Hi there! I have a new laminator, now I am hoping for some ideas on what to do with it. :lol: what do you do with yours? Thank you!
I love my laminator. I make a lot of games for Latin, math, and reading. I also use it for laminating chore charts, schedules, workbox pieces, and more.
We have one we bought for work, but use it a bit for school. Some of the things we do is laminate black line drawings of historical figures - along the lines of paper dolls, except it seems somehow inadequate to call an ancient warrior a "doll" LOL. We've also laminated (flat) craft projects that came out really well that we decide to save. When my boys were younger, I laminated a TON. Manipulatives, pieces for file folder games, activity bag pieces. I actually have a pretty big bin my boys have outgrown full of these items, all in good shape, that need to be re-homed.
I use it to make Letter cards (alphabet letters they can trace over and over again), I recently laminated some prayer cards for them, I'm laminating some file folder games this afternoon, paper dolls (find some awesome ones for boys and girls at www.madebyjoel.com), laminating some homemade Christmas ornaments, and I make cheap decorations for the house and laminate them. Find a pretty printable you like, print it, laminate and find a cheap frame! Done! I am running out of laminator sheets so I have to get some soon!
I laminate artwork my daughter creates, hole punch it, and put it in a binder. I also laminate handouts that come home from AWANA, co-op, etc. that we need to reference over time. I recently laminated a teacher ID card to make it look more official for store discounts. I love having a laminator!
Laminate EVERYTHING!! lol My husband and I both love to laminate! We laminate insurance cards, flash cards, homemade games, NFL schedule, list of emergency phone numbers for the kids..... if It's flat you can laminate it!! lol
All those great free printables from various blog sites! My younger ones love things to trace or match. Lamenting them makes them look much more professional.
