Tomorrow is Read Across the USA and it is also Twin Day at my school. My teaching neighbor Carla (who teaches 2nd grade and is one of my best friends) and I decided to dress up as silly teacher twins! My idea was to create shirts that said "Teacher 1" and "Teacher 2". If you've been to my crafting blog, Nicole's Crafting Adventure, you'll know that I've recently been obsessed with freezer paper stencils and have made shirts, onesies, even kitchen towels. My idea was to use a combination of fabric paint and iron on transfers to create the shirts.
You can make them, too! Here is what you will need:
Cut out the circle and bubble cut around the word "Teacher" and the number. Get as close to the words as possible, but you don't have to be exact. With the circle, you need to cut right on the line, since we will be painting around it. We don't want a ring of red inside the circle!
Once it's cut out, iron the circle onto your shirt on a high setting without steam. Leave the white paper on.
Let dry for at least an hour. I let mine dry overnight and I did the last step the next morning before school. Only took about 10 minutes. Once the paint is dry, lay the "teacher" word and the number on top of the circle. Iron on to set, being careful to keep it moving so you don't burn the paint.
Peel all the white paper off, and voila! A "Teacher 1" and "Teacher 2" shirt to wear for Read Across USA Day!
- 2 red shirts (I found mine at Target on sale for $5 each)
- White fabric paint
- Painting sponge
- Piece of cardboard to put between the shirt layers
- Printer with black ink
- Iron on Transfer paper
- Scissors
- My file FREE from TpT
Once it's cut out, iron the circle onto your shirt on a high setting without steam. Leave the white paper on.
Next, put the piece of cardboard between the shirt layers and sponge on white fabric paint to the inside of the circle. I used Tulip brand paint and I got it at Michael's.
I also bought these headbands for us to wear. I couldn't find plain blue ones (lots of 4th of July ones with red and blue, though), so I ended up buying a dozen and figured I could find uses for the others or just stick them in my prize box at school.
Don't forget to head over to my TpT store to grab the freebie graphic to make this! How do you celebrate Read Across USA?
Don't forget to head over to my TpT store to grab the freebie graphic to make this! How do you celebrate Read Across USA?
I also made a second set for one of my very best friends who is a Title I Reading Specialist in a district across town. She planned and organized a family event tonight: Camp Read-a-Lot! Here she is with one of her colleagues and the crazy cat himself!
I'm linking up with Steph from Falling Into First!
