Laminating...

[snbauser]

Just an FYI, I have the Scotch laminator as well and got a 100 sheet pk from Amazon for $13.99! They also have free shipping if you're an Amazon Prime member. The cheapest I had found them for before was like $7.99 for a 25 pack at Sam's Club.

Yep. Mine should be here today. I ran out over the weekend and tried to get some at target and they were out.

[VTMom]

You're all evil! I didn't realize I wanted/needed one until this thread!!!

Mine will be arriving tomorrow

[Emsdayhome]

haha I agree.....thanks for making me want something I didn't realize I NEEDED until I opened up this thread. Onto the daycare Christmas list it goes!! ;-) I had no idea laminating machines were so inexpensive! So now....tell us what you're laminating. Give us all some inspiration.. I'm thinking some of those lacing cards to start..

[Brooksie]

Just an FYI, I have the Scotch laminator as well and got a 100 sheet pk from Amazon for $13.99! They also have free shipping if you're an Amazon Prime member. The cheapest I had found them for before was like $7.99 for a 25 pack at Sam's Club.

I saw that and ordered them too!

[Blackcat31]

haha I agree.....thanks for making me want something I didn't realize I NEEDED until I opened up this thread. Onto the daycare Christmas list it goes!! ;-) I had no idea laminating machines were so inexpensive! So now....tell us what you're laminating. Give us all some inspiration.. I'm thinking some of those lacing cards to start..

• Play-doh activity cards
• Schedules
• Signs
• Name tags
• Photos
• Toy bin labels
• Artwork
• Curriculum sheets
• Menu templates (you can use wipe off markers for re-use)
• Calendars
• Lacing cards
• Flashcards
  
  ....and that is just what I have laminated this week

[Brooksie]

haha I agree.....thanks for making me want something I didn't realize I NEEDED until I opened up this thread. Onto the daycare Christmas list it goes!! ;-) I had no idea laminating machines were so inexpensive! So now....tell us what you're laminating. Give us all some inspiration.. I'm thinking some of those lacing cards to start..

Next week we are starting our letter of the week and are doing an A is for Apple theme. http://www.3dinosaurs.com/pdf/packs/apple-tot.pdf I will be laminating a lot of the things in here like the lacing cards, the apple matching, the size sorting and charting; basically any thing I want to be durable and use more than once. Some of the getting ready to write sheets with the line tracing I may also laminate and have them practice with write on wipe off markers.

I'm also going to be laminating an ABC chart to put up by our circle time board (I already have a sign language one but I want upper and lower case) and I'm also going to do a Cover Your Cough sheet cycpgeneng.pdf.

[Familycare71]

I love using wipe-able crayons on my laminated sheets! I have their names, tracing lines, dot to dot, etc... I feel like they get more "feedback" from the crayon than they do from the markers

[Brooksie]

I love using wipe-able crayons on my laminated sheets! I have their names, tracing lines, dot to dot, etc... I feel like they get more "feedback" from the crayon than they do from the markers

Thanks for the suggestion!

[mema]

I had purchased Funshine one year and laminated all their calendar, weather, game, puzzle pieces, etc so I can reuse it instead of buying again. Also, like others, sheets with letters, numbers, shapes, etc to use wipeable markers on.

[Familycare71]

I had purchased Funshine one year and laminated all their calendar, weather, game, puzzle pieces, etc so I can reuse it instead of buying again. Also, like others, sheets with letters, numbers, shapes, etc to use wipeable markers on.

I wish I had done this with my curriculum when I ordered it!!

[daycarediva]

I love using wipe-able crayons on my laminated sheets! I have their names, tracing lines, dot to dot, etc... I feel like they get more "feedback" from the crayon than they do from the markers

GREAT IDEA!

I need to make a laminated sheet for each kid with their name, capital and lowercase letters, numbers, etc. I do have just letters, dot to dots, pre writing practice, that sort of thing.

Slightly off track, I just bought Crayola brand dry erase markers and those ****ers STINK! They DO NOT wipe off, even IMMEDIATELY after using it, not even with a wet paper towel. I had to magic clean erase my entire stock of laminated dittos. GRR! Even tried it on my dry erase board with the same results. I sent them in with my kids to school and emailed their teachers warning them and telling them that I will buy different ones.

I have the scotch thermal laminator, have had it for several years and it works great. Thanks to this forum, I buy the generic sheets from amazon.