We’ve already talked about gifts for teachers (yay gift cards), so what about how you present teacher gifts.
I have spent hours on Pinterest over the years to come up with ideas for creative cards for teachers as room mom. Mainly, I’m looking for ideas where kids can participate. Realistically, you probably don’t want to hand a teacher a gift card by itself. More than anything, that little plastic card could be lost. And you don’t want to spend hours doing this part, so I’m focusing on the easier cards.
Yes, you could simply buy a card from the supermarket. That is not a bad idea. But where is the fun in that? And what about getting your kids involved!?! Teachers have told me they love the stuff that goes along with the card (card, pictures, etc.) when kids can add something. And, it’s nice from time to time to use all that pent-up creativity. 😉
First, what about a card with hand tree with hearts? You don’t have to put loads of hearts – 5-6 is perfect. Trace your child’s hand and put the hearts around. You can draw a heart and use that as your heart pattern. Doesn’t have to be a “perfect heart.”
Second, a simple card with hearts of flowers on the cover and quotes from your child inside. It can be all the things your child loves about the teacher. You will need card stock in two different colors – even better, your teacher’s favorite color(s). You don’t have to do as many hearts. The hearts are folded in half with writing on the inside and then taped back-to-back with another heart.
Third, what about an Origami? You can Google to get ideas on this and you’ll find LOADS. It looks great and it can actually be pretty easy. You can buy origami paper at a craft store. Maybe you could do it with wrapping paper? Don’t quote me on that. Origami folded boxes can be stand-alone options or you can do some folding to create something lovely that you can slip a gift card into and then tape it to a piece of cardstock to make a card.
The first and second options are super cute with patterned paper, which costs $.59-.99/sheet at your local craft store. And you can also buy paper card stock in every color imaginable, again for $.20-$.50/sheet. So, for less than $3, easily the cost of the card and about 30 minutes of time. Don’t have time to run by a craft store, have your kids color hearts instead of buying patterned paper. Again, none of things takes longer than about 30 minutes. And they look cute and they are very personalized.
Have a cute, easy idea on a way to present a teacher gift? I’d love to hear about it in the comments. Even better, include a picture for me and other moms to see.
