I taught for 10 years. There were lots of things I loved about my job, but it was not easy. I often felt over-worked and underappreciated, as do many other teachers. Every year, I had a few sweet parents who would send goodies throughout the year and it always put a smile on my face. I told myself then, that I wanted to be that parent when my own kids went to school.
So I try to send little goodies throughout the year: back to school, Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter and teacher appreciation week/end of the year. I’m also the stereotypical “Pinterest Mom” so I scour Pinterest each year in search of cute ideas to tie in with my gifts. Through the years, I have found many great ideas and even made a few of my own.
I’ve pinned a ton to my Pinterest board, but struggled with organizing them. So to help us both out, I’ve created this blog post of fabulous Teacher Gift ideas! I’ve even indexed them by holiday/event. Be sure to pin this one, because you’re going to want to re-visit it throughout the year!
Side note – these double as cute gifts from administration or PTSO, so principals and PTSO presidents be sure to save!
This blog post is still being updated – be sure to pin it and revisit it as things are added!
15 Back to School Teacher Gift Ideas
First up is my own back to school goodie! A Back to School Prayer! I made this, this year on a whim and it turned out really cute! Check out the details and the FREE printable here.
Check out these other fabulous gift ideas I found!
What teacher doesn’t love Clorox wipes?
My inner Kinder teacher adores this!
Be sure to stack it with pink ones because everyone knows they are the best!
Yessss! My girly self loves this one!
I don’t know what happens to Expo Markers but I went through approximately eleventy billion of them each week. I would have loved this gift!
I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t appreciate this!
Tasty and thoughtful!
There is something about Sharpies that gets teachers excited.
Highlighters are sure to be a hit too!
This Southern Mama loves all things Mason Jars!
Another spin on the Sharpies. A little more work, but adorable!
These are great treats to stash in desks for a quick sugar fix!
Another cute highlighter idea.
Most often the way to a teachers heart is through her stomach. Stress Eating comes with the profession!
Did I mention Teacher’s Love Sharpies?
15 Halloween Teacher Gift Ideas
Here’s my own Halloween printable! I’ll be creating their teacher gifts to go with this very soon so be sure to visit again to check out pics and more details in my post elaborating on how I tie this all together!
You can download my printable by clicking here or on the image below (file is 3 to a sheet).
Cute & Simple
Love this one! It’s simple and unique!
So easy and fun!
Teachers hate candy – said no teacher ever!
Teachers are on their feet ALL.DAY.LONG! Foot pampering gifts are especially welcome!
A funny little poem that’s sure to my your teacher’s day!
Cute and easy tags!
While I’m not sure teachers in all states can accept this gift, if your state allows it, I’m sure you’d quickly become teacher’s pet!
So cute! I spotted candy like this at the Dollar Tree last year also!
Another cute foot pampering idea!
Super cute and simple!
Perfect for the teacher who loves Reeses! The glass can be bought at Dollar Tree!
Love this simple tag! Perfect with a bag of homemade cookies!
This is a cute idea that teachers are sure to love!
15 Thanksgiving Teacher Gift Ideas
Here’s my Thanksgiving gift bag and free printable! All you’ve got to do is grab some Mounds candy bars, a bag of Hershey’s hugs and kisses, and a Cheerwine and you have a sweet and fun gift bag that’s sure to brighten your kiddo’s teachers day.
To grab my free printable click on the link below or click here.
Sweet & Simple DIY Gift
This is super cute and you can add practically any sweet treat to it!
I saw the cutest oven mitts at Walmart last week that would be PERFECT for this one!
Sweet little Blessings bag!
Print out this free printable, pop in a chocolate bar and you’re done!
Yet another sweet and simple gift!
This one is the cutest yet! I’m thinking this could be turned into a super cute t-shirt design too!
Love the colors in this fun printable!
I got one of these one year from a student and it made the house smell devine! The perfect fall treat!
Who doesn’t love cookies? This recipe looks delicious!
This may be the easiest one yet! Just slap a label on a bakery bundt cake and be done! So sweet and cute!
This is a unique treat sure to make a teacher feel appreciated!
I like how you could incorporate your child’s hands into this one. So sweet!
This links to another delicious cookie recipe and a super cute printable!
