Back To School Teacher Cookie Gift Printable

I know for like 90% of you, school has already started so this post is not going to help almost anyone this year. However, I have had a couple of people ask for the printable tag for this Back to School teacher gift and this seemed the easiest way to share.

So I am once again blowing the dust of my computer and making this tag available via ye old blog. Maybe I should have said "ye olde blog" to be more official. Ha.

Back on point...For back to school I gave our teachers a mason jar stacked with homemade chocolate chip cookies (link to recipe to follow) and I attached this little tag that plays off of the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

I printed a few off and then tied them to the cookie filled mason jars. They were really easy to throw together and were a big hit. Just make your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. If you are still looking for one, I really rather enjoy the recipe for My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Once your favorite (or my favorite) cookies are cooled, stack them in a mason jar or package them up however you would like and then attach one of these tags. I am pretty sure your kid will get A's all year long. 

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Soda Teacher Appreciation Week Tags

Elephant in the room...yes this is the first blog post I have done in like a year and a half. Also, it is gonna be a short one. Ha.

I am coming to you today because it is Teacher Appreciation Week and I LOVE Teacher Appreciation Week. I posted a photo of one of my gift ideas on Instagram (@larissaanotherday) and before long I had several request to make the tags available to print. So I got my fanny in gear and put it online.

I had seen a similar idea to this but with alcohol instead of soda. I thought right away about how appropriate this was for at least one of my little men. He is a little bit of a cute wiggly handful. I knew I had to make these for our teachers Since I am not a drinker and neither are my boys' teachers, I had the idea to attach a gift card to a soda shop. I made two sets of tags. The first set of tags have a space to attach a drink shop gift card and the second set was made to attach to a single drink.

ATTACH A GIFT CARD: 

Download Printable HERE

FOR A SINGLE SODA:

Download Printable HERE

Hope that helps some of you out! Whew I am exhausted from all this blogging. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week.

Thanksgiving Teacher Appreciation Mini Pies Thank You and Printable

 Yesterday I posted this Thanksgiving teacher mini pie gift on Instagram. I had a few people ask about how to get the tag. So I decided that I needed to put it on the blog so that people could get it easily.

I made this "We aPIEciate You" tag in PicMonkey for our teachers. I specified it for them and the fact that the PTO was giving it to them. I have now made a few more generic options for those not thanking from a PTO and for those not thanking teachers specifically. There is a single option of each tag (which you can right click and save to your computer), a sheet of the teacher tags (not from PTO), and a blank one with instructions on how to personalize it.

I tied each tag to a mini mason jar pie. These were pumpkin pecan made from THIS recipe. I quadrupled the recipe for the filling for 32 jars and tripled the topping. You could also attach a big ol' pie if it was for one person. You could buy those mini wrapped pies instead of making jar pies. Possibilities are endless.

Teacher/PTO one.

Sheet of Teacher/PTO tags.

PRINT HERE

Teacher/no PTO.

Teacher/no from printable.

PRINT HERE

Thank You Blank.

Okay so for the blank one. Here is how you personalize it.

After you have downloaded the image onto your computer, go to PicMonkey. Under the edit, choose the computer icon. Then select the saved image.

It should look like this.

The font you need is Chunk Five. Add Text.

Make the word of the person you are thanking fit. Also make sure your caps are on. Add spaces or increase the text size to fit the space.

Change the color to 8e0500 in the text edit box.

If you want to add a from, then type the text you want and adjust color and size.

Then you can save and print it off. Woot.

Hope that make sense and that this makes thanking a teacher for Thansgiving easy peasy!

Teacher Christmas Gift- Lunch Elf

Yesterday I posted on Instagram (@larissa_anotherday) about my Christmas teacher gift and I have had several people ask for the printable. So I decided to post about it and offer the printable.

This is an easy Christmas teacher gift, AND word on the street is that teachers LOVE it. Bring your favorite teachers lunch for a Christmas present. I have learned that one of the things that stress teachers out is having to figure out what is for lunch. I don't blame them. I wouldn't want to deal with it either.

So the Christmas Lunch Elf to the rescue.

Here is the run down.

First find out what their favorite lunch restaurant is (or just pick an sandwich type place). Then download and print off these Teacher Christmas Lunch Elf printable.

DOWNLOAD HERE

After you print out the Tag, print off a lunch menu from their restaurant and attach it to the back. One year I went to a sandwich place that had paper order forms already. This year I went online and was able to print off one for one restaurant, but I had to make one for the other restaurant.

I drop off the order form the day before early, so that I can get it back that afternoon. I am kind of lucky because the school secretary lives by me so she just brings them to me. Then the next day I go and pick up the lunches, add in a dessert and drink, and then I take it to them. 

This really is such an EASY teacher Christmas gift. The only planning is making sure restaurants are open in time to get the teachers their lunch, since often teachers have earlier lunches.

Now you are all set. This really is a teacher Christmas gift that can be given every year. 

An Apple For Teacher

Some are already back in school. We have about three more weeks. I really like to show up to back-to-school night with a gift for our teachers. Last year I chose to go with the classic "apple for teacher" theme. I thought a little outside the box and went with little apple pies for the teacher. I used store bought pie dough and apple pie filing. I lined the inside of the smallest sized mason jar with pie crust. A couple of spoonfuls of pie filling was topped with a lattice top. To make the lattice I cut out strips, wove them together and then used the ring from the jar to cut out a circle top. Then I sealed the top to the crust in the jar by gently pinching around the edge. Bake at 325 until the crust is golden brown.

Once they were done and cooled, I printed off these tags...

Download HERE

I put the mini pies in a cupcake box. Then I wrapped the box with yarn, punched a hole in the tag, signed our names, and tied it to the box.

I am pretty sure my kids got all A's because of these pies. I feel like they owe me or something. Kidding, my kids are smarties and didn't need no stinking pies. However, I am sure the teachers didn't mind getting them.

Watercolor Teacher Note Cards

What is that you say? School has been out for awhile. Your kids have already said good bye to their teachers for the school year.

Yeah, I know that. I meant to share this teacher gift I made early, but alas I don't have an early setting on my personal clock right now. The setting is pretty much set to last minute or lots of minutes after.

I loved these cards and was pretty proud of myself for trying a new skill to get these done.

I have seen several similar projects on the internet. I just love how personal the idea was.

As I thought on the project, I remembered a time when I had done a very simple and basic family tree using watercolors. I remember not being horrible at it and that was years ago. So I thought I would give it a try.

Gosh, I sure had fun. I initially drew the image on a larger piece of watercolor paper. I drew the image with pencil, leaving out some of the design detail, like the stripes on the dress.

Then I went to work painting. I had fun recreating different outfits I may have seen the teachers wear. I also added a special little touch by painting the book to match one of the ones they read that year in class.

I took my originals to Staples and had them shrink down my original image and then copy them on heavy cardstock. Not only did they print them out so that I could cut them down to a 5x7 card, but the girl who copied them for me also cut them down so I didn't have to. Man is that kind of wonderful

I bought some brown craft paper envelopes to go with the cards. I tied them all up with a cute ribbon and delivered them to my boys' teachers on the last day of school.

I might just make some every year. Spoiler alert future teachers-you might be getting some of these next year.

St. Patrick's Day Teacher Appreciation Gift (Printable)

Sorry I am sharing this St. Patrick's Day Teacher Appreciation Gift so late. I had the best of intentions to get it to you guys yesterday. That would at least give you half a day to whip something together if you wanted to. Alas, it obviously didn't happen.

My computer has seen better days people. I normally try and work on The Hub's computer after he gets home, but he has been needing it for work and that means I am back to Old Bessie here. After my card reader (yes that is how old my computer is) led me on a merry chase, I finally was able to get to my photos and edit them.

I debated still sharing these, but they are so gosh dang cute I just had to. Plus, thanks to Pinterest holiday ideas can live on past their actual holiday and be saved for the next year.

So here is my St. Patrick's Day Teacher Appreciation Gift.

I went to a local store and cleared them out of all their green soda. The cashier was all, "Wow! You must really like this soda." He seemed only a little less confused when I told him I was in PTO and it was for our teachers. Haha!

I created this tag in PicMonkey and used the "POPPED" as a play on words of the soda. You all know how I like a good play on words!

You know what else I like?

Color coordination.
Paper Straws.
Washi Tape.

So I had to use it all.

I hot glued the St. Patrick's Day label (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) to the bottle. Then I taped a paper straw to the side. Easy Peasy. You could tape these to green cans or bottles of soda if you can't find green colored soda. Any way you do it, it is a fun way to tell a teacher you feel lucky to have them.

For another idea, here is last year's St. Patrick's Day Teacher Appreciation Gift:

Lucky To Have Teachers Like You

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Back to School Teacher Gift

School is back in. For my kiddos it has been just a few days. Some of your kids have been in school for several weeks. No matter if it has been less than a week or almost a month, it isn't too late to drop a little something off for your kids' teacher.

This is an easy to put together little gift for teacher that is sure to brighten their day.

Here is what you need--

cookies (homemade or store bought)
quart canning jars (Ball currently has these new "vintage" inspired green jars)
odds and ends to decorate with (fabric, ribbon, clothespin, doily, lace, etc.)
tag (right click on image below to save to your computer)

I made the tag in Picmonkey's design setting using:

school paper overlay

geometric overlay

vintage flower overlay

fonts: Sweetheart and Tall Dark and Handsome

See, how simple is that! You can pretty much gather what you have, print off this tag and you are done.

Seriously, it is as easy and lovely as that.

For other ideas you can see what else I have posted for Teacher Appreciation. You can also visit my Pinterest Teacher Appreciation Board.

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Picnic Teacher Gift

I can't get over this Picnic Themed Gift. Really I can't get over the picnic blanket itself. Way to go Target! You never disappoint.

I really wanted to do a Picnic Teacher Gift for one of our teachers. I originally was just going to look for a regular blanket, then I found these amazing picnic blankets while strolling the aisles of Target. I fell in love with the pattern and colors.

Once I had the blanket picked out I got to geek out with more color coordinating. Then the whole delightful Picnic Gift came together.

I made a giant tag using Picmonkey to attach to the gift. Making customized tags is really easy and I have a post coming up on Friday to show you how to make your own tags in PicMonkey.

This tag says, "It has been a PICNIC having you as a teacher!" A Picnic Themed gift would also make a great wedding present. You can make the say anything punny and picnicy.

Then just pack the gift with anything befitting a picnic. Making it coordinate is just a bonus.

Plate, napkins, straws, soda, a picnic basket, and even a gift card to a sandwich restaurant.

Tie it all together. There ya have it, the gift of Summer.

 

Have I mentioned how much I love this blanket? Have I mentioned I love these colors? Well, love AND love.

Double love. 

I also love how this Picnic Themed Present turned out. I think that it might turn into one of my go-to presents for weddings now.

What is your go-to wedding gift? Or your go-to Teacher gift for that matter?

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Teacher Appreciation: Refreshing and DeLIGHTful Teacher Tags

I have another Teacher Appreciation Gift idea for you today. It is easy. SO easy. Plus it is really affordable.

I really wanted to have a non-sweet gift to give to our teachers. You know to accompany the totally sweet and sugary Smart Cookie Teacher Appreciation gift I also made for them. Ha.

I love these water bottles. First, because they are kind of design-tastic. I know, who loves the design of water bottles. Well, this girl. The other reason I love them, is because even though they are disposable water bottles, they can actually be reused over and over thanks to the awesome spout.

I used my love of these water bottles AND my love of Crystal Light as inspiration for this Teacher Appreciation Gift.

I made up these "refreshing" teacher tags to tie on to the water bottles.

I also added these tiny circle "deLIGHTful" teacher tags to attach a couple of packets of single serving Crystal Light.

I tied everything together with some fabric scraps and some yarn.

Bam. Just like that I have a cute and non sugary gift to give to our hard working teachers.

Download the Refreshing and DeLIGHTful tags HERE.

Have you thanked a teacher yet?

It is not too late to show your teachers some love and appreciation.

This idea and the Smart Cookie Teacher Thank You are both really easy to pull together last minute.

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