2-Liter Bottle Transformed into a Pineapple Under the Sea
Pin-It ~to Win-It 2/13/2012
Pin-It ~to Win-It 2/13/2012
Jake's Snowman in a Jar went crazy the first time we pinned it on Pinterest.
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| 2- Liter Bottle Pineapple |
His latest creative endeavor will not disappoint. Although the requirements for his classroom Valentine mailbox called for a shoebox and Mommy's idea of using a 2-Liter bottle was extremely unsettling, the end result was A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
Sure, there was a little crying and a lot of pouting as he made his point. Apparently, the teacher's flyer had made it clear the project was to be no smaller than a shoebox. And, "Mommy a shoebox is the perfect size; you just cut a slot in the top and glue on some hearts!" (Said in deplorable frustration.)
Mommy did not have a shoebox to spare nor the extra cash to buy a new pair of shoes just for the coveted box. The cereal box, briefcase-looking mailboxes on Pinterest were tantalizing, but I wanted something different.
"Why can't we cut a slot out of a bottle and glue hearts on it or make it a rocket or something?"
Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Do you hear that? It is the sound of Jake jumping up and down on the kitchen floor in desperate refusal. "We'll talk about it later, Jake." And with that, we were off to purchase Classroom Valentines.
One box of Spongebob exchange cards later and Jake decided said detested bottle would make an awesome Pineapple. Genius.
We cut a slit in the middle of the bottle to represent a window, cut wavy, one-inch strips from brown paper lunch sacks, and covered it with glitter. Then, Jake took a toilet tube, cut green leaves from construction paper, glued them to the tube, and stuck it on top of the bottle. Foamy stickers spell his name just above the window and a construction paper heart glued to the end of a straw decorates Spongebob's house for the Valentine holiday.
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Congrats to Arin Copenhaver ~ Last week's Pin-It to Win-It Winner of Digital Software from My Memories for scrap booking and photo books.
ReplyDeleteHa, what a clever idea!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea to use a bottle for Valentine's Day mailbox. How did the kids in his class like his non shoebox Valentine's box? I bet his teacher thought the pineapple was genius.
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought of that! He is a smart one! Vicky from Mess For Less
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! Great recycle project!
ReplyDeleteTake that all you spongebob hating moms! haha! Oh, wait a minute- I was one of them. But, this is so funny, I might have to recant. :)
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