The best teacher gifts are always something personalized. Whether it’s something your child made or a handwritten note, you can be sure your child’s teacher will cherish the gift forever.
So forget coffee mugs and flowers! Here are 11 meaningful teacher gifts for your kids to say, “Thank you!”
This is such a creative and unique card your kids can do themselves! Using a wooden spool, a piece of paper, and some string, this simple craft can be made quickly and easily.
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(credit:Fiskars)If you’re strapped for time, this is a quick and fun idea! Using a few different colours of paint, have your child stamp their hand on a page to create flower petals. Then, once dry, have them add extra detail, like a stem and grass, as well as write an extra special message on the top!
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(credit:Bautizo y Comunion)We love this creative card! Using a mix of materials – pipe cleaners, stamps, and construction paper – your kids can make a design that really pops out!
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(credit:Craft Project Ideas)This card is adorable! Simple have your child print his or her thumbprints on to a piece of paper using different coloured paints. In each print, write a letter so that the caterpillars says, “Thanks.” But don’t forget to leave a print for the caterpillar’s face! Younger kids especially will love making this card for their teacher.
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(credit:Roots Down Low)This card is absolutely adorable and your kids’ teachers will sure get a kick out of it too! While it will require you to grab a coffee sleeve from Starbucks, it doesn’t take much else! A printable in the link below gives fills out the rest. All you have to do is attach the coffee sleeve, tie a bow, and have your child sign their name!
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(credit:Eighteen25)This card is slightly more complicated to make than the rest, but it’s well worth the effort! Using materials like chalkboard paint, popsicle sticks, and construction paper, you can help your kids make a mini chalkboard card for their teacher. What’s great about this card is that you can write any message you like on it. Plus, it has a really unique look to it that your kids’ teachers won’t soon forget!
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(credit:Kiwi)At the end of the year, teachers certainly deserve a round of applause for their hard work. That’s why this card is perfect for showing a little appreciation. This adorable card can double as a gift too, if your kids want to go the extra mile. Just stick a hand lotion in between the hands of the card and voila! You’ll have a sweet and punny card in no time!
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(credit:A Mom's Year)This is such a fun idea! Using a pack of dollar store crayons, your kids can create the first letter of their teacher’s name on the front of the card. This colourful, pop up effect is so charming and makes for a great activity for your kids!
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(credit:The Foley Fam)This is another two-in-one idea that is both a card and a gift. Have your kids make different coloured flowers out of construction paper and write special messages on them. then use floral wire or pipe cleaners to act as stems and complete your bouquet. To take this card one step further, add your kids’ flowers to a potted plant as decoration. This is a lovely gesture your children’s teachers will appreciate!
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(credit:Spoonful)Younger kids will love making this card! Take a cork and cut a small triangle off the top and bottom to give it an apple shape. Then let your kids drop it in some paint and stamp it on to the cover of their card. They can either copy the design here or come up with their own. Once dry, your kids can add some finishing touches to their painting and write a special message inside.
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(credit:S Photos)This card doubles as a cute wearable pin! Using materials like construction paper, cardstock, or even tissue paper, you can help your kids create the award ribbon. Then use a hot glue gun to attach a pin to the back and pin the award on the card. This textured card not only looks great, but is a sweet gift for your kids to give to their teacher.
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(credit:Fiskars)This is a pretty sweet idea! The card reads:
Dear [teacher’s name], Thank you for always going the Extra mile to help me. You deserve 100 Grand on your next Pay Day for all you do. Maybe even a shopping Spree this summer! You filled this school year with Mounds of fun and lots of Snickers. Either way, I could Orbit the Milky Way and never find a teacher like you! You Skor an A+ with me! Your favourite Nerds, [student’s name].
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(credit:Pinterest)Here’s a simpler version of the sweet card you previously saw! Instead of using multiple chocolate bars, these just single in on one to make a punny greeting. For instance, using Junior mints to say, “I ‘mint’ to tell you how much I appreciate you!”
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(credit:Indulgy)It’s a known fact that teachers love apples, so why not make them an apple-themed card? Using the stencil found in the link below, your kids can make this cute apple card quite easily! Providing them with construction paper, felt, cardstock, or any other kind of material, they can use the stencil to create the pieces of the apple and put it together.
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(credit:Paper Crafty)With this cute and colourful idea, your kids can frame an extra special message to their teacher at the end of the year! Using a wood picture frame as a backing, simply help your kids hot glue different coloured crayons around the board, before slipping in their message. The message can anything: a quote, a statement, or even a simple message from the heart. The sky is the limit!
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