringles can

* card stock (yellow, pink, tan, black and silver)

* Mod Podge

* hot glue gun

* paper crimper

* circle cutter

I used an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of bright yellow card stock for the "pencil".  It's okay that it doesn't go all the way to the bottom of the can because that will be covered up by the "eraser".

Use mod podge to glue the paper to the Pringles can.

To make the eraser, cut a pink strip of paper 11" x 1 3/4.

To make the metal band, cut a silver strip of paper 11" x 1".  Use your paper crimper to crimp the silver paper.

Glue the pink paper to the bottom of the can with mod podge.

Now glue the silver piece of paper (overlapping the pink paper a little) with mod podge.

Now cute a yellow strip of paper 11" x 1".  Carefully tear it in half (making it 1/2 inch wide).  This will make the pencil look like it's been sharpened.

To make the "pencil lead" you will need to cut a 5" circle out of tan or caramel card stock.

Cut a 3" circle out of black card stock.  Glue the black circle onto the tan circle (in the middle.)  Make a cut in the circles from the edge to the middle.  Now make a cone shape with the circle (making sure it's the exact same size as the Pringles lid) and glue together.

Glue the cone to the Pringles lid.  Now glue the torn yellow piece of paper to the edge of the Pringles lid so it looks like this.

 Voila!  Giant pencil!

Now fill the cans up with delicious goodies for the teacher!  We chose chocolate of course =o) 

If you want to add No. 1 (instead of No. 2 - get it???)  =o)  I used my cricut machine and cut out the letters/numbers.  I also cut out "Ms. Z" but after gluing it on I didn't do it for the other teachers.   I had a hard time keeping it straight!

I think they turned out great!

How are you going to celebrate your teachers?

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