Homemade Christmas Gifts

Pinterest inspired me to give homemade gifts for school Christmas presents. I actually came up with ideas for my boys teachers without stealing them from someone else, and they didn't include they typical coffee mugs that teachers always end up with!

Homemade cake balls:

1 tub for each teacher and a jar-full for daycare.

At school, our Student Council gave baggies of Jolly Ranchers to all of the staff:

~Mrs. Scott

Personalized Pencils

A couple of years ago, I purchased these before our upcoming state assessment:

They were given to my 8th grade math students, which was even more effective b/c with around 100 students, they obviously don't all get to test with me. I thought some might find it cheesy, but even my toughest students wanted one and held on to it.

After test scores came back a few students who had never passed before, finally did, and attributed it to their lucky pencil! Since then, I have continued the tradition.

I purchased mine from Oriental Trading costing $17 for 72 pencils. Let me know if you find them somewhere else for less.
~Mrs. Scott

Teacher Aid Gifts

I love our teacher aids! They are hardworking, patient, knowledgeable, and flexible. They are also not paid nearly enough for all they do!

Our department decided to start the year out reminding them that they are appreciated.

The reusable cups with lids are for them to take to their classes each period without having to worry about spilling. We found as many flavors as we could of single use lemonade and limeade.

~Mrs. Scott

New Teacher Gift Ideas

If you have some new teachers/faculty on your campus, be part of the welcoming committee with an idea below! (These gifts would also be great for your child to give to their teachers on the first day of school or at meet the teacher!) For more details, visit the original site by clicking the underlined link.

Sobe - "We are SO excited you are going to BE ___'s Teacher"/"We are SO excited you are going to BE on our campus this year!"

Lotion - "Hope you have a smooth year!" - website even has multiple printables to choose from.


Teacher Survival Kit - blog gives you a list of gifts to add to the basket along with a cute little saying to go with it

Air Freshener - Would change the wording to say "Hope you have a SCENT-sational year!" You need to check out this blog b/c they have a lot of other great suggestions.

Soda - "Soda"-lighted you're my teacher/at our school!

Cupcake Bouquet

Fortune Cookies - "We are so fortunate to have you as a teacher!"

Teacher Supply Cake - a new spin on the popular diaper cake!

Skor Candy Bar - "We Skor'ed Big!"

~Mrs. Scott