Last night, we took my oldest son to Meet the Teacher. Summer flew by, and we are feeling a bit nostalgic about how quickly our not-so-little boy is growing! This year, he not only moves up a grade-level, but on to a whole other wing on his campus! It’s a weird feeling to see less of my baby and more of the young-man he will become in that face that looks back at me.
Our guy experienced a little anxiety about his new classroom when he realized that he’d be without a few of his close buddies for the first time this year. Meanwhile, we know he’ll make new friendships in his class and he can still see his old pals throughout other parts of the day. It’s a tough lesson for our boy, but we are very excited to see what the year has in store for him! He’s slowly getting a little more comfortable with the idea of spreading his wings after some TLC from his family.. I think by Monday he’ll be truly excited to head back to school!
Fortunately, we are part of a great district, with an amazing staff and full of wonderful families. Still, even under the best circumstances many kids experience Back to School Blues for one reason or another. So I decided to add a few extra items to my freebie in hopes of blessing my special guy with a few Mom-ents on his first day back. Earlier this week, I created bright note paper to jot down some I Love You’s for packing in his lunchbox throughout the week. Today I also designed a few bookmarks for his school box as we finish rounding up those last-minute additions to the supply list! After that, my son and I had fun creating a mini-joke book for his backpack. Nothing gets things going well like a little laugh, right?!
Download my School is a Hoot collection free today! Prayers for a smooth start for our family and your’s as we begin another academic year!
For the Mini-Book, simply follow these directions:
1. Cut off excess paper, leaving the 8 pages of the book as one large rectangle.
2. Fold the Mini-Book vertically down the middle. (hot-dog style)
3. Open the book and fold horizontally down the middle. (hamburger style)
4. Cut one line between the title page and the page above it. Stop when you get to the line between the two outer rectangles. As you open your paper, the slit should only be between the four middle sections.
5. Fold on the extra page divisions and then open the paper back up; re-fold along the original vertical crease.
6. Take opposite ends of the book and squish them together creating a diamond shape in the center.
7. Continue pushing the ends together to form the book. Crease along the edges you’re ready for some cheesy back-to-school fun!
UPDATE!! For those that wish to avoid the Scribd subscription fee, you can now download my freebie from 4Shared. Thank you for the continued love and positive feedback on these designs! 🙂
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August 23, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Seanna
Love it ALL! What a great way to start off the school year – Mom of the year award!!!
August 25, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Annette W
LOVE IT! Thank you!
August 25, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Kate
Thank you so much for sharing these!
I can’t wait to use them…they are fabulous!
August 25, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Jillian
too cute! Thanks!
August 25, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Alison
These are absolutely DARLING! Thanks for sharing. That owl bookmark is too cute!
~Alison
August 25, 2010 at 11:14 pm
jojo
love them! thanks
August 26, 2010 at 1:35 am
Shannon
Thanks
August 26, 2010 at 8:23 am
Tania
thanks for sharing, so cute!
August 26, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Some Lucky Dog
These are awesome, thanks so much!
August 27, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Lisa K
My daughter teaches fourth grade and is always looking for cute back to school items to use at “Meet and Greet”. I’m betting this will be the next desk gift! Thank you so much for sharing the adorable owl,jokes. and notes.
August 27, 2010 at 11:27 pm
malia
Hi! I posted a link to this post + your so cute hoot printables today:
http://www.yesterdayontuesday.com/2010/08/free-printables-for-back-to-school.html
Thanks! Malia
September 9, 2010 at 7:10 am
iHanna
Thanks for sharing, thy are so silly cute! Who doesn’t love owls?
October 4, 2010 at 2:07 am
Lori
Great bookmarks and notes – as a teacher I would love to receive one of these! Thanks!
December 17, 2010 at 9:42 pm
CreativeBusyHand
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 12 post on Dec. 17, 2010. Thanks again.
May 24, 2011 at 1:53 am
Ricky Martinez
I cant wait for the new school year!
A bit of a ways to go :[
July 13, 2011 at 1:03 am
christina
I wish I could download the product. It is asking me to pay five dollards or upload a product. I am a new teacher and do not have anything to share just yet. 😦
July 13, 2011 at 8:02 am
thepolkadotowl
I love this!!! I wish I could download it! Scribd charges for it now 😦
July 14, 2011 at 5:46 am
thepolkadotowl
Is there any way to still get this printable?? It’s amazing! 🙂
July 28, 2011 at 10:46 pm
laila
nice i love owls as a kid this was perfect im going in to middle school and this is owlerrific haha 🙂 SUPER exited for 6th grade!
August 4, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Renee
I am working on creating an owl-theme to my bulletin boards. These colorful owls would go perfectly in my room (neon colors mostly). I was wondering where you found this clipart… and if there is a way to download these without paying for a subscription to scribd.
Thanks!
Renee
August 6, 2011 at 2:38 am
My Delightful Designs
Renee, here’s the 4shared link for the downloads.
http://www.4shared.com/document/pIw_CLBm/Schools_a_Hoot.html
I will email you tonight with a quote for my images–they are my own drawings, and not stock clipart. Thanks for the interest in my work!
August 9, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Kara
Love it! THanks so much for sharing 🙂 I featured this on MFTM facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/mineforthemaking
Kara
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August 14, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Ellisa Galt Kobylak
Awesome!! My son is starting a new school this year too. We’re going to print and laminate the bookmarks to give to each of his classmates the first day of school. 🙂
August 14, 2011 at 8:35 pm
My Delightful Designs
Perfect! I love to hear that! Thank you so much!!
August 21, 2011 at 1:57 am
Sharon
On 4shared the preview looked like the boxes were all blank inside. Does it print correctly or am I the only one having this problem? Thanks for the download. It’s super cute! My kiddo’s school is the OWLS so it’s perfect!
August 21, 2011 at 2:50 am
My Delightful Designs
Hi Sharon,
I am not sure why the preview is damaged; but the file downloads with all the art and should print perfectly!
Thank you! m
September 6, 2011 at 1:44 pm
pinatcreaguilea
Hello ! I just discovered your blog and everything is so lively, impressive and beautiful !! I signed up by email to follow your blog and your great ideas 😉 Thanks from France, natalie
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June 7, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Bridy
these are amazing!
I was a volunteer reading in my kids school this year and I will use the little joke book and book mark as a little gift with a nice pencile for the kids I read with. Thank you so much!
September 8, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Tara
Thank you I am a school librarian just did my library in owls this bookmarks will be PERFECT
September 11, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Karina
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful creations (and making them available without a subscription). I had no problem at all downloading them. They were the inspiration for our Neighborhood Back to School breakfast this year. Wonderful job and thanks for sharing. All the kids loved them.
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October 25, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Heather
Thank you for taking time in order to publish “Schools a Hoot!
|”. Many thanks once again -Danielle
November 15, 2013 at 1:50 pm
lemondedis
what a good idea ! i share the link here : http://www.pinterest.com/lemondedis/school-école-freebies-inspiration/