50 Unique Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Ideas

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Teacher Appreciate Week is such a wonderful way to celebrate your child’s teacher. They are with our children all.day.long staying patient, keeping order, and teaching students knowledge they will carry with them for life. Here are some useful ideas to show teachers how much we appreciate them! Be sure you get them something they will actually want and use.

This year, Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 2-May 6th, 2022.

50 Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Ideas

  1. Write a heartfelt note from you and/or your child.
  2. Create a gift basket with items from each student in the class.
  3. Bring them an apple a day for the week.
  4. Have your child create artwork for the teacher.
  5. Offer words of encouragement thanking them for all they have done this year.
  6. Bring them a warm breakfast.
  7. Create a Summer Essentials bag for them with towel, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc.
  8. Nominate the teacher for an award in your area.
  9. Have each student bring them one flower–so it’s a beautiful assortment of different flowers.
  10. Bring the teacher some classroom supplies (ask what they are in need of first!).
  11. Stuff a quality water bottle with pens, highlighters, candy, and tea bags.
  12. Volunteer your time in any way needed.
  13. Coordinate a teacher luncheon on Friday for the teachers in your child’s grade.
  14. Send an email to the head of the school outlining how much you appreciate the teacher.
  15. Offer to watch the kids during lunchtime or naps so the teacher can have some quiet.
  16. Donate books to the classroom.
  17. Offer to sharpen pencils.
  18. Give the teacher a framed photo of the students.
  19. Write a book for the teacher with each student offering one page to create the book.
  20. Give the teacher a treasure chest of encouraging notes folded up in fun ways.
  21. Give the teacher a novel that you’ve enjoyed.
  22. Raise money with fellow parents for the teacher to get a massage, their nails done, or cash!
  23. Invite the teacher over for dinner.
  24. Bring the teacher wacky balloons to celebrate the week.
  25. Buy some beautiful art from a local artist as a gift from the class.
  26. If the teacher has children, offer to babysit their kids for the night so the teacher can go on a date.
  27. Ask if there is something you can do to organize for the classroom.
  28. Bring her a cup of coffee/tea for the morning.
  29. Buy the teacher a t-shirt they would never buy for themselves.
  30. A nice pen and notepad are always nice!
  31. Give the teacher passes to a play or show.
  32. Find tacky socks for the teacher.
  33. Donate money to the school or a charity in honor of the teacher.
  34. Give the teacher pretty flowers in a reusable cup.
  35. Give them a self-care goodie basket. For example a nail file, nail polish, lip balm, hairbrush, sunscreen, etc.
  36. A gift card to Target or Amazon is always helpful.
  37. Buy them some pretty scents or essential oils.
  38. Take a short video of each student reading signs thanking the teacher for their hard work.
  39. Buy the teacher an encouraging book and have each student sign it on the inside.
  40. Buy a plant the teacher can take home.
  41. Get the teacher a candle with a note saying “thank you for shining your light in our classroom”.
  42. Give them a gift card to a local restaurant.
  43. Bring them a basket of fresh fruit.
  44. Get a set of cards with their name printed on it.  VistaPrint has nice looking items and is budget friendly.
  45. Bake the teacher a sweet treat.
  46. Bring the teacher a homemade meal for their dinner (plan with them ahead of time though).
  47. You can’t go wrong with a bottle of wine!
  48. Have your child write the teacher a poem.
  49. Give your teacher some spring fun equipment–like a frisbee, kite, gardening gloves, seeds, etc.
  50. Simply taking a moment to send a quick email to say “Thank You” is amazing too!

These are just 50 ways to show teachers how much we appreciate them.  Please comment below with other teacher appreciation week gift ideas!

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Courtney Whittington
Courtney was born and raised in Louisiana where she met her husband (married in 2005). They have moved several times, but finally feel very settled in NW DC after moving back in 2016. She has four energetic kids: Cormac (2010), Evangeline (2013), Solomon (2016), and Antoinette (2019). She thinks motherhood is absolutely wonderful, but is constantly trying to figure out how to manage it all. She spends her days talking Star Wars, playing with legos, doing crafts, having tea parties, and chasing her toddler. Motherhood is wonderful and wild and in 2017 she banded together with other mothers to start DC Area Moms to inspire, learn, and grow together. She loves morning coffee, chocolate, chatting with people since she's an extrovert, a clean house (which is rare these days). She dislikes when her kids don't listen the first time, she abhors littering, and doesn't enjoy shopping.