As summer approaches, we are getting towards the end of the school year and it’s time to start thinking about thank you cards and thank you gifts for the teachers, after a full year of learning and hard work.
In September most children will be moving on to new teachers and new classrooms, so before saying goodbye to this year’s teacher it is time to start making some home made gifts and cards.
While we’re busy preparing for summer holiday and looking forward to the next stage in school, it’s important to remember to thank those who have helped our children throughout the year!
My kids are lucky to have had great teachers this year. All teachers do a very important job and deserve some appreciation at the end of the school year.
Here is a list of some of our favorite teacher gift ideas and handmade thank you cards to give you some inspiration for your child’s teacher who has gone the extra mile.
10 Thank You Cards That Children Can Make.
Many of these dear teacher handmade card ideas come with free printable card that you can use.
For some of these cards you can download the PDF file, and for others use the tutorial to put together your own handmade card.
Click through the link below each one to get the full instructions for each card.
Let’s check out some fun card ideas ready to thank your best teacher at the end of school, or during teacher appreciation week.
Thank You Cards That Kids Can Make
Easy handmade thank you teacher cards for children to make at home
These rainbow thank you cards from Meaningful Mama are super simple to make but so effective.
The bright colors will be sure to make teacher smile at the end of the school year.
Make your own Peekaboo cards with cut outs with this easy and fun thank you card idea from Tinkerlab.
These are so much fun to make and give.
Print out and color these thank you cards from Kiddy Charts with lots of differrent options to choose from.
Kids can finish these cards with their neatest coloring and a hand written message to make an extra special thank you for teacher.
Pop Up Heart Card Printable - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Make a pop up heart card with this tutorial from Red Ted Art.
This idea is great for Mother's Day or Valentines but also works perfectly for a Thank You teacher card at the end of term.
Owl always remember the difference you made, teacher!
Print out this free printable thank you note from Kenarry
Thanks a latte!
Pair this thank you card printable with a gift card to your local coffee shop and the teacher is going to love it!
This tutorial from Tinkerlab shows how to make simple pop up cards, which kids can use to make their own sweet and personalised thank you teacher cards at the end of the school year.
This QR code thank you card from Innovation Labs is a great idea for a modern and interactive thank you card.
Kids can make their own video, audio message or photos which can be accessed by scanning the QR code.
These simple thank you cards from Imagination Tree put kids art work up front anf centre and they look really effective.
This heartfelt and unique thank you card idea from Mama Smiles focuses on the topics your child has learned with their teacher this year.
Teachers will love seeing which topics have stuck with their students the most at the end of the year, and knowing that the learning opportunities were appreciated!
Thank You Teacher Gifts That Children Can Make
Here are some thoughtful gift ideas for a special teacher. Each one makes an impact in your child’s life, nurturing little minds and helping them grow.
Again, click through each link for the full tutorial.
Whether you’re looking for inspiration for a thoughtful gift for an elementary teacher, for high school teachers or kindergarten teachers, we have lots of suggestions for a small gift to say thank you to an awesome teacher.
Thank You Teacher Gifts That Kids Can Make
Simple Ideas for homemade thank you gifts for teachers
Make a bouquet of flowers presented with a vase of rainbow sharpies - something every teacher needs!
Make a personalised thank you wall canvas for your teacher
It's a bright school yesr with you as my teacher. Give a gift of highlighters with this sweet note
Let's have a noteworthy school year!
Make a thank you frame with crayons
Every teacher needs a bookmark and this hand crafted pencil bookmark is so cute
Thanks a latte for being a great teacher
Make a batch of home made sugar scrub to give your teacher the gift of pampering after all her hard work.
This DIY apple mason jar is such a cute teacher gift.
Fill with treats and candy for your teacher.
This pencil pot DIY gift is adorable
Make these personalised tote bags with your cricut ready for a teacher thank you gift
These coffee filter flowers are so vibrantly colored and cheerful
Add a plant and these would make a lovely gift
Use crayons to make a beautiful monogram craft for your teacher
A keyring is always a useful and practical present.
These HAMA bead keyring owls are so cute for kids to make and give
We hope you enjoyed this list of teacher appreciation gifts for a special teacher.
You can also write a handwritten note, with some heartfelt words and a thoughtful message to show appreciation for a wonderful teacher, and all the different ways they made a difference this past year.
Another simple and popular idea is to give a box of chocolates
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Just a home made card this year from us.
some chocs
Hand made choccies xx
some flowers or chocolates
Hand made card and a pretty butterfly scarf x
We had chips in money for the teacher to buy them voucher.
flowers
Chocolates
no gift, just a thanks
scented candle and card
Stationary and Chocolates x
Chocolates and a candle!
Got some handcreams for her
Gift boxed pen.
a bottle of something as its my son’s last year at primary school
Usually my children make gifts but we have been really busy so will be giving them chocs
Just a card, I’m actually friends with a few teachers and they say that they are quite inundated with gifts at the end of the school year!
Herbal Tea !!
i bought a baker days cake for one teacher who has done such fantastic work this year
A card and an apple in a handmade crochet holder
Homemade cards and chocolates
No. The school discourages this.
No not yet – I need to get sorted soon though!
everyone is clubbing together and giving the teacher and has assistants M&S vouchers
We are buying a small plant x
Nothing decided as yet
They’re a bit too young for school!
A stationery set
flowers & choccies
A pair of socks.
A house plant.
I don’t usually send a gift at the end of the year – I did give them all some chocolates at Christmas
Just a card
Chocolate!
A pint of beer down the pub.
chocolate
Yes, a personalised wooden thank you plaque
A card/box of chocolates usually
not yet
A gift card this year, I want the teachers to buy something they really want 🙂
Well not for me, but I think my best friend is trying to win a football shirt for her sons teacher as he’s been so supportive.
Going to get my son to make a card
some chocolates
A hand made card so as it’s personal and same for me I got some love2shop vouchers so they can pick something.
Some chocs.
A home made card.
yes i have got some nice toilitries
just a card
chocs!
not yet, I will be picking something up this week
I’m too poor to be handing out gifts to teachers who are far better off than me! She will just get a card.
I am getting some chocolates
Can’t go wrong with chocs!
Not decided yet but the children always write a lovely comment in the card
I get my son’s key worker at nursery a yankee candle and chocolates when he moves up a room.
chocolate x
A home-made card and a loomband bracelet made specially
A plant 🙂
Thanks, I really enjoyed finding this item. Many thanks for putting it together. I really do hope that other people, get something meaningful from your contribution here, I did.
Some chocolates and a card!
A box of choccys (roses) just to say thankyou
Bath salts
nothing why would i
just good old fashioned chocolate! faye x
Not yet.
I always send chocolates or bath things.
We clubbed together for shopping vouchers x
A homemade card and pot plant
my kids have left school now thank goodness 🙂
we got some pretty handbag size note pads and my son wrote a little thank you message for each teacher on the first page.
Some bath stuff
I am looking forward to trying.
I’ve never given a gift to a Teacher!
Personalised thank u plaque
yes, chocolate 🙂
chocolate
A stationery set
bath bombs
we decided on some chocs and a card 🙂
Just the standard box of chocolates x
My son and his 3 best friends had a photo taken, put it in a frame and wrote messeages around it!
Homemade chocolates – made by my children, who I’m sure will do a better job than me. 😉
a nice candle giftset
we did a home made card, with home made sweeties
some sweeties
small bunch of flowers
I don’t have kids myself,but I always used to take a thank-you card and some flowers to my teacher on the last day of term
i havent yet x
no ours stopped weeks ago on holiday
We made a card
Proabably chocolates
We got chocolates for the teachers this year
My daughter gave her teacher a card and some chocolates
WE gave in cookies
I got them a card and bath bombs
no gifts no-one does that at our school
card
No kids, just an overwhelming addiction to chocolate 🙂
But when I was at school gifts for teachers? suicide, you would’ve had the **** beaten out of you for the rest of the year for doing that.
We just ran out of time to get a present for the teacher 🙂
No gift here.
All the parents chipped in some money to buy more resources for the classroom.
chocs
Homemade jam
We don’t bother now he is in secondary school
we don’t give the teachers gifts
We gave his teacher a bottle of wine and the other adults in the class little bottles.
No gift
We don’t give gifts for the teacher
Flowers
Chocolates and flowers 🙂
we give chocolates 😀
card and chocs
She enjoys white water rafting, so we pool together, and buy something to do with her hobby.
Chocolates, fruit and a card.
flowers
Flowers from my garden.
Hand made choc
My son’s at secondary school and has lots of teachers, so nothing and Melody starts school this month!
some flowers or chocolates
I always give chocolates.
No gifts
I just got them some chocolates x
I usually get chocolates
Mine are too young for school yet but as a former teacher I definitely will buy gifts in the future
I don’t usually get a gift
my niece gave her teacher some chocolates
Yes, we gave a gift card.
i brought them all a mini box of roses chocolates each.
We got the teachers some hand made thank you plaques
card and chocolates
We don’t do teacher gifts, although we like to contribute classroom supplies.
We club together as a class and put a couple of pounds in each and the teacher gets a voucher and chocolates.
Just got some chocolates x
Chocolates
Thorntons Chocolates
A nice box of chocolates
We did a scented candle with a note saying you light up my life
My kids gave their teachers home made decorated biscuits
This year we did not.
chocs
We made biscotti cos they last a good while so don’t have to be eaten within a few days. I always think teachers end up with too many home made cakes & biscuits or flowers etc that are all gone week 1 and so have nothing for week 2 of the holidays!
We weren’t going to, although after reading all these competitions regarding this, I think we might have to change our stance!
Gift vouchers
chocs
I don’t have children but I’ve never gifted to teachers ever before.
My son is leaving nursery where he has been for four years to start school so we will be getting something that all the staff there can share as they have all played a huge roll in making him the wonderful little boy he is today.
I don’t have children but am a trainee teacher and at the end of my placement was given wine, a box of chocolates and a lovely card signed by the whole class.
I don’t have children. We didn’t give presents when we were at school … just a thank you card x
fruit parcel
Stopped doing this when kids left primary school. Too many teachers as they get older.
just chocolates