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Goodie Bag
By msharkey

I know mine is not the same but thought I'd share anyway for anyone interested. Last year, I did a goodie bag. I attached the poem I attached to it.

I also include in the bag something for the parents - a published,
bound book with poems and stories they have written throughout the year (I am very lucky to be in such a big district that we actually have someone whose job it is to bound and create books/booklets and such)

It's actually a surprise for the children as well. They don't find out about it until that last week of school. I have the authors sign each book before sending it home.

Not sure if I'll do the whole goodie bag this year. I'll do the bubbles, the lollipop, the postcard (which I make on publisher), the sunglasses, and the bookmark (that I already have made and print out on cardstock). It's the journal and the special pen I'm not sure if I can manage financially this year. I have 20 children this year (last year I had 16) and journals are so expensive.

I'm toying with the idea of making my own journals. I'm going to see if our "binding person" can actually make journals for us instead of me spending at least $2 a piece on them. Ideally, I'd love to get them a book on their level as well but that is just out of my financial reach this year.

I want my kids to go home with a bag of things for them. So many of them have absolutely nothing. i really want them to be inspired to continue the great writing and reading we did this year.

Curious what others do,
Shark