schoolbag of tricks...

it's back to school in 3 weeks and i have been working on my schoolbag project. hopefully i will have 22 schoolbags ready by mid august. at least that's the plan! each student will have a schoolbag attached to the back of their chair. finally, i (nor my student helpers) will have to bother with collecting and passing out school supplies anymore. of course, it would be nice if i didn't need it in the first place but i was so tired of those few kids who kept sticking their arms and hands in their desk getting their glue-on-their-hands-then-peel-it-off fix (it doesn't matter if i use to love doing this too!) or shredding papers to throw around or make their "paper art". hopefully this will work. i have a good feeling about this. and i think the kids will love it. they will have a chance to become more organized and practice some good old responsibility. above are pics of my first completed schoolbag. i used scraps of fabric that i had on hand but i already visited my local fabric store to purchase some more "boyish" fabric for my boys. peace must be maintained.