Birthday Bags

Student Birthday Bags

I haven’t always been great about doing things for student birthdays, so I wanted to do something easy that wouldn’t require me to prep or remember too much throughout the year.

picture of birthday bags hung on the wall — Simply staple these birthday bags to the wall at the beginning of the year, and they are ready to go for your students’ birthdays!

Inside each of these bags is a fidget tube, an animal eraser, a push pencil, and a squishy. I stuffed the bags with items in the picture below.

pictures of items to put inside students birthday bags

Here are links to the items I purchased:

Since they are all stuffed and on the wall, all a student has to do when it is his/her birthday is pick one from the wall and take it home.

The students will be so excited for their birthday to come throughout the year so they can pick their bag! I won’t have to write out any personalized certificates or anything like that. I love that it is something I can do before I have my class list.

You may be wondering what to do with the extras on the wall… well, that is just something fun that someone may win at the end of the year!

Cute Classroom Ideas for the Beginning of the Year

You may also enjoy these ideas at the beginning of the year.

Photo Booth Props

At our meet the teacher event, I like to have a little photo booth with props. Parents want pictures at this event anyway, and it is fun and simple to make!

Student Gift

Student gifts at the beginning of the year are a fun way to welcome students. With the craze of fidget poppers, I like to give my students a keychain with a little gift tag attached.

Grab yours here!

High Level Thinking Back to School Activities

If you’d like more activities for the first days of school that encourage lots of critical thinking, be sure to check out my back to school unit. It has several activities that require critical and creative thinking. It’s a great way to start the year turning your students into thinkers!

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Hi, I'm Colleen!

I’m an educator with a passion for meeting the needs of our GT and high ability learners. I want to support YOU in meeting your students’ needs, too! I’m a proud Texan, a wife, a mother of 2, and I love Jesus!