That first day of school photo is always a last minute - don’t forget! - moment for our family. The smiles are sometimes forced or full of nerves as we race off to not be late for the first day of
Last year we added a fun twist with the pool noodle pencil. It is cute and fun and helps ease a little of the pre-first day jitters!
Materials needed:
- yellow pool noodle
- knife
- scissors
- construction paper (light pink/beige/light brown, red, white or silver/grey)
- black marker
- varsity letter patches
- tape
- e6000 glue (optional) for varsity letters
Here is our step-by-step:
- Cut your pool noodle to the appropriate shape for your child to hold/the letters or numbers you want placed alongside
- Cut the construction paper you need for the red (eraser) and silver/grey (metal under eraser) and light pink or beige (pencil tip)
- Tape the construction strips on to the top of the noodle
- Carefully wrap the brown/light pink (pencil tip) around in a cone shape to fit the other end of your pool noodle pencil
- Tape that on and scribble black marker to the tip
- Add your varsity letter patches (I used tape to be able to easily remove and change the letters for the following year/other kids) but you can also use E6000 if you need it to be more durable/permanent
- say “CHEESE!”
HAPPY FIRST DAY!!!