What is the best homemade gift to teachers?

Question

What is the best homemade gift to teachers?

Answer 1

An apple.

Answer 2

over the years i've had hand made cards

pendents nad hand made earrings

a paper mache puppet

a clay hand made mug.

  some chinese calligraphy on pretty paper

my favourite was a pressed flower on  paper  

Answer 3

I agree with above.  There is so much waste in giving fluff to a teacher.  Teachers will always be gracious and kind with whatever you give, but if you really want to make a teacher happy, give him or her something that they want.  Certificates for day spa, restaurant, sports activity, movies, etc.   Scrapbooking supplies, really nice art supplies, or paper kits.  Homemade food that has meaning or importance to your family.  Some teachers like lottery tickets and gift certificates.   Some just want flowers or chocolate.  Be aware of your teacher and take some time to really give a thoughtful gift that will have meaning.    

Answer 4

Well, you will never go wrong with art pieces, for instance handmade portraits on oil, acryl or pencil. They really look classical! You simply select some nice photo and send it to the professional artists at http://www.paintyourlife.com to be turned into a unique portrait. It is a reliable address for all sorts of gift ideas for every occasion!

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Answer 5

Aha, I can give you lots of ideas.  I have given many homemade teacher's gifts over the years.

~Baked goods.  In other words, cookies.

~Homemade cards with nice messages are always appreciated.

~Decorated picture frames.  Buy some plain wooden frames from your local craft supply store, and decorate it with paint, and/or glue rhinestones and other trinkets.

~Buy some clear glasses (wine glasses would be nice considering they're teachers, but anything glass would be nice), and ask at your craft store for paint that sticks to glass when it's baked.  You can paint a nice design onto the glass and then you bake them in the oven and the teachers have a beautiful hand-painted glass.  They will be dishwasher safe.

~Deco-page. Get some glass candle votives and some special glue from the craft store (just ask them for glue to use for deco-page, they should know what you mean).  Then, you take squares of tissue paper and layer them using the glue, painting glue on top and below the tissue paper.  The end result is very pretty.  Then give it to the teacher along with a nice little scented candle, or even a tealight would suffice.

~Bath salts.  I can't remember the recipe, but search it on the internet.  It's basically stuff to put in your bath that smells good, in case you don't know.  There's varying kinds of salt in it, and a few drops of essential oils and colouring.  Package them up in pretty jars and label them nicely.

~For the holiday season (it's early yet, but here's a great idea) buy some plain clear glass ornaments from the craft store (they come in lost of shapes, from the common spheres to cubes to pear shaped).  There are two ways you can decorate them: The easier way is to get some special glue (just ask for it, they should know what you mean if you explain what you want to do), some very fine sparkles, some thin double-sided tape and very tiny beads (smaller than seed beads, they're actually more like tiny balls, as I don't think they have holes in them).  Wach the ornament, dry it, then coat the inside of the ornament with glue and then drain it.  Put some sparkles in it and shake it to coat.  Pour out the excess sparkles.  Then, put two lengths of double-sided tape around the circumference of the ornament in a criss-cross design and roll the ornament in the little beads.  Tie a nice ribbon around the neck and there you go, a beautiful homemade ornament!

The second and slightly more tedious way to decorate the ornaments is to purchase some pretty acrylic paint.  Choose some colours that go nicely together (three or four is a good amount) and then pour a small amount of one colour into the ornament.  Let it drip around the ornament wherever you want it to go, but don't completely coat it.  Drain the excess paint when you're done with that colour.  Repeat with the next colours, letting the excess paint drain each time.  Add more paint and run it around the ornament until the inside is completely coated.  You should end up with a beautiful marble-like ornament.  Put a pretty bow on it and there ya go!

I hope I gave you some nice ideas, and good luck :)

Answer 6

a simple greeting card showing your appreciation & gratitude. since it is handmade, it will also show the time, effort & thought you've put into it.

however, to make it extra special & personal, relate what you write inside to the subject that s/he teaches.

eg. for language teachers, try composing a poem about their class/teaching;

for a maths teacher, try to create a drawing/sketch using math numbers/symbols/geometric figures;

for an art & craft teacher, you can even glue on some small piece of article that they taught you......

for a geography teacher, do something about maps/cities/countries...

Ultimately, it's just the thought that counts.

hope this helps

all the best

Answer 7

While baked goods are great, I really cherish notes from my students.  I keep them in a folder and pull them out when I'm having a bad day or am upset.  It's really nice to remind myself I'm making a difference for someone, even if I have made mistakes recently.  Currently on my fridge is a card made from a couple of boys that says "To a wonderful but lame teacher."  It makes me smile, but because these boys have a tough time at school and the older brother appreciated me keeping an eye out on the younger one, it really makes me cry, too.  They gave me more than any store bought or food present could have.

Answer 8

As a teacher, I loved getting a thoughtfully made card with a gift card in it! Honestly I would rather receive a 5.00 gift card than a mug or other useless thing.

Other homemade ideas:

1.  Make food - not talking about pastries (we get enough of those) but actual food. I know I hardly have enough time to do anything so when a parent brings me a dish especially ethnic dishes then I am thrilled - there is my lunch for the day and dinner even. The best thing I got was a bag of carrots and celery with a tub of unopened hummus. Some teachers might not eat something made from home.

2.  Make an emergency kit. Include asprin, packets of hotcocoa, some microwave popcorn, canned soup, soda cans, some mints, chocolate. A parent gave me that one year and it came in handly often!

3.  Make a c.d of classical music to play in class.

4.  Put together a book of kid quotes that express what they like about the teacher and why he/she is special. I have kept everyone one of these types of books that I have ever received. In fact, include parent quotes too - those are the best!

5.   Get a big pot and put some herbs or flowers in it. Especially perenials. This is also a great gift that isn't wasteful and it will be around forever and your teacher will think of your student everytime they look at it.

6.  Make a beauty/relaxation kit. Get some face masks from your local drug store with some bubble bath and some clear pink nailpolish - kinda fun!

Think of practical stuff. Honestly as a teacher you get so much fluff that I end up donating to good will. Give her something useful and it won't go in the trash.

Answer 9

Baked goods are definitely great, but you may want to just stick w/a simple card. It shows that you took time and effort because you were thinking of him/her.

Answer 10

I agree with responder #2.