Todd Oldham for Target - are you excited?

I've been seeing a lot of buzz on the internet about Todd Oldham’s Kid Made Modern collection for Target. I am actually REALLY excited about these products, although I am not sure about the classroom application. I haven't found anywhere on the internet that has a list of exactly what is to be released, but from what I've seen, there will be paints (watercolor and tempera style), crayons of many sizes, pencil crayons, craft kids, jewelry kids, pom poms, papers, pipe cleaners, etc. Markers too, I wonder?

 

Take a look at the craft kits - Board book Kit, Make-a-Frame Kit, Block party kit, comic book kit. It definitely wouldn't be feasible to buy kids like that for a whole class, but it seems like the kind of thing that would be good to buy 1 of, then use it as inspiration to make similar kids that could be used by several kids.

 It all comes out on May 20th, and I am already racking my brain for ideas on how to get some of these products to my home in Canada. This seems like the kind of line that's going to sell out quickly, and I don't know if these will be permanent items or not.

Is anyone else excited about this line? Any ideas on how to use it in the classroom?

Must be a sign...

This is what happens when I try to do report cards. That means I don't have to, right?

My grade 5/6 Living Pinterest Boards

So for the new year, I decided to do something fun with my bulletin board space - give each of my students their own Living Pinterest board! I am a HUGE fan of Pinterest, and find most of my ideas there. I thought it would be nice if the students had some place to put their favorite work, pictures, drawings, etc. I explained to them what Pinterest was, and told them how I love it for pinning my favorite ideas, and showing things that I have done that I am proud of.

It's only been up for 4 days, but a lot of them are really enjoying it! I will take some better pictures once the board is a bit fuller, but I was too excited to share the idea to wait! I love our Living Pinterest Boards! I wish I had enough space to make one for me!