As a 4th grade teacher, I try and look for ways to give meaningful gifts that don't cost a whole lot of money. For my principal and assistant principal, I decided to make them each a wreath themed after our elementary school for Christmas. Our mascot is a gator and our colors are blue and green. I chose to go with a 12" wreath because I thought that would be a perfect size-not too big or too small-to go on their office doors. For these wreaths I had minimal supplies: (2) 12" Styrofoam wreaths, green/white/blue felt, green/blue yarn, 2 wooden alligators (thank you, Michael's!), and 2 wooden sparkle letter "G's" (for the name of our school).
Because my principal and assistant principal have offices right next to each other, I wanted their wreaths to be somewhat different. I decided to wrap one in blue yarn and the other in green.
For the wreaths, I used white, blue or green felt diamonds and crisscrossed the yarn to create an argyle effect.
The last few touches were pretty simple. I used the glue gun to attach the wooden gators and letter "G's." Those personal touches really connected our school to the wreath. I really like the way they turned out and think they have a preppy "school spirit" sort-of feel. Go Gators! :)
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