We all know the drill — the bell rings on the last day of school and students line their teachers' desks with boxes of candy, coffee gift cards and glass apples. But when economic times are tough and families need to stick to budgets, a creative thank-you is a nice concept that will evoke the year's memories.

Inspired by Maum's school bus tea bags, we asked our favorite lil ones to help make a yellow bus filled with tea bags adorned with each member of the class's picture. It costs just dollars to create and will invite the teacher to kick back and relax with a soothing cup once the last kiddo has cleared out his desk.

To see how to create the moving tea box, read more.

Supplies for Project:

  • Small box of tea bags
  • Scissors
  • Yellow construction paper
  • Glue
  • Crayons
  • Photos of child's classmates
  • Cardboard box

Directions:

  1. Cut little "people" out of the cardboard, ensuring their "arms" are the length of the width of the box and that their "bodies" are narrower.
  2. Closely cut out the faces of your child's classmates and attach them to the "head" of the cardboard bodies with some glue.
  3. Cover the box in yellow construction paper and decorate it to look like a school bus — get as fancy as you wish even calling the bus line "Ms. Bruin's First Grade Class."
  4. Cut slits in the top of the box.
  5. Drop the "bodies" into the slits, ensuring that the "arms" stay on top of the bus, which the bodies drop down.
  6. Attach tea bags to the bodies.
  7. Close the box.

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