Teacher's Birthday??????????????????????????
I have a teacher who is amazing, and she is turning 39 soon and I wanted to do something special for her. I pulled some ideas from this website and was wondering which one sounds more thoughtful and meaningful. Please Answer.[:
I love you!
1. Movie Night
I am a teacher as well as a mom. I receive wonderful gifts from my students each year, but one of the most creative gifts I received was a "movie night" kit wrapped in a popcorn box (from the theater). Inside were several packages of microwave popcorn, Twizzlers, Junior Mints, and Dots, and gift cards to a local video store! It was a gift that my family enjoyed as much as I did.
2. Spas & Spoiling
Before school ended we gave our teacher a 0 gift certificate to a local day spa where she could induldge in a facial, manicure, pedicure, massage — whatever she chose. We included a brochure listing their services along with the gift certificate. Each family was asked to contribute — an easy way to give a nice gift. Variation: We purchased a gift certificate for a manicure, and on the card we wrote "This is for you — after all, your hands are molding the future. Enjoy!" She loved it. We have talked about maybe switching it to a pedicure this year and including this note: "Please enjoy this gift for you. After all, you are busy changing lives … let someone else change your polish."
3. "The Giving Tree" with a Sapling
My favorite gift for a teacher is the book "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein, along with a small tree for the teacher to plant.
4. Notepads
If your child is just beginning to write, this teacher gift is very special. Have your child write out "From the Desk of" at the top of a sheet of paper and the teacher’s name at the bottom. Then ask him to draw something simple like the sun or a flower next to the teacher’s name. Use a black felt-tip pen and a plain sheet of white paper. Then take the masterpiece to a copy shop and have it made into note pads! If it doesn’t all fit on two lines, just make copies and cut and paste in place. We had ours reduced so that the pads were smaller and less expensive. The copy shop can help you with this. The teachers loved it!
Variation: As an early-childhood educator, my all-time favorite gift was a notepad from a student. Her mother had encouraged her to draw a picture of herself and me, then took the drawing to a local copy shop and had it reduced in size and placed in the corner of a 5×7 notepad. Along the bottom, the pad was inscribed with "A note from Mrs. Murphy …" I’ve already told the mom that I hope her son (who is in my class this year) will draw me another picture for a new notepad!
5. Photos
I took photos at a field trip and presented a collage of the day to the teacher. Since I have a digital camera, I was able to send it in the very next day.
6. Poem
My son’s class studied different poetry styles, so with his end-of-year gift we included a poem he had written about his teacher.
Sponge – to soak up the overflow when your brain is too full
Candle – to light a small mind
Modeling Clay – for being a great model
Smarties Candy – to help stay smart
Highlighter Pen – for being a big highlight of my life
Glue – for holding everything together
Bubbles – to keep a bubbly personality
Cup – when yours is overflowing
Marbles – to replace those lost from time to time
Crayon – to color your day
Hanger – to hang in there — summer vacation is almost here!
7. Custom T-Shirts
Blogs –
- Another Poetry Moment: Shel Silverstein’s Messy Room | youth are awesome.com
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You have great ideas! As a teacher I know that just hearing, that you are truly making a difference in someone’s life is worth more than any material gift in the world. A card with a thoughtful personal thank you goes a long way with any teacher.
These are all really cute ideas.
I’m a teacher. My favorite gifts from students have been a copy of my favorite book and a photo of the entire class in a homemade picture frame that was made of popsicle sticks, glitter, and plastic candy pieces.