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Check out the "Food English Vocabulary Cards" - an excellent resource to teach English vocabulary related to food to children in a fun and intuitive manner. This set comprises four categories with a varying number of cards - Food (15 cards), Beverages (10 cards), Fruit (15 cards), and Vegetables (15 cards). The cards can be effortlessly cut out, laminated for longevity, and combined with a colorful keychain. Give it a try, and I hope you find it useful!
When I was younger I wanted to be a teacher. Now I think that maybe the idea of being a teacher came from loving crayons, paper, handwriting and any...
One of my favorite mom-tools is my laminator. I don’t use it all the time, but I love having it when I need it. Today I’m sharing 8 things I use my laminator for and I’m going to show you how easy it is to laminate for yourself! There are a number of benefits to …
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What's more exciting to an organizer than a label maker? A laminator! Laminators are not just great for teachers; they have lots of great uses at home! In this post, I will describe 101 awesome ways to use a laminator with your children and around your home. This week, I purchased a Scotch brand thermal laminator
Once you become a mother, you may be surprised at the types of purchases that excite you. Bleach pens for tough stains, new carseats, and diapers that were on a…
A set of esl printable speaking activity cards for teachers, learners and students to practise Daily Routines and Present Simple Tense. You can print out, cut and laminate the speaking cards for longer use. Simple and effective for improving English speaking skills.
Making educational activities at home is not only fun, but it’s a huge money-saver. Once you invest in a laminator – and it doesn’t cost much – you’ll be able to create dozens of fun learning projects. Here are 17 of our favorite laminating activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and beyond.
A set of esl printable speaking activity cards for teachers, learners and students to practise Present Perfect Tense. Pick a card and say what these people have done or haven't done. You can print out, cut and laminate the speaking cards for longer use. Simple and effective for improving English speaking skills.
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Sized to perfectly laminate business cards, thermal laminating pouches provide clean, crisp and professional-looking lamination results. Standard, glossy finish delivers brilliantly clear results. UltraClear technology lets text details and image colors stand out for excellent visibility. 7 mil thickness is durable and semi-rigid to protect against wear and tear. Laminating pouches are designed for use with any thermal pouch laminator (sold separately).
When you laminate paper, you protect the paper from dirt, creasing, aging and discoloration. You may choose to laminate a keepsake document, such as a wedding announcement, or a document that will be handled frequently, such as a menu....
These ELSA Lanyard cards were a request from an ELSA who wanted a badge for all her group to show they were ELSAs. I came up with this.
Hello Daydreamers! Have you ever wondered if you can cut laminated sheets with your Cricut machine and keep that beautifully outlined seal intact? I am also a homeschooling mom, and ...
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Raise your hand if you have a home laminating machine. If you didn't raise your hand I'm going to strongly suggest that you go buy one! I had a "nicer" one from Staples that I used for some time. Until I managed to wrap laminate around the roll of it. I needed a new one before I had the chance to attempt fixing it or getting it replaced so I bought the Scotch laminator that Wal-Mart offers. It works wonders. I would totally recommend it. It's really not a bad price either! And you can order your packs on amazon or purchase at Wal-Mart, whatever your preference is. Okay, okay, now that we've discussed that, let's move on to the point of this post. Laminating at home is awesome. We can't live at school (although sometimes we think it would just be easier that way) so it's nice to have the option to laminate some items from the comfort of your desk chair...or couch..or floor..wherever you work best! You have to use laminate pouches when using these machines. So you place your items inside of the pouch, and lay down the top layer. Then you have to pick your pouch up and slide into the machine--typically on an angle. Easy peasy right? YES! Until you have to laminate little tiny pieces. And ironically I prefer to do little tiny pieces at home because my home laminate is thicker than school laminate, therefore making my small items just a tad bit more durable. They slide pretty easily when you're trying to move your pouch to the machine and forget it when you try to slide it in on angle. They will be all over the place. So I came up with a magic weapon. Maybe you're thinking, "Erin, that's not really a secret. It's a gluestick." or "Duh, Erin, that's what I've been doing with mine forever!" Well there was a serious ah-ha moment when it dawned on me. I put a dab of glue on the back of each picture then lay it down on my laminate pouch. It keeps the picture right in place, no sliding around while it enters in the machine. Fill up your page with all of your pictures and then lay down the top of your pouch and it's ready to enter the machine. The other awesome part--you don't even notice the glue from the back after it runs through the machine. And just so you know I'm not pulling your leg about the glue not showing through on the back. Now if you hadn't thought to already do this on your own you're probably thinking, "Why didn't I think of that?!" So of course, that's why I'm sharing this idea. It is such a BRIGHT IDEA! If you're interested in more tips and tricks make sure to follow me on facebook and instagram. You can also browse the link up below to find more bright ideas from over 80 awesome bloggers that spark your interest! I always learn so much from the Bright Ideas Hop! An InLinkz Link-up
McLovin License on a Laminated ID Card 3.4 inches by 2.2 inches.A Gag Gift For Him Or Her.A Great Stocking Stuffer.
Hi friends, today I’m sharing this handy DIY Storage Case that I’ve made to store all my 6 x 6 stencils in. Many of you would have heard me moan about how my stencils where stored and h…
Hi friends, today I’m sharing this handy DIY Storage Case that I’ve made to store all my 6 x 6 stencils in. Many of you would have heard me moan about how my stencils where stored and h…
I made laminated stickers and detail the steps for you, including two ways that Don't work, so you don't waste your time trying them!
Kid activities and kid crafts to keep the kiddos busy and having fun this Spring Break and Summer! These boredom busters can be made with things you may already have around the house and they are easy to make and fun to play with! Let’s have some fun! 1 Make Star Crayons… I love the sparkle …
A set of esl printable speaking activity cards for teachers, learners and students to practise Past Simple Tense. You can print out, cut and laminate the speaking cards for longer use. Simple and effective for improving English speaking skills.
I love laminating! Seriously, I often wish that I had relationships with humans that were as satisfying as my relationship with my laminator. A couple of years ago all I wanted for Christmas was a personal laminator and a stack of laminating pouches. Santa heard my cosmic plea and I’ve been one crazy laminating mama ever since. In this post we’ll discuss some tips for great lamination. Just in case I don't mention it later, the best tip for perfect laminating is a perfect little helper! 1. Start with a great laminator... or not. I use a Scotch thermal laminator and really love it. It is simple to use and safe enough for my 3 year old to use. I also use lamination sheets from Scotch most of the time. Sometimes, while perusing the clearance aisle at Wal-Mart I’ll find another brand of lamination sheets marked down. I pick those up too. I never seem to notice the non-Scotch brand in the office supply aisle, but always see them in the clearance section. Weird. Don’t have a laminator? It is completely possible to JUST buy the lamination pouches and use them at home with an iron. I have an iron. Somewhere. I really only use it for craft projects so using it as a laminator only makes sense. To make this work: 1. Lay a double piece of newspaper on the ironing board (or if you are like me…whatever “ironing board” you have). You could also use cardboard instead of newspaper. 2. Lay the pouch down with your paper inside of it and then cover it with another double piece of newspaper. 3. Iron from the end that is already fused together out to the end that is open. This makes sure that you don’t accidentally iron air bubbles into the lamination. 4. You didn’t listen, did you? You ironed a bubble into your project! EEEEK! It’s okay. Slice the bubble open with a box cutter or craft knife and iron over it again. It won’t be perfect, but you won’t have to trash your project either. NOTE: The temperature on irons varies widely. I recommend starting at a medium heat. Turn it up if your lamination is cloudy. Turn it down if your lamination curls up or wrinkles wildly with this technique. 2. Prep Your Projects When prepping your projects to be laminated, cut them out first. With many laminators if you laminate an entire piece of paper and then cut smaller shapes out of it, the lamination curls up around the edges and your paper falls out. So if you have letters like this: Cut them out first. These pieces are from my "All That Jazz" bulletin board set. Click the pictures to check this board out. I like to leave a thin white border around most of my letters and posters, but it's not necessary. For me, it makes any letter work with any kind of background. I tend to use wrapping paper, fabric and other busy backgrounds so this little white border helps the letters pop. If you can, print onto thicker paper. Card stock, tag border, and cover stock are all names of thicker paper types that works well for posters and bulletin board elements. Thicker paper is also great if you are laminating worksheets that your students will complete with a dry erase marker and then erase. When using a home laminator with pouches place your items right up against the edge that is already sealed. This helps you get a nice smooth lamination because this is the end that you feed into the laminator first. It also can keep you from having to cut one whole side of your project if your pieces have a straight edge. Go crazy! It's super easy to laminate double sided pages with the lamination pouches. Just place them in how you would like for them to come out. Line them up with the bottom of the lamination sheet and send them through. If you do double pages, you may not need to do them on card stock. I like double up if it works with my project because that can sometimes eliminate the need for using a clipboard and that saves me transition time in class. 3. Just do it. Laminate. You know you want to. When you place the lamination pouch into the laminator, place the end that is already fused together in first. The laminator's rollers will pull it through. If you make a mistake and feed it in slightly crooked or accidentally send a potato chip or something in there with it, just push the power button and pull down the release lever. You can then pull the entire sheet out and try again. These pieces are from my Xylophone Composing Station. If your lamination comes out a little cloudy that usually means that your lamination wasn't heated all the way. Wait a few minutes or wait for that little light that says "Ready" to come on and send it back through. No need to pull it apart or anything. Just send it through in the same direction you did the first time. Isn't it beautiful? A nicely laminated, shiny, warm stack of classroom decor! *content sigh* 4. Cut it Out I'm sure that some of you will just laugh when I tell you about my crafting find a few weeks ago, but I had seriously never used one of these. This is a rotary cutter. It makes me almost as happy as freshly baked cookies. It is amazing! You roll instead of cut. I'm not quite as good at making straight cuts with it, but I love practicing! You could also use traditional paper cutters for straight pieces. When you cut your pieces out (if that is needed) leave a little bit of lamination around the edge of the page. 5. Troubleshooting Despite my best efforts, during the miles of paper that I have laminated sometimes things can go wrong. Here are some things that could happen and what you can do to fix them: Cloudy lamination after it has been sent through the laminator. SOLUTION: Wait for your laminator to warm up a bit longer and send it through again. If you are able to control the temperature of your laminator, turn it up. Bubbles in the lamination. This can happen for a couple of reasons. First, if you are trying to laminate something chunky, you may end up with bubbles around the piece that sticks up the most. SOLUTION: Don't do that! These little machines weren't made for that. You could try a heat gun or a really mean hair dryer, but I don't that would work. You could also get a bubble from misfeeding the lamination pouches into the laminator. SOLUTION: Pierce the bubble and send it back through. It won't be perfect, but "whimsical". (That's what I call all of my imperfect pieces.) You could also get a bubble for what may look like no reason at all. If that is the case, it could be that your laminator is too hot and is actually causing a gas to be released from the ink. Seriously. SOLUTION: Let the rest of your pages "cure" or dry overnight. This really doesn't happen too often with the home laminators, but it could easily happen with more commercial grade models. Peeling lamination. Cut a little too close? This can sometimes cause the lamination to peel back and kind of roll up. SOLUTION: Quit cutting so close! LOL. Okay...and you can use the newspaper and iron trick I told you about above. Wrinkles in the lamination. Yeah, this one is a little tougher. There are not many ways to save something that has been thermally laminated with wrinkles. Sometimes when you laminate thicker projects the part of the lamination film that doesn't cover the paper can wrinkle up just a little bit. It usually doesn't hurt the paper part so trimming it off solves this problem. If that isn't the case, read on! SOLUTION: Be sad. With resolve and optimism, print it and try again! I'm sorry that really is my best advice! If you are using a larger laminator in the teacher's workroom, these kind of wrinkles usually indicate that an adjustment with the rollers is needed. Now go on! Get out there and laminate something!
I’ve finally had time to catch up and do this blog, so sorry for the delay, just had a lot of things going on! Anyway…here are my Easy Storage Pockets. I’ve received so many comme…
I LOVE laminating! I don't know what it is about it but holding that sheet of plastic covered paper, still hot off the presses brings me so much joy! It's like that piece of paper just got a whole new life and there are endless ways it can be used now. Stupid I know… But I also know I'm not alone. I joined a homeschooling group on Facebook and just about all of the moms on it love laminating too. *This post contains affiliate links.* My laminator is pretty new. I purchased it over the Summer to laminate worksheets and wall decorations for the kids' learning area. It's the Scotch Thermal Laminator and I LOVE it! One thing I found out right away though, was that "static cling" in the pouches don't really CLING very well when there are a bunch of smaller papers in it. Heck, even just yesterday I was trying to fit four squares of card stock (one sheet cut in fourths) into a pouch and if I didn't hold it just right, some of them would move as they were being fed through the laminator. Thankfully they were big pieces and thankfully my laminator feeds pretty slowly so I had a moment to fix it before it was too late. This morning I was faced with a bit of a dilemma. I had printed a few pages for an activity I was setting up for the kids but printed on plain paper instead of card stock. To not waste paper and ink, I thought I'd laminate the cut out pieces and send them with Jo to his daddy's house today, so that he can practice his learning over there too. Well, what I hadn't really thought through was that I would have 18 tiny strips of paper, 18 small squares and 3 larger strips that all needed to be laminated. I arranged them on a sheet so I could figure out how they would fit but how the heck was I going to be able to laminate so many tiny bits of paper if my static cling decided not to cling today?? And then it hit me… GLUE! But not just any glue… This glue. *NOTE: I am in no way being compensated by Darice or anyone else for this blog post. These opinions are my own.* I came across this re-postionable glue tape one day in JoAnn, and because it was on clearance that day, couldn't resist picking up a few of them. I especially love how it works like the white out tape I used to love when I was in school. After arranging my pieces of paper exactly how I wanted them on top of a closed laminating pouch, I slid them off one page at a time and ran a very small amount of glue on the backs of the papers. Then I opened the pouch and stuck each piece back inside, exactly as I had arranged them beforehand. The fact that I was able to use the glue meant that each and every piece stayed exactly where I wanted it to and if a piece was TOO crooked ( I was not going for perfection here) then I could very easily lift it up and fix it. The REAL test came when it was time to laminate. Look at the bottom sheet in that picture. Can you just imagine the kind of craziness that would have unfolded once I lifted the page to feed it into the laminator? The second row of strips and all of the big ones would have sank straight to the bottom messing everything up, transforming me into some sort of crazy Momzilla I'm sure. Let me also mention that I was doing all of this an hour before I had to leave for work because I am crazy like that. BUT once I lifted up the pouch, nothing moved! I even gave it a nice little shake and the pieces stayed put. It was a miracle! Into the laminator they went and they came out perfectly, AND because the glue is transparent, there are no marks on the other side either! Seriously you guys, this discovery today has me feeling like some kind of genius! I haven't even searched Google or Pinterest for anything like this yet simply because I still want to believe that only I could have produced such a brilliant idea! Using the glue tape saved me time (I would have made myself late for work trying to fight the static cling), saved laminating pouches (I was able to use every single inch of those things), and definitely kept me sane! I hope you will try it out and let me know how it works for you too! You're Welcome :)
Laminated Dry Erase Funny Faces & Fellowes Laminator Review and Giveaway These laminated dry erase funny faces were the first project I did with my kids after I received my Fellowes Laminator. I was so excited when this package arrived at the door. I have never owned a laminator before, and I have always wanted one....Read More
Sanrio Animal Crossing Villager Amiibo Card! Each card is made uniquely to them, tested before shipped to make sure they are working correctly, passport design displaying all sorts of cute facts about your villager! These cards are made to order, fully functional Animal crossing Amiibo cards. Custom designed by me. I've used PVC NFC cards with my design adhered to the front and back. I also laminate the front to preserve the cuteness! They are scannable and work exactly like the official amiibos would.
Cool and unique laminator projects- including using your laminator to make pouches, picture magnets, baby book pages and more!
Hi Guys! If you know me, you know that I love designing printables. One of the things I love the most is when an idea comes to my mind and ...
