Remembering Lily

A Willow parent had mentioned purchasing a necklace with "Lily" on it for her daughter to remember her 5th grade classmate and had made the comment "I wish I could buy one for everyone in the class who wanted one!" I read this comment just moments after finding this gem on my Facebook feed:  Middle School Counselor Blog  and got the idea to make something similar with all 5th graders who were interested.  Many said they'd prefer a keychain instead of a necklace so they could attach them to their backpacks etc.  I wrote "I am awesome" on the back of each, quoting our sweet Lily and giving every child that positive mantra.  Students chose their own washi tape or scrapbook paper to put on the front and we sealed it all up with Mod Podge.  They turned out great!!

 Lily's favorite animal was the butterfly, so we topped them off with a butterfly charm. 

I walked down to 5th grade the other day and this stopped me in my tracks and made me smile :)