Teacher Appreciation Week is a time to honor and thank the dedicated teachers who educated our children. These are just a few small tokens to show our appreciation for their grace and kindness.
Teachers are a special kind of person in my eyes. Patient, gracious and kind to our kids. If you’re looking for sweet ways to show your gratitude while on a small budget, I got you!
Quick Tip: Ask your room parent for a list of your teacher’s favorite things. Usually at the beginning of the year, teacher’s fill out a quick form with favorite snacks, drinks, color, hobbies, etc.
5 Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
Gift Idea #1: Stationary
For this one, I grabbed some office supplies from Dollar Tree, along with some fabric and ribbon.
- To-do List pad
- notebook/agenda
- Post-its
- Pens (You can’t go wrong with PaperMate Flair Pens!)
Wrap them up with some decorative ribbon and a thank you note! Gift card and flowers optional.
If you’re gifting to multiple teachers, break open packs of notepads and pens to help save money.
Gift Idea #2: Thanks for a Picture Perfect Year!
- popcorn bucket (The Dollar Tree has these in the party section as favors)
- your teacher’s favorite candy
- popcorn (DT has name brand, 3 per box)
Tie together with ribbon and add this printable tag. Gift card optional.
Gift Idea #3: I couldn’t have picked a better teacher
- 2 pack small pots
- jar with flower frog (I grabbed a 2 pack of decorative lids from DT which is basically a flower frog, that fits on small mason jars)
- small bouquet of flowers
- free printable tag
- gift card optional
Gift Idea #4: Spring Themed
- decorative purse vase (Target Bullseye)
- favorite snack
- small stationary or word search book
- pens
- chalkboard watering can tag (Dollar Tree craft section)
- gift card optional
Gift Idea #5: Cricut Fans
- acrylic milk containers (Target Bullseye)
- vinyl flowers cut with Cricut
- pens
- decorative ribbon
- gift card optional
Most of these are so simple and can be personalized based on your teacher’s likes. The milk containers with spring flowers can be repurposed as a cut flower vase. Or you can add the teacher’s name and it can be a pen holder on their desk.
I hope you enjoyed these gift ideas and it helped spark creativity for you to spoil your kids’ teachers this year!