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I'd like to welcome and thank Katie for being today's guest blogger! I believe we started blogging around the same time and we share a love for DonorsChoose <3 I hope that you'll visit her blog and maybe even become a follower :)

Hi friends!  It's Katie from Dirty Hands & Lesson Plans.  I am so excited to be guest blogging for Jessica today.  When she first mentioned guest blogging to me, I jumped on it and said "of course!"  Then, I realized I had no idea what to guest blog about.....

After thinking about it (and looking at all these crafty projects people are posting), I decided I would share some of my favorite Pinterest inspired DIY {cheap} classroom creations!  I'm addicted to Pinterest and I like to pretend to be crafty, but I'm definitely not making the big bucks.  

These are some of my favorite projects for your classroom that can be made from items you {probably} already have at home!  

This super cute ruler holder was made from a pringles can.  It was originally pinned from Michelle at Classroom DIY

This is a DIY "Hear Myself Sound Phone."  They're about $6 at Lakeshore, but would be so much cheaper if you bought the pipe at Lowes.  I imagine you could spray paint these to make them super cute too!  This picture is from Amy at Step Into Second Grade.  

This can be used as a form of classroom management.  It's just a plain ol' cookie sheet!  As students behave, they can earn "brownies." You can read more about it at What the Teacher Wants

Here is another idea going off the cookie sheet magnetic board. 

Cereal/Snack Box Bookmarks anyone?  Idea from Plum Pudding

How cute is this!?!  Have you ever looked into buying these magazine holders for your classroom?  They are ridiculously expensive!!!  This is such a great alternative.  

Who doesn't want a tattle monster in their classroom!?! The idea is that the students "feed" the tattles to the monster instead of the teacher.  Read more here at Giggles Galore. 

I've seen this image floating around for a LONG time.  It would be an awesome way to display student work in the classroom.  

Save old bottle caps and put letters on them.  Students can use them to manipulate during "finding words" activities.

This would TOTALLY not be practical in my classroom.  It's still a fun idea though!  

and last, but not least

OMG!  This is such a fun idea, but what would I do with an igloo in my Florida classroom??  I don't know, but I love it!   Apparently, some class in Michigan spent 3 weeks collecting 428 gallon milk jugs to make this.  You can read more here.

Does anyone else have any other ideas for easy and cheap classroom DIY projects??  

Thanks again Katie!! Now you have be running to
target and my trash can to find some of these supplies!!  
Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for Heidi Raki of Raki's Rad Resources.