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  • Creative Teacher Gifts with Printable Gift Tags

    Creative Teacher Gifts with Printable Gift Tags

    The end of the school year is coming. Teachers have worked hard, and you’ve seen your child progress in their knowledge. It’s time to say Thank You for all the teacher has done during the year. Check out this list of Creative Teacher Gifts and you’re sure to find something for the greatest teacher ever.

    15+ of the most Creative Teacher Gifts

    I found this practical idea of gifts that teachers can use in the classroom. I think it’s common knowledge that many teachers use their own money to buy supplies for the classroom, so every little bit helps them out. Paper clips, pens, pencils, highlighters, and of course a treat as well. I created my own printable for you to use with the paperclips, but I Saw That Going Differently In My Mind has cute sayings for each of these gifts. 

    The idea was cute, but I wanted to make it a little extra special. So I mustered up my courage and made the easiest printable for this.  Nothing says You’re Awesome like paperclips right? OK, maybe add a treat that your teacher can enjoy just for themselves to take it up a notch.

    Paper clips not the thing for your teacher? Well, that’s A-OK because I’ve gone around and gathered together some of the most creative teacher gifts I could find on the web! Now all you have to do is put the gift together and say Thank You.

    15+ Creative Teacher Gift Ideas

    Expo Marker Teacher Gift Idea

    Super Hero Candy Bar Teacher Appreciation Gift

    A Fortune Cookie Teachers Gift

    Stylish Teacher Gift Ideas Teachers Really Want to Receive

    Mod Podge Teacher Gift

    Refreshing Teacher Gift Idea

    M&M Teacher Gift Printable

    Sunshine Sugar Scrub

    Sharpie Teachers Gift Printable

    EOS Lip Balm Teacher Gift Idea

    Teacher Survival Kit

    Teachers Tote Gift

    24 Ways to Encourage Teachers

    Popcorn Teacher Gift In A Jar

    Pilot G2 Teacher Gift Idea with Free Printable

    Commit-Mint Teacher Gift

     


  • Flowers…for me?

    Flowers…for me?

    Part of Mark’s new job, is also teaching the drama class. Although it’s not what he went to school for, he did work for a local theater production for many years, and knows what he is doing.  Last week they put on Little Shop of Horrors.

    A quick summary if you’ve never heard of this musical:

    • An orphan boy was taken in by a flower shop owner. They live on Skid Row, where life is hard, and no one amounts to much. It’s basically the slums.
    • Seymour, the orphan boy finds a strange looking plant, and brings it into the shop. He finds the only food that makes it grow is blood.
    • The plant grows into a man eating giant human trap.

    The kids did so good! I know they all worked hard, and I was very excited to see the production. This was Mark’s first theater performance with him as director as well. I couldn’t be more proud of him.

    What I wasn’t expecting, however, was to get flowers. After the curtain fell, and bows were given, they called Mark and “his wife” on stage. They had this beautiful flower arrangement for me (no worries, I checked for man eating plants in it, and I think we’re safe). 

     
    In Mark’s 2 previous years of teaching band, I’ve never been called on stage before. I think I like this drama thing. Though someone remind me, wear something nicer than running pants and a tshirt for all future events….
     
    On another note though, Congrats NS High students! You put together a great play, and you all did so well.  You should be very proud of yourselves.

  • Teacher Gift

    Teacher Gift

    Princess V had her last day of preschool last week. Come fall I’m going to have a kindergartner and preschooler! Kids grow up too fast sometimes.
    I missed Teacher Appreciation week, but I wanted to get Princess V’s teachers a gift. They are wonderful teachers, and they really did a lot to help Princess V learn socially and educationally.  I’m hoping we’re still around this fall so that Princess C can have the same great teachers.

    There’s never enough we can do for our kids teachers. They strive hard to plan lessons, and help our kids. A little gift at the end of the year doesn’t even scratch the appreciation they deserve, but it does put a smile on a teachers face.  Using Pinterest I found a lot of clever gift ideas. So using those I came up with these cute buckets.

    I bought the metal buckets and sticky notes from Target’s deal section.  The chackboard labels I got from Finger Snapper.  We filled the buckets with mints and then wrote on the top sticky note
    “Thanks for your Commit – “Mint” to teaching”.  Princess V loved making these and giving them to her teachers.

    Did you make your kids teachers a gift?