Easy Bee-My-Valentine Teacher Gift and Card DIY

Your kids will love making this easy Teacher Valentine Gift and tag card DIY! A pretend bee skep made from an empty tin can, with helper bees swarming all around. Plus a printable “Bee My Valentine” tag-card. 

Ever since Joanna Gaines decorated her Magnolia shop with bee skeps, people everywhere are imitating the look. Since most skeps just sit around looking pretty, we decided we’d try to make one that was useful. That is, if teacher’s still use pencil cups!

If you need more Teacher Gift ideas check out this post.

Bee Skep Pencil Cup

Supplies:

• empty, clean tin can such as a soup can
• cork roll*
• bee pushpins*
• rope for wrapping*
• hot glue and glue gun (be safe around your littles… and yourself)
• yellow sticky notes*
• gift tag (fill out this form and ask for “Teacher Valentine Printable Tag” and we’ll zip the file to you)

Directions:

1. Wash your tin can with hot soapy water and let it dry. Check for sharp edges and use a file to take them off.
2. Measure the height of the tin can. Then cut 3 pieces of cork roll in varying heights, the tallest piece 2/3s as tall as the tin can. Cut the next piece 1/2″ narrower, and the last one 1″ narrower.
3. Attach the widest piece of cork roll to the bottom 2/3 of the tin can. Attach the next widest on top of the first roll, also at the bottom of the tin. Lastly, attach the narrowest piece of cork at the bottom, also. This leaves a cork layer of varying heights, which will give the skep its shape, narrower on the top.
4. Plug in the glue gun. Begin attaching the rope around the bottom of the tin, wrapping the cork, then up the tin, all the way to the top.
5. Add pencils, yellow sticky notes and bee pushpins if desired.
6. Print and cut out the gift/card tag. Attach a piece of string and tie to the pencil cup.

Printable Tag:

Fill out this form and ask for “Teacher Valentine Printable Tag” and we’ll zip the file to you. Print the tag and cut it out. Attach it to the pencil cup with baker’s twine or yarn, and your child’s gift is ready to go.

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