Celebrate the first day of school with this Mini Back to School Banner Pancake Topper! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Gorilla Glue Company . All opinions are 100% mine.
Mini Back to School Banner Pancake Topper
2nd grade is a BIG year for us. A new school. New teacher. Brand new glasses. New bus stop. You get my point. Needless to say, I’m nervous for him with all of the changes for this school year. So I always make a big deal out of the First Day of School…like BIG.
This year, we decided to celebrate 2nd grade in a fun way with this Mini Back to School Banner Pancake Topper. A big ole stack of his favorite breakfast food (extra syrup, please!) and an easy DIY banner to crown the top equals BIG smiles for a great school year. Check out how easy it is to make this adorable mini banner for the First Day of School – and celebrate a great school year with your child.
If you’ve been around this blog for awhile, you know how much I love a good craft. Inspired by my friend Ruth over at Viva Veltoro (Do you follow her yet? She’s ah-mazing!), I love the idea of celebrating the First Day of School with pancakes. I mean c’mon – how can a kid resist a special First Day of School stack of pancakes? But then taking your child’s special breakfast and making it into a fun crafty surprise, I was in love. And no great craft on this blog is complete without Hot Glue. I use this stuff for EVERYTHING.
Have an adorable craft idea? There’s hot glue for that.
Broken shoe? There’s hot glue for that.
Kids’ school project gone awry? Yup, there’s hot glue for that.
This Back-to-School season I’ve stocked up on Gorilla Hot Glue Sticks for all of my crafting projects. Available at Walmart, Gorilla Glue is a great and affordable hot glue brand for all of my DIY moments. Of course for this DIY Mini First Day of School Banner Pancake Topper, I relied heavily on Gorilla Hot Glue Sticks to make this craft a perfect surprise for my son. Gluing wood to string? I needed serious gluing power.
Ready to make your own? Here’s how:
DIY Mini Back to School Banner Pancake Topper
What You Will Need (may contain commissioned links):
- (2) Grill Skewers
- (4) Medium Red Pom Poms
- (4) Flat Toothpicks
- Green Felt
- Quality hot glue, like Gorilla Hot Glue Sticks
- Hot Glue Gun
- Thick Alphabet Banner Stickers – such as this or this.
- String
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Directions:
Starting with the adorable mini apples, I pushed the toothpicks through the pom poms to make the stems. Cut off the excess.
Then, cut out mini green leaves out of your green felt. Using your Hot Glue Gun, attach the ends of the green leaves to the stems of your apples. Allow to dry.
Thread your string through the yarn needle. Then thread your letters onto your string. Notice I did “2ND” on one string and “GRADE” on another. You may want to layer accordingly. Leave plenty of extra string before cutting off the ends.
Raise your skewers in a vertical upside down “V” shape (using Styrofoam, etc. to keep them upright as you work). Attach your string to the skewer, so that the letters hang as desired. Use your hot glue to secure the string to the skewer.
On the ends of each word, I hot glued the apple stems to the string (I told you that I use hot glue for everything!). Hold up until dry.
Taking the ends of the strings, tie into a pretty bow. Cut off excess.
When your stack o’ pancakes are ready, skewer your masterpiece in place. Don’t forget to grab your camera.
How ADORABLE, right? This mini Back to School Banner is a perfect way to make your little learner feel extra special – I know that my son was super thrilled!
Don’t let pancakes be the only use of this banner. Cakes, Cupcakes, Teacher Appreciation, and more – I know that this mini banner would be a great accessory to your child’s school year. I definitely plan on using mine again to make sure that my favorite 2nd grader feel special throughout the year.
2nd grade is going to be a BIG year! And this year is off to a great start thanks to Gorilla Hot Glue and this adorable Mini Back to School Banner Pancake Topper.
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Suzanne says
Cute idea
Ann Fantom says
We Gorilla Glue’s original glue. I haven’t tried their glue sticks yet, but I want to. I can think of a lot of crafts that they would be perfect for.
melody hodge says
Awesome Banner and what a great breakfast to put it with. My son loves pancakes. Using gorilla glue has been around with my family along time. My dad used it for almost of of his diy projects and then I started using it as well when I feel into doing projects as well.
Sarah Phillips says
I’ve always loved Gorilla Glue products! Somehow I had no idea that they actually made glue sticks! I’m super into crafting, so I use my hot glue gun pretty often…I’ll have to check out Gorilla Glue’s glue sticks now. This is such a cute project too! 🙂
paula s says
Thanks for awesome chance! no Glue like Gorilla Glue
Angela Hendricks says
I love the pancakes with the cool toppers! Going to try that and surprise my son on his first day of 1st grade!
Trisha Burgess says
I didn’t know they made glue sticks! I’ll have to try them!
Cindy S. says
Such a fun idea! Your son is so cute too. I might try this for my daughter in a couple of weeks. She’d love it!
Michelle Bartley says
Loved how cute your project turned out! We use Goriila Glue for alot of uses!!
Kelly Nicholson says
looks super cool..i want my pancakes to look like that
Debra Warila says
Gorilla Glue is my favorite glue for crafts and do-it-yourself stuff around the house.
donna porter says
Love Gorilla Glue…Thanks for a great giveaway!
Zella Mckheen says
gorilla glue is so awesome!!! thank you for the chance!
Sheila Ritter says
I love Gorilla Glue, we always have some on hand but I have to admit I’ve never been this creative with it. I have 2 starting Kindergarten this year and now I have some ideas on how to make the first day more memorable and exciting. Thank you.
Theresa Lichauco says
Gorilla does come in all sorts of strenghts for different needs. Thank you for hosting a great giveaway. This will give a BIG boost to my families budget. Thank you.
Carol says
I love Gorilla Glue. Thanks
Kim Niland says
We always have Gorilla Glue on hand. It’s the most permanent and reliable glue we’ve found. Thanks for the contest!
Kim Minton says
Love Gorilla Glue!
Sharon Rooney says
Gorilla Glue works great I always have it on hand. I didn’t know that they now make hot glue sticks.
Kim S says
This is such a great idea! I love the pictures 🙂 Thank you for having the giveaway!