Monday Recap

I've got a Monday Made it, a Winner, and 2 very cool Gadget Giveaways to share with you!

Let's start with the Monday Made It....

This is the Balloon Banner that I made for my nephew's 2 1/2 year old birthday party!! 

Here is How I Made It

First we laid out all of the balloons in the pattern we wanted by color groups of three.

Then using needle and thread, sew the three balloons together. Then tie them off. 

Don't run out of lung power :)

Then once you have all your balloons assembled you can begin to stack and tie them. Initially I ran a thread right through the middle like the above directions said. But I didn't feel like they were tight enough, so I started looping my one REALLY long thread around each new balloon set, and looping down to the set below them and pulling them together to tighten.

 Eventually it got high enough where I needed to recruit some help to keep the stack from falling over as I added new layers.

Thanks hubs!

Final product :)

 

And quickly before I sign off-- I tried to make a post yesterday but blogger went a little wonky on me. I kept getting a weird error message when I tried to post. Eventually the post looked published on my dashbaord, but it turns out it never actually did. Boo. 

So here is take two...

Congrats to my giveaway winner Jennifer from Heading Kats in Kindergarten!!

Ever wish you had an iPad to use in your classroom? Well you can enter to win one here from Teacher Created Resources!

Lori from Teaching With Love and Laughter is giving away a HearALL Assessment Recorder! There are so many clever ways to integrate this techy superstar into your classroom. Head over to her blog to get yourself entered! 

I think that's everything for this Monday Madness post.

I'm off to finish packing for my 3 night play and stay in Sin City!! 

I'm going with my momma. It will be the first time in Vegas for both of us!  For those of you who have been before, what are your must sees and dos? I will be back sooner than later to share our adventures with you! If you're attending the meetup, give me a hollar :)