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Ms. Purdy from Los Angeles, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crafting Joy for the Holidays, With No Bake Cookie Houses!

Help me give my students pure joy, with graham crackers, candy, and meringue powder for making royal icing, and for building and decorating a no-bake candy cottage, chalet, castle or bungalow, whatever their inner architects dream up!

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My Project

My Design Crafts curriculum was created for the middle schooler who dislikes art! It's full of fun, hands-on projects that offer opportunities to work together and collaborate, to build and get creative with a variety of materials-like yarn, branches, papier mâché and duct tape. My students are from our gifted magnet, our regular school, our English as a Second Language program, and our special education program, all with different needs, challenges, and strengths. Yet through each project we explore, they share in the discovery and magic of making something useful or beautiful with their own hands.

One of the most exciting Design Crafts projects happens at the end of the Fall semester, when my students team up with classmates to build a no bake Cookie house– one of the most challenging projects of the year– and one that takes some real engineering skills!

My students begin with inspiration, researching different styles of architecture, then craft a prototype model out of recycled cards and glue. Then onto the most anticipated part, crafting their vision out of cookies and candy!

Making a house with all edible materials takes willpower and patience. Students learn to cut their fragile graham crackers carefully with butter knives to create walls of different sizes, eaves and pointed roofs, and practice restraint to not eat their project before it's done! They learn to operate our "professional" class mixer, whipping up multiple batches of royal icing made from meringue powder, the important "glue" that will turn their cracker shapes into upright structures, or creates snowy icicles on the roofs! The final step, and which is perhaps the most fun for students, is when they embellish their creation with candy in all colors and shapes, designating doorways and windows, marking pathways, and most importantly, making memories that last forever!

Ms. Purdy Palms Middle School Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Honey Maid Graham Crackers, 12 - 14.4 oz Boxes • Amazon Business $26.94 5 $134.70
Twizzlers Cherry Nibs Licorice, 6 oz, 12/Carton (HEC54413) • Quill.com $37.99 1 $37.99
Celebakes by CK Products Meringue Powder, 16 oz, 2 Pack - Premium Quality Baking Essential for Royal Icing, Meringue Toppings, Macarons, Buttercream & More - Versatile & Easy to Use - Trusted by Bakers • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
DOTS Individually Wrapped Candy - Original Gummy Candy Flavors - Cherry, Lime, Orange, Lemon & Strawberry - Gluten Free, Kosher & Peanut Free Gumdrops - Bulk 17ct Mini Dots Candy Boxes • Amazon Business $6.19 5 $30.95
HARIBO Gummi Candy, Z!NG Sour S’ghetti, 5 oz. Bag (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Dum Dums Lollipops Assorted Flavors 33.9 oz. 200 Pieces (SPN71) • Staples $19.34 1 $19.34
Mike and Ike, Mega Mix Sour, 28.8 Ounce • Amazon Business $15.32 1 $15.32
Mini Candy Canes Peppermint Flavored | Red & White Stripes - Individually Wrapped Gift Pack | Holiday Christmas Candy (100 Pieces) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$317.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$381.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.24

Total project goal

$448.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $448.26

3 Donors

-$275.00

Donations toward project cost

-$233.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$173.26

Match offers toward project cost

-$147.27

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.99

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