It’s the beginning of the school year. You want to give your child’s teacher a back to school gift, but just not sure what to give them. You already spend quite a bit of money on much-needed school items. School clothes and new shoes are also on that list of purchases. The budget just doesn’t leave room for much else. What to do?
Simple and Sweet
There are so many awesome first day of school gift ideas out there for teachers. Keeping it simple and sweet is a great way to let your teacher know that you care. But, it also saves you some money to spoil them later on in the year.
Just Grab an Apple
The pencil topper and apple gifts were perfect for an event where hundreds of children created a special gift. Every child was able to make something special for their teacher while getting free haircuts, school supplies, and other school essentials.
Want to do a little more? Grab any apple goodie out there for your child’s teacher.
Apple Gift Ideas:
- A cute necklace
- Apple paperclips
- A “drinking” glass 😉
- Post-it dispenser
- A keychain
How to Use the Gift Tags
No matter what apple gift you grab some ribbon or washi tape will do the job.
For the apple gifts, the kiddos just wrote their name with a fun flair pen
And, wrapped some washi tape
How to Make a Pencil Topper
For the pencil
You will need four apple outlines and one apple stem.
Fold three of the apple outlines in half and glue them together.
If kids are making them, be sure to have them count to twenty so they stick together better.
Glue the stem on the other apple outline and put two dots of glue on each side.
Finally, put the apples on top and hold for twenty seconds.
After creating the topper, the students wrote their name on the gift tag and taped it to the pencil.
More than A Teacher Gift
This gift tag is perfect for created multiple gifts. If you have a handful of teachers you want to honor, these are great! If you are in charge of hospitality on the PTA, these are great! Want to give your students something special on their first day, these are great!
Free Back to School Gift
You can download by clicking the MJCS image at the bottom of this post to create your own back to school gifts for your child’s teacher or to send home with your own students! Enjoy!
