10 DIY teacher thank you gifts

The end of the school year is almost here and it’s time to thank our amazing teachers for their hard work and dedication to their students. Here are 10 DIY teacher thank you gifts that you can whip up in no time. Handmade gifts are especially fun, so we have included a bunch that even young children can create with a little help from mom or dad. There are also several printables, which can be framed as an art piece, or can accompany a gift card if you wish. Each gift will bring a smile to your favorite teacher’s face, and your kids will love putting them together.

Teacher thank you gift – Our Family Journey

Kids Art Notepad – Spoonful

Teachers gift free printable – Just Between Friends

Fingerprint Heart Project – Busy Kids Happy Moms

Teacher thank you card – Rita’s Creations

School days thank you cards – Shaken Together

DIY glass marble magnet teachers gift – Makoodle

Teacher lunch box thank you tin – Two Peas in a Bucket

Color my world teacher gift – Kim’s Kandy Kreations

Class project – The Long Thread

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I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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