Twice a year (at Christmas and at the end of the year) parents everywhere are wondering what to give their child’s teacher as a thank you gift. Sometimes it can be hard, especially if money is tight or we have a quite a few teachers we want to give gifts to.
Also, we want our gifts to be truly enjoyed and used by the recipient, not something that just collects dust or makes it into the “give away” pile.
I’ve found that giving handmade teacher gifts allows me to give gifts to all my children’s teachers (church, dance, homeschool classes, etc) and can be customized for the recipient.
At the end of our co-op year, I like to give each of our teachers a little something to say Thank You. One year we made mini-spa sets for the women and monogrammed mugs for the men.
For the spa sets I made rejuvenating peppermint and relaxing lavender sets. I put scented bath salts, a scented sugar/glycerine scrub, a hard lotion and linen spray in each set. Each set costs under $5 to make but I hope it will be something that makes each of them feel special. You can get complete instructions for the spa sets in this post.
These monogrammed mugs are easy enough that your child can make them with a little help. You can find inexpensive quality mugs at most thrift stores. You’ll want to use a marker that’s made to use on porcelain. They can be pricey but you can use them over and over.
A bag of homemade mocha mix would be a fun addition.
We usually give jam and jelly gifts at Christmas time but they make great end of the year gifts too. We usually give mustang grape jelly and dewberry jam as those are the some of the fruits that grow wild here.
Adding some homemade biscuit baking mix is a fun idea.
Small potted herbs are always a good gift. I always have to divide my aloe vera plants in the spring, so I pot up the small pups and save those for gift giving. Other herbs like rosemary or oregano work well too. If you want some tips on growing herbs in containers, here’s a great resource.
If the teacher is a gardener, you can whip up a batch of gardener’s hand scrub in just a few minutes.
This body butter makes a great addition to the scrub.
There are so many wonderful handmade gifts that you can give a teacher to say Thank You.
What are some simple gifts that you like to give? Feel free to leave your answer in the comments so we can all enjoy them.
Love those ideas–I’ll have to peak at some of those links. Thanks!