Clothespin Makeover

Clothespins, oh clothespins,big, small, extra small, a teachers prized possession.

In my classroom clothespins are used for many things - but never clothing! I use them on behavior charts, writing process charts, hanging student work and organizing materials.

I've bought a lot of clothespins.

In my quick transition during the middle of the year last year, I simply wrote my student's names on the clothespin, good idea at the time. However, as I was preparing for this  school year, I realized I CAN'T USE THESE! Before running out and buying more, I let my creative mind do some work - and here's what I came up with:

So simple to do, all you need is:

- ribbion, skinny ribbon

-double sided tape

-student names or numbers

Put a strip of double sided tape on the clothespin, lay your ribbon down. Put a small piece of double sided tape on the laminated number and there you go!

I decided to avoid running into the same "I CAN'T USE THESE" problem next year, I am using numbers for my behavior chart - which also helps to keep it more anonymous. I'm also using these same numbers for the writing process chart  this year!

Happy crafting!

Until next time,