Library Card Lanyard

I don't know about your family, but we LOVE our local library!  It's a great place to spend some time on a hot summer day.  My boys have become very thorough when it comes to picking out their books, so we can easily be there for an hour or more!

I have no complaints about our library trips (I really love them!), but I have become slightly frustrated with the whole "everyone keeping track of his own library card" issue.  My twins are old enough to have their own cards, and my four-year-old uses mine.  They are very particular about being in charge of their OWN cards, which I love!  I love how much they value their cards, and how it's teaching them to be responsible for their own things.  Well, they are little boys, and they are young, so needless to say, we've lost a few cards over our library-visiting years.  We also have a bit of a struggle when we get to the self check-out (a huge hit with my boys!).  They have to dig and dig to the bottom of their book-filled library bags to find the tiny little library card that can easily get lost in the pages of books.  I needed a library card solution!  

Then one day I stumbled upon my solution as I was walking down the office supply isle at Walmart.  I saw the clear plastic badge holders that are often attached to lanyards.  They were the perfect size, inexpensive, and we could stick the library cards inside them , hang them around my boys' necks, and have an easy-to-find, safe place for their cards. Happy day!

Like I said I found the clear badge holders in the office supply isle of Walmart, and they had lanyards (what I really wanted) but they were all out.  For the pictures, I ended up using one of my boy's Skylander dog tag chains.  It actually worked really well, and we do have three of them already, so we might stick with them. 

And, of course I had to make a cute label for the front of the card holder.  I made the label in PicMonkey, cut it out, then attached it to some scrapbook paper.  I then adhered it to the outside of the plastic badge holder.  I think I'll also put a layer of Mod Podge over the whole thing, so it's a bit more durable.  Then the library card can just be tucked inside the pocket, and you're good to go!  

I can't wait to put these to use next time we make a library run.  Last time we ended up at the library with only one of the three cards.  We had 48 books to check out, and only one child card, which meant 12 books could be checked out.  So, we left a big pile at the front desk, ran home to find the other two cards on the hallway floor, then returned to the library to check out the remaining books.  Hopefully our library card lanyards will help us avoid such adventures!

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Graduation Playlist {On Spotify}

Well, graduation season is upon us.  I have to tell you, making this playlist made me quite sentimental, and I don't have anyone close to me graduating from anything.  I think it just goes to show how special graduation time is, and the memories of it will last a lifetime.

I can still remember the feelings I had the night of my high school graduation, and it's been more years than I care to admit!  Such a fun time of life.  I'm really happy with where I am in life, and wouldn't want to go back to high school (well, maybe for a day) but I can't deny those were some of the best years of my life.  I look back with very fond memories of everything  I did, friends I made, and experience I had.  A time of life like no other, and it's definitely worth celebrating when it's all been said and done. 

I hated to leave high school, (a lot of you probably think I'm crazy) but really I had no idea what was in store for me.  There is plenty of life ahead, and many more wonderful memories to be had.   But to all the graduates out there, relish these last few days!  You'll remember them for the rest of your life!  
I have a bit of everything in this playlist.  It's not graduation without Pomp and Circumstance, and I have a few sappy songs like Friends from Michael W. Smith, and some very upbeat ones like (I've Had) The Time of My Life.  I hope there's enough variety that you'll be able to find a few songs that fit you and your graduate.
Just like all my other Spotify playlists, if you have a Spotify account (it's free!) you can hear my entire playlist when you're logged in.
And, incase you're in need of a quick and easy graduation gift, I have a printable just for you.  You can never go wrong with Dr. Seuss quotes!  I also have this quote in pink and yellow, so you can choose which color fits your graduate best.

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Congrats to all the grads out there!  Just as Dr. Seuss says, "You're off to great places!  You're off and away!"  Enjoy!

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