Treats for Teach: Gift Ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week 2014

Next Week begins Teacher Appreciation Week! Teachers everywhere clamor to find deals at local retailers, restaurants, and museums during this national event.

Why celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week only once a year when teachers dispense knowledge, instill motivation, self-esteem and build confidence in students the whole year through? While we love Starbucks gift cards, which lend a pick me up at the beginning of a hectic morning, we often end up drowning in latte overload.

 Look below to see gifts that keep on giving the whole year through and maybe even years to come!

• Buy a simple picture frame with matting at a local craft or big box store. 
• Find a poem that celebrates the contribution of teachers and frame. 
• If possible, place a picture of your child inside and have them sign their name underneath. If they are unable to write, simply have them use their fingerprint and print their name underneath. 

• Ask the school principal what supplies they feel your homeroom teacher would need on a daily basis. 
• Buy a basket and fill it with the school supplies the principal suggested. 
• Wrap in cellophane and tie with a bow or curling ribbon.
• Variation: Buy a gift card from an office supply store such as Staples or a local teacher store.

• Create a cute little pencil holder by hot gluing colorful, unsharpened pencils to a ceramic pencil holder. 

Happy Teachers Appreciation Week Everyone!