Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas

This week is teacher appreciation week and I thought I would share what I made. These are just some ideas that you can make for Teachers Day or Back to School. They are really cute and fun to make so you can show the teacher in your life how much you appreciate them.

Apple Cupcakes:

Apple Cake Pops:

Farm Theme Jumbo Cupcake

Materials:
Jumbo Cupcake pan
Cake mix
Cupcake topper
White Fondant
Sprinkles
White whipped topping or frosting
Red candy melts

Directions:
Bake cupcake according to directions
Make cupcake liner using red candy melts
Cut 5 strips of white fondant and put 2 on the side and one in the middle, connect them, and an x to the middle and add to the cupcake liner as a door
Using a pastry tip cover the top of the cupcake with white whipped topping or frosting
Add sprinkles
Add topper
Final Result:

Sheep Cupcakes

Materials:
Cupcake liners
Cake mix
Mini marshmallows
White frosting
Pink frosting
Red m&ms
Brown m&ms

Directions:
Bake cupcakes and let cool
Cover cupcakes with white frosting













Add marshmallows on the edge of the cupcakes













Add a round dot of pink frosting in the middle of the cupcake













Put two brown m&ms for the eyes













Finally add a red m&m on top of the pink for the nose

Final Result:

Ladybug and Polka Dot Cupcakes

Materials:

Frosting

Red m&ms

Black Icing

Green Fondant

Red Fondant

Pink Fondant

Cupcake Liners

White Fondant

Cake Mix

Red food coloring

Leaf cookie cutter

Small and medium sized cookie cutters

Directions:

Bake cupcakes according to directions on the cake mix box

Let them cool for about two hours (Preferably overnight) 

Polka Dot Cupcakes:

Take some frosting and add a few drops of red food coloring (I used vanilla frosting by Betty Crocker)

Frost the cupcakes with red frosting

Take some white fondant and roll it out

Cake a small circular cutter and cut out small circles (each cupcake will use about 6 circles)

Place five circles around cupcake and one in the middle

Final result:

Ladybug Cupcakes:

Frost cupcakes with white vanilla frosting

Roll out green fondant and cut out a leaf using leaf cookie cutter. Also cut out a stem ( each cupcake will require one leaf and one stem )

Take some red fondant and use the bigger cookie cutter to cut out a flower

Take pink fondant and cut out a small flower using the smaller cookie cutter

Take some black icing with a pastry tip and draw the dots on the m&m

Place m&m on the cupcake and draw the head with the black icing

Add everything to the cupcake

Final Result:

Carnival Jumbo Cupcake

Materials:
Cake Mix
Wilton Jumbo Cupcake Pan
Wilton Red Candy Melts
Pastry Pride Whipped Topping
Food Coloring
Cupcake Topper

Directions:
Bake Cake in Cupcake Pan
Melt the wilton candy melts and melt them according to directions on the package
Take the bottom of the cupcake and cover it with the red melted chocolate

Take some of the white whipped topping and use some neon green food coloring and dye it
Take some neon yellow food coloring and dye the other part of the whipped topping
Using a pastry tip cover the top of the cupcake with the neon green and neon yellow whipped topping
Add the cake topper
Final Result:

Christmas Cake Pops

These cake pops are so adorable everyone will love them.

What you need:

Wilton Chocolate Melts (Green and Red)

Cake Mix

Cake Pop Pan

Baking Spray

Red and Green Sprinkles

Lollipop Sticks

Cookie Sheet

Cake Pop Stand

Gingerbread and Candy Cane Candies (Optional)

Directions:

Spray the cake pop pan with baking spray so they don’t stick

Fill the cake pop pan

Place pan on a cookie sheet so that if it spills, the oven won’t get dirty

Bake cake pops

Let them cool completely (I usually let them cool overnight)

Once they are cool, its time to decorate

Melt the chocolate (I did one color at a time)

Take a lollipop stick and dip the tip into one of the colors and stick it on the cake pop

Then cover the whole cake pop in chocolate 

Immediately cover the chocolate in sprinkles and the candies

Place them in the refrigerator so they chocolate can harden

This is my final result:

 

DIY: Gift Card Holders

This will be my last do it yourself project for the season. I really hope you guys enjoyed these projects, were able to recreate some. I had so much fun making them, and would like to make some more in the future. In this do it yourself, I made two gift card holders. Sometimes I hesitate to buy gift cards because I feel that not much effort is being put by buying something so quick and simple. These holders are just the perfect way to make the gift unique.
Mitten Materials:
White Thread
Red Felt or any other material
Cut out Snowflake
Glue Gun
Scissors
White and Green Ribbon
Mitten Cut Out












Directions:
Trace the mitten cut out onto the felt and cut 2 pieces
Sew the mittens together with the white thread
Glue some green ribbon onto the top of the mitten
Tie a bow with the white ribbon under the green ribbon
Take the snowflake cut out and glue it to the middle of the mitten
Final Look:


















Reindeer Materials:
Brown Felt or any other material
Antler Cut Out
Glue Gun
Black Marker
Red Glitter Glue Pen
Scissors

Directions:
Cut a long piece of brown material and glue ends together, also glue the bottom so the gift card doesn't fall out
Cut 2 antlers using the template and glue to the top of the felt
Draw two eyes with the black marker
Using the red glitter glue pen draw the nose and let it dry
Final Look:

Casino Cake Pops

What you need:

Cake Mix

Cake Pop Pan

Red and White Wilton Candy Melts

Lollipop Sticks

Cake Pop Stand

Directions:

First I baked the cake pops in the pan and let them cool.

The next day, I took the candy melts and melt it according to the instructions on the package.

Next, I took a lollipop stick and dipped the edge of it onto the melted chocolate and then placed the stick on the cake pop and dipped it into either white or red chocolate until it’s covered completely. Once they are all done I placed them in the refrigerator. After they harden I put them in plastic bags and did the cake pops stand.

Cake Pop Stand

What you need:

Block Styrofoam

Red and white construction paper

Casino sign

Directions:

First I get the block of Styrofoam and cover it in red construction paper. Next, I cut out circles and glued them to look like a dice.Then, I took the casino sign and glued it to the side of the Styrofoam. Finally I stuck all the cake pops and they were ready for the party.

The end result of the dessert table: