One minor part of this duty is planning a Christmas and end-of-year event. It's always such a busy time of year for us in Admissions and for the students as well with finals, so we decided to do an all-afternoon open house last week with goodies, hot apple cider, and Christmas music so they could stop in whenever they had time for a little study break and some socialization.
I wanted to give them something, but when there are 35+ of them, it has to be simple AND inexpensive. So, this is what I came up with...
They are goody bags that I personalized with a name tag and decorated with some of my holiday patterned paper scraps. (There I go again...using up my scraps! I am so proud of myself this holiday season!)
To give this plain brown little bag something 'extra', I used the scalloped blade on my trimmer to put a nice decorative edge on the top of the bag.
I used some inexpensive raffia to attach the tag and seal the bag.
If you can't read the 'poem', it says:
Finals Survival Kit
*A TOOTSIE ROLL to remind you not to bite off more than you can chew.
*SMARTIES to remind you that you're no dummy.
*A STARBURST to give you a burst of energy.
*A LIFESAVER in case you feel like you're drowning in information.
*A STICK OF GUM to encourage you to stick with it and don't give up.
*A MINT to tell you that you're worth a fortune to the Admissions Office the whole year through.
*A HUG to remind you that we're here for you, too.
And when finals are through, you can let out a big YOOHOO!
There is one of each of the bolded items inside the bag.
Here's a closer look...
