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We Need Smore Teachers Like You

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Even though we homeshool now, I always loved making teacher appreciation gifts when our older kids were in public school.

Let me show you this delicious treat that only takes minutes to assemble.

What teacher does not like smores? Yum! And these can be given to your sweet teacher any time of year.

I even have a smores printable so you can make this on a budget and for as many teachers as you wish. Yay!

smore printable for your teacher

 

 

 

Teacher Appreciation Smores Printable

Supplies: 

  • smore printable  (prints 4 to a page)
  • scissors or paper cutter
  • stapler
  • clear cello bags
  • cardstock
  • large marshmallows
  • small chocolate bars
  • graham crackers
  • printer

teacher smores

Method:

  1. Print  the smore tags out on white cardstock and cut them out.
  2. Fold the printable in half as my sample above demonstrates.
  3. Stuff your cellophane bags with two graham cracker squares, one large marshmallow, and one chocolate.
  4. Fold the top of the cellophane bag over and place the cardstock tag over it.
  5. Secure shut with a stapler.

You’re done!

The printable even has step by step instructions for the teachers to create the smore in the microwave.

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You have a sweet little looking gift, that literally took seconds to make and did not break the bank.

The teachers will LOVE these! Easy enough to make for a group of teachers as well. These can be given any time of year, not just during teacher appreciation week.

 

(Make sure you check out my Christmas S’Mores Printable as well!)

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Teacher Popcorn Gift (free printable)

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Even if Teacher Appreciation Week is over, it is not too late to show your kiddo’s teacher(s)  that her hard work and love for your child is appreciated.

Remember me telling you about the  Domesticated Lady  site last week? Well, I found another awesome  {{free}} printable  on her site that is perfect for the teacher(s)  in your life.   Domesticated Lady took this printable and attached it to bags of a  sweet popcorn concoction  she made, but I did not have time last week to make that.

So I improvised, and you can too!

You will need:

  • free popcorn printable
  • scissors
  • hole-punch
  • ribbon (I used inexpensive curly ribbon- be as fancy as you want)
  • unopened bag of microwave popcorn
  • pen or marker so your child can write who the gift is from

 This is so easy I do not even have to show you step by step.

  1. Just cut the tags out and hole punch them near the top.
  2. Have your child use the marker or pen to write their name in the from space on the tag.
  3. Use ribbon to attach the tag to the popcorn bag and you’re done.

Simple, simple, simple! Excellent when you have a group of teachers to buy for.   Make sure you are following  Crystal & Co. on Facebook.   When I find awesome crafty ideas that I think you might love, I share them over there!  See ya in cyberspace!

Teacher Appreciation: A Note for Your Teacher (Free Printable)

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Today I’m going to share an easy printable for teacher appreciation week.

This is a perfect activity for kids to do because its fun and educational.

The great thing about this activity is that it can be a lesson in itself for any age group.   If you have a toddler just learning to write you can have them trace over your answers.   Or if you have an elementary school age child they can write out the answers themselves.   This fun printable is educational and will sure to be a treasured teacher appreciation gift idea.

Teacher Appreciation Printable

Simply print out the printable found below and fill it out with your child.   Teacher appreciation gifts do not have to cost a ton of money.   The ones that comes from the heart are the most appreciated. You can print this letter here.

This would go perfectly with the handmade flowers and pencil holder that we shared in previous weeks.   All three would be the perfect gift for any teacher!

 

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Flower and Button Clothespin Magnets

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Last month I shared with you an adorable clothespin magnet tutorial that was perfect to give as a teacher gift. We used scrapbook school-themed embellishments to decorate the clothespins.

Today, I want to show you how we can make a more feminine version of the magnet using paper flowers and buttons I picked up from the craft store.

 

I love these flowers! They are not only beautiful, but fun!

You can find many colors and designs at your local craft store.

 

Use Mod Podge to adhere coordinating scrapbook paper to the clothespins.

A step by step tutorial can be read here.

While your Mod Podge is drying, use your glue gun to assemble the flowers.

 

I layered a big flower, a little flower, and then topped it with a button.

Each step is assembled using the glue gun.

 

Once the Mod Podge is 100% dry, you can hot glue the flower ensemble to the front of the clothespin.

Be creative. You can make them all look them same, or a little different from one another.

Have fun with it.

At this point you can use the clothespin without a magnet to hang art work on twine as I showed you in this post.

Or, you can hot glue a magnet to the back like I did here.

Now it is perfect for hanging memos and notes on your fridge.

Either way, they are practical and useful.

A set of these would make a great gift for teacher appreciation, mother’s day, a birthday or even a wedding shower!

 

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Teacher Gift: Picture Frame

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You’re gonna love this.

You’re not going to believe how easy, budget friendly, yet personalized this gift is.

Perfect as a token of appreciation for your little one’s teacher.

Take a matted picture frame and remove the mat. You can find them inexpensively at stores like Walmart starting at $3.00. The one I bought below was $9.00. Save your craft store coupons and score one at Michael’s, for example, for 40-50% off.

Next, take a photo of the teacher(s) with the student. You can have prints made in minutes inexpensively at most drug stores. For an 8×10 matted frame, it generally holds a 5×7 photo. If you print a photo that is 4×6, just back the photo with a piece of pretty scrapbook paper or card stock that measures the size of the mat photo space. Make sense?

You’ll also want some scrapbook embellishments. You can find these awesome packets that are specifically for each grade level starting with pre- school. In other words, all the embellishment you need, personalized to the grade of your student’s class, all in one little package.

 

Affix the scrapbook embellishments around the mat.

Insert the photo.

Reassemble the frame.

And you’re done!

 A precious keepsake they will cherish forever.

 

I am sharing this tutorial on these crafty and resourceful sites: i heart naptime,  the girl creative,  C.R.A.F.T.  craftomatic,  crafts keep me sane,   skip to my lou,  making the world cuter, sumos sweet stuff,  mad in crafts, tip junkie,  craft edition,  hope studios, todays creative blog, sew much ado,  someday crafts,  we are that family,  blue cricket designs,  somewhat simple,  paisley passions, house of hepworths,  fun to craft,  fingerprints on the fridge, tidy mom,  a few of my favorite things and  it’s a hodge podge life.   Looking for a more copious list? Here are over 50 sites to search for and share projects  and tutorials.

DIY Water Bottle Teacher Appreciation Gifts

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I’ve seen tons of these water bottle ideas given as teacher appreciation gifts all over the internet.

These are easier to create than you may have thought.

If you are looking for inexpensive gifts for your student’s teacher(s), here is my version and it was super simple.

Not only is this a cute gift, but it certainly is something your teacher can use because it includes a bottle of water and a yummy Crystal Light packet for a great afternoon treat.

teacher appreciation

 You Will Need:

  • scissors
  • paper cutter (use scissors if you do not have a cutter)
  • solid colored cardstock– you can get two bottle holders out of one sheet
  • scrapbook paper- I did ten bottles using only 2 pieces of decorative scrapbook paper
  • metal brads, if you want
  • craft glue
  • water bottle (for each teacher)
  • flavor packet, like Crystal Light (for each teacher)
  • embellishments (stickers, scrapbook flair, etc.)

How to Make DIY Water Bottle Teacher Gifts:

Cut your solid colored cardstock into 4 inch wide x 8 1/2 inch tall pieces. If you are using 8 1/2  x  11 sized paper, you can get two water bottle tags from one sheet  and still have a sliver of paper left over.

teacher appreciation gift

 

Use a bottle of water to trace the bottle cap onto the tag. You will want to trace this at the top of the paper in the center as the picture below illustrates.

teacher appreciation gift

 

Cut the hole with scissors and fold the top of the cardstock like this:

teacher appreciation gift

 

Take your decorative scrapbook paper and cut into 4 inch wide by 3 inch in tall pieces. Once cut, apply glue to the back of the paper on the sides and bottom only.

teacher appreciation gift

 

Adhere this to the front of your cardstock tag. This will be the pocket for your flavor packet.

You can also insert a metal brad on each side of the pocket as I did below. It gives some extra security to holding the pocket in place.   Brads are very inexpensive.

teacher appreciation gift

 

Now you can embellish. I used an alphabet sticker to represent the teacher’s name as well as some pre-sticky scrapbook flowers. So easy!

teacher appreciation gift

 

Use cardstock and print out an inspiring quote or your message of gratitude. Ours said, thank you for fostering the thirst of knowledge….

You will use craft glue to adhere this to the front of the water tag.

Insert your flavored water packet in the pocket of the tag and place the tag over the bottle of water.

teacher appreciation gift

You’re done.   How easy was that?

And your teacher’s will love them. Easy enough to do for multiple teachers.

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Embellished Clothespin Magnets- Teacher Appreciation Gift

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Simple.

Affordable.

Lovely.

DIY.

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and I’ve got a few crafty AND budget friendly projects  up my sleeve that you can make for your little one’s teacher!

Aren’t these magnets  just rockin’? These are very playful and fun. Perfect for a preschool, Mother’s Day Out or elementary school teacher. (I also have a more feminine and girly version I will share later.) It is truly amazing the crafts you can create with scrapbook supplies, which is exactly what I have done here.

You will need:

  • 1 sheet of scrapbook paper- there are many themed papers available.   For this version I chose a preschool themed sheet.
  • clothespins
  • Mod Podge
  • sponge brush for applying Mod Podge
  • 1 small magnet for each clothespin
  • hot glue gun
  • scissors
  • scrapbook embellishment aliened with your theme (I used school related embellishments: pencil, apple, bus, etc.)

 

How to Make Clothespin Magnets:

Trace and outline of your clothespins on the scrapbook paper.

 

Carefully cut your tracings out with scissors.

 

Pour up some Mod Podge and dip your sponge brush in it.

 

Apply a layer of Mod Podge to the surface of the clothespin.

 

Place one of your scrapbook tracings on top of the Mod Podge covered clothespin and apply a layer of Mod Podge over the scrapbook paper.

Allow it to dry 100% (thirty minutes to an hour). The Mod Podge will dry clear, although you can purchase Mod Podge that is shimmery, glossy, matte, opaque., etc.

 

Once dry, use your hot glue gun to apply a small magnet to the back side of the clothespin.  

 

Gather your embellishments.

 

Apply your embellishment to the front of the clothespin using your hot glue gun.

*Remember to pull off any of the hot glue strands left behind or hanging from the clothespins. I see a few in the above photograph.

 

And your all done! What teacher would not love to receive a set of these fun handmade magnets? Easy to make, hua? Gift bag them up with some tissue paper and your teacher will be ever so grateful.

I am sharing this tutorial on these crafty and resourceful sites: i heart naptime,  the girl creative,  C.R.A.F.T.  craftomatic,  crafts keep me sane,   skip to my lou,  making the world cuter, sumos sweet stuff,  mad in crafts, tip junkie,  craft edition,  hope studios, todays creative blog, sew much ado,  someday crafts,  we are that family,  blue cricket designs,  somewhat simple,  paisley passions, house of hepworths,  fun to craft,  fingerprints on the fridge, tidy mom,  a few of my favorite things and  it’s a hodge podge life.   Looking for a more copious list? Here are over 50 sites to search for and share projects  and tutorials.

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