34 Amazing DIY Back to School Teacher Gifts
Making your own presents for your kids’ teachers is a great way to show you care! And since there are so many great DIY gift ideas to choose from, you can create a beautiful handmade gift for just about any occasion throughout the school year! And with these fun back to school teacher gifts, you can be sure your kids will start the school year off right. From useful gifts your kids’ teachers can use throughout the year to cute decorations for their desk, these DIY projects are the perfect way to start the new school year.
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DIY Back to School Teacher Gift Ideas
Your child’s teachers spend so much time with your kids! What better way to thank them for all their hard work during the school year than with a handmade gift? You can start the school year off right by giving your child’s teacher a great back to school gift this year.
But the best part about these simple first day of school gifts is that they’re simple to make! There’s no need to go all out when creating a teacher gift. Creating a simple, useful gift for your child’s teacher is the perfect way to start the school year.
And there are so many different gift ideas for you to create! When you’re trying to come up with things to give your kid’s teacher on the first day of school, consider some of these simple gift ideas:
- Cleaning supplies. Help your child’s teacher keep the classroom clean and germ-free by giving them some extra cleaning supplies at the start of the school year. You could give them disinfecting wipes, cleaning solution, paper towels, and hand sanitizer.
- School supplies. Providing a few extra school supplies is another helpful gift to give your kid’s teacher. Basic supplies like notebooks, paper, pens, highlighters, and pencils are all things your child’s teacher could use throughout the school year.
- Snacks. Give your kid’s teacher a snack or sweet treat to kick off the school year for a fun and unique gift idea they’re sure to love.
- Classroom decorations. Giving your child’s teacher something to decorate their classroom is another fun gift idea. And it lets you get a litte creative to make something personal for the first day of school.
- Gift cards. Help your kid’s teacher out as they head back to school by giving them a gift card to purchase supplies or a coffee on their way to work.
Back to School Teacher Gifts
Get the school year off to a great start with the help of these easy DIY back to school teacher gifts.
Make sure your child's teacher has something sweet to snack on with the help of this easy mason jar teacher gift idea.
Help keep your child's classroom clean and germ-free by giving their teacher some Clorox wipes with a fun gift tag.
Keep all the kids in the classroom healthy by giving the teacher some hand sanitizer as a gift with this cute gift tag attached.
Help satisify your kid's teacher's sweet tooth with a gift of s'mores snack mix and a cute gift tag.
Make sure your kid's teacher has plenty of notebooks and paper on hand with this simple gift idea and free printable gift tags.
Whether you attach this tag to highlighters or markers, it's sure to be a useful gift at the beginning of the school year.
Keep your child's teacher safe by giving them a face mask at the beginning of the school year.
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Help keep their desk neat and organized by making your kid's teacher a DIY pencil case.
These cute terra cotta pots are a fun DIY gift idea to decorate a teacher's desk.
Make sure your kid's teacher stays organized this school year with this DIY calendar.
This cute teacher gift idea is a fun way to package a sweet treat for back to school.
Your kid's teacher will love decorating their classroom with these fun apple wood blocks.
Create a cute wreath made out of crayons for your child's teacher to decorate their classroom this year.
Satisfy your kid's teacher's sweet toothe by baking up some delicious treats and adding a cute gift tag to the box.
With this simpleprintable, you can create a useful teacher gift in just a few minutes.
Turn a mason jar into a cute back to school decoration for your kid's teacher to kick off the school year.
Help keep their desk organized this school year with the help of these DIY pencil holders.
These cute apple earrings are a fun gift that your kid's teacher are sure to love wearing to school.
With this cute pencil mason jar craft, you can create a fun pencil holder for a teacher's desk.
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
