I tackled the project of creating classroom scratch-a-prize cards to use as rewards for our CC classrooms at the end of the day each week. It looked so simple; what I did not plan on was that the metallic paint with added soap literally took nearly two days to dry. Because I don’t have time in life to watch paint dry, I came up with a speedy solution that works just as nicely. Browse my twice-attempted Scratch-a-Prize turned PEEL-A-PRIZE cards, and make your very own! I hope your students will love them as much as mine!
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| I began with metallic paint, dish soap, and printed cards (sheets of 6 rewards each on card-stock and cut with paper cutter). |
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| The cards reveal the prize that students are shooting for, should they earn the end-of-the-day classroom reward. Here are a few more ideas: |
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| We adjusted the rewards to fit each age group. You can see the reflection of the clear contact paper that is coating each prize. This is a MUST before adding the paint. |
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| 2 parts paint to 1 part soap. If I ever try this with paint again, I will skip the soap and hope it works better. |
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| It took hours and hours to dry… and needed several coats which meant more dry-time. Who has time for that? “Not I,” said every teacher/Mom ever. |
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| I was far less than thrilled with the turnout, and knew I would not have the patience to do 24 weeks of these, times every classroom that requested them. So “pinch-hit innovation” kicked in and I went to work; THANKFULLY it took FAR LESS TIME, making me happy once again over this supposed-to-be-fun idea! |
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| So the cards were printed as PEEL-A-Prize, and I was off to the races once more, cutting and placing the clear contact paper. |
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| Immediately following the clear contact paper, I simply cut BLACK CONTACT PAPER smaller, to fit within the edges of the clear. |
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| Not many projects around here are without chalk ink, so I scribbled question marks over the squares to add to the feeling of mystery! |
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| Notice that my sweet husband thought to type each classroom name along the side of each card, so that I could pile them easily and hand them to the appropriate teachers to have and enjoy. |
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There you have it folks! So far, they are proving to be successful; it is always a good feeling to end each school day on a high note. I’ve got a “peeling” that the rest of the year just may follow…
Blessings!
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