It all started with a Goofy Pencil Caddy… while browsing Spoonful (my go to for Disney and other quick crafts to do with Little Man) my eyes fell upon this project to make a pencil can and I thought this was something Little Man would like and we could do together. Since he is addicted to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney Junior I knew it would be a hit and it was time to start getting him ready to go back to pre-school….
I hope by sharing what we did it gives you some ideas of how to make starting school a bit more Goofy.
Goofy Pencil Caddy:
In this example instead of using a oatmeal container as the directions recommend a soup can was painted with black spray paint. Of course a soup can is smaller than a oatmeal container so the template was printed at 60% in size.
The ears were cut from felt but other elements were paper (I recommend felt if you have it but paper works in a pinch).
The biggest change was that the elements were not adhered to the can. Since the can was metal Xyron magnetic tape (affiliate link) was added to the back allowing Little Man to recreate Goofy’s face anytime. It also allows you to change the decorations as you wish or even make a Mr. Potato Head of sorts.
This Goofy template is great so don’t stop there. Use it on a basic black notebook or book cover. In this example Goofy green and yellow trim was added using scrapbooking scraps. Again, the elements were cut from heavy cardstock but this time were adhered to the notebook using a Xyron Create a Sticker Machine (affiliate link). Kids love using the sticker maker!
Directions and Goofy template: Goofy Pencil Caddy
Pook-A-Looza Bookmarks:
How about some bookmarks to go with your new notebook? I found these Mickey and Friends Pook-A-Looza Bookmarks printable that were perfect. All you have to do is print them on heavy card stock and add some Xyron magnetic tape (affiliate link). (Little Man and I share these bookmarks and it makes my day to see them in my own work notebook.)
Direction and template: Mickey and Friends Pook-A-Looza Bookmarks
As you can tell we went a bit overboard but it shows you there are a lot of back to school ideas on Spoonful that can be adapted or lifted to make any project a bit more magical. We also had a lot of fun! My favorite moment is when Little Man held up parts of the Goofy pencil caddy to his face and said ‘Gawrsh’. Love that little guy!
Gawrsh!
How did you make starting school this year a bit more fun?
What a fun and cute idea!
I really like the idea of using magnetic tape!
Oh my gawsh! Your little man is just too cute!!! I think he’s made a great start in getting ready for back to pre-school. I love the Goofy notebook and bookmarks!
Gotta love those Disney crafts. I’ve been up to my eyeballs in shirts, but I need to come up with some other fun Disney projects that I can get the kids involved in. This looks like a great place to start.
Love the magnetic tape idea and these crafts are so cute, Thanks for sharing !!!
I really like the idea of a Mr. Potato Head where you can move around the pieces. I didn’t know Xyron made magnetic tape. I’m going to look for that the next time I am at the craft store.