Teacher Appreciation Ideas

Teacher Appreciation Gift

This gift is from the heart and always a hit.

My children make these for their teachers at the end of each school year. 

It is exciting to walk in to a classroom and see one of these hanging on a teacher's wall.

Each year, I have my kids write the poem and I type it up exactly as it is written. 

This one from Megan's 2nd Grade year states that she used the Dictionary (click to enlarge).
Click Here to see how my friend, Jill adapted this idea.
I love her use of color and fonts.

Click Here for a few other Teacher Appreciation Ideas

What are your favorite Teacher Appreciation Ideas?

Teacher Appreciation

Teacher Appreciation

Gift Follow Up Report

(AKA: My Bloggable Life)

The framed Acrostic Poems we made for our teachers were a

HUGE HIT.

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Each teacher expressed it was one of the most thoughtful gifts

ever received and it will be a treasure to hang in their classroom

over the years.

School is out (hooray) and I have not even posted photos or

written about the past week's events.

Just too much life in the fast lane for the past 2-3 weeks.

I always say...when life is full of "bloggable"

(spellcheck will have fun with my newly invented word!)

moments....I don't have time to Blog!

Is the same true for you...Bloggable events or thoughts

and not enough time to post them?

Teacher Appreciation Gift

Teacher Appreciation Gift

School is out for us at the end of the week.

Each school year, I help my children give a personal gift, card, picture,

or some sort of Thank You to their teachers.

Last week, I had a brainstorm and I must say.... the finished product is amazing!

And the COST......Drum Roll.....

5 Gifts for under $7!!!!! Details below....

For each teacher, I gave my girls a piece of notebook paper

with the teacher's name written vertically down the left side.

They wrote an acrostic poem using adjectives beginning with the letters of the teacher's name.

Once they corrected the spelling and had the adjectives they wanted to use,

I printed the poem up exactly as written

(for example, notice in the right hand corner...Megan wrote, "P.S. I used the dictionary)

Once framed....the girls signed the back with Sharpie Markers

and Megan decorated hers with her signature art doodles

that one of her teachers is particularly fond of.

Now For The Cost and Details....

*Black Frames: $1 at the Dollar Tree Store (Make sure you get Document size 8 1/2 x 11)

Paper: 1 Pack of 25 sheets for 99cents at Wal Mart. Today, I noticed similar paper at the

Dollar Tree Store.

* These Document Sized Frames for $1 at The Dollar Tree Store were nicer than any Document frames I found at Michaels, Target, or Wal Mart. I was impressed with them. They come in Black, Natural and Brown.

With a little creativity and thought, Teacher Appreciation Gift Giving can be personal and not break the bank. We have 5 Teachers we want to do something nice for and the cost adds up immediately.

The girls had fun thinking of descriptions for each teacher and this truly comes from their hearts.

This is a fitting gift to thank teachers for, as Katherine wrote, The Best School Year We Have Ever Had!!!!

This idea will work for so many special occasions, don't limit it to Teacher Appreciation. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Children's Room Decorations, Young Women Gifts, Grandparents, Christmas, Fathers or Mothers Day, the list is endless!

This is a special gift for a special person!

Teacher Appreciation Idea

Teacher,You've Really

Made Your MARK On Us!

Sharpie Marker Bouquet

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week.

Every day, we do something special for the teachers.

Yesterday, we presented items for our teacher's Classroom Supply "Wish List"

Among other supplies, our teacher requested that her Sharpie Marker supply be replenished.

She wanted colored and black Sharpie markers.

I wanted to present the markers, other supplies, and gift cards in a creative way.

I also wanted to use this polka dot vase (our teacher loves polka dots)

I taped each Sharpie Marker to a wooden skewer, stuck them in to a Styrofoam ball, and voila!!!

Instead of 1 gift card, I got five gift cards with $5 each on them.

I attached the Gift cards to wooden skewers, also.

Target had the perfect gift cards...they said THANK YOU!

In the center(not in the photo) I stuck a die cut shape with a note that said....

"Thank you, Mrs. H,

You have really made your MARK on us" Love, Your class.

I wrapped the other supplies in wrapping paper and some colored bags,

using the polka dot ribbon on each package.

Even copy paper, paper clips, white out, erasers, and other classroom supplies can be exciting with a fun presentation!!!!

Our teacher wrote me a note that said she had every teacher in the school coming to view her "Marker Bouquet" She said they were all drooling!!!
I was so worried this would turn out "tacky" but it was so super cute.

Hopefully, this will be a springboard for others to present what would normally be a "boring" gift, in a creative, fun way.

Thank you to all teachers!!!