Teachers make a lot of wonderful impacts on a child’s life. Your kids can show their teacher how much they care with one of these lovely DIY gifts for teachers that kids can make! This list contains a variety of teacher appreciation week gift ideas and tutorials that your kids will love to create on their own.
Kid Crafts for Teacher Appreciation Gifts
Looking a creative teacher gift ideas? You’ll want to check out these ideas. From kids’ crafts to homemade treats, these are teacher gift ideas kids can make. Take the time to make your teacher feel appreciated by preparing something special for them to show appreciation for your favorite teacher with these teacher gift ideas for kids.
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They’ll feel so proud giving a gift that they made themselves. Let’s get these DIY teacher gift ideas rolling with a list of easy-to-make gifts for teachers that go beyond red apples…
DIY Teacher Gift Ideas for Kids to Make
1. DIY Crafty Knitted Bracelets
Even beginning knitters like your kid can make these cute knitted bracelet ideas by Tiny Rotten Peanuts! This is one of the really cute DIY teacher appreciation gifts! Attach a free printable gift tag along with this one for a special touch of love.
2. DIY Bath Salt for Teachers
This DIY bath salt from Totally the Bomb makes a great, relaxing gift for your child’s teacher! Grab a mason jar and follow the tutorial to make this relaxing and great teacher’s gift idea. This will look more classy with a free printable tag for a special teacher.
3. Simple DIY Painted Bowl
Looking for an end of the school year gift for your teacher? This painted bowl craft by Kids Activities Blog makes a pretty and practical gift to your little one’s teacher! Works great with some melted crayons too.
4. Cute DIY Teacher’s Day Keyring
This kid’s DIY keyring craft by Red Ted Art is great for your little one’s first-time sewing project! It’s a great accessory for your teacher’s tote bags too!
5. Lovely Duct Tape Flowers on Pens for Teachers
Teacher Appreciation Day is coming real soon! The duct tape flowers on these pens or even pencil will brighten your teacher’s desk. This craft by Tiny Rotten Peanuts can be made by your kiddos too! Works good as a birthday or Valentine’s day gift too.
6. Homemade Bath Bombs
Skip hand sanitizer, make some bath bombs instead! These homemade bath bombs by Red Ted Art make such a perfect gift for your kid’s hard-working teacher. It works like soap, but with an explosive touch of love.
7. DIY Lovely Candle Holders
On a hunt for a great teacher’s gift idea? These DIY glitter candle holder crafts by Lessons Learnt Journal will look great on your teacher’s desk or mantle! Look for some school supplies to make these cool gifts for a special teacher.
8. Refreshing Sugar Scrub as a Gift for Teachers
This DIY sugar scrub recipe by Kids Activities Blog is easy for your kids to make, and smells amazing too! She won’t suspect this one’s a homemade gift your little one made for her. {wink}
9. Yummy Maple Chipotle Sauce for Teachers
Here’s a treat for your hardworking teacher! If you have a teacher who’s a foodie, they’ll love receiving this maple chipotle barbecue sauce recipe by Mama Miss. Tastes like candy, and so perfect for a cookie!
10. DIY Glittery Pinecone Decors for Gifts
Add a glitter to your teacher gift basket by making this DIY gift idea. These glittery pinecone crafts by Totally the Bomb are great gifts for teachers for holiday decors. Perfect for Christmas gifts!
11. Snowman Wrapped Chocolate Bars for Teachers
Dress up a delicious chocolate bar in a cute snowman wrapper with this idea from The Educators’ Spin On It. I think teachers still love chocolates and candies too!
12. DIY Fabric Brooch for Teachers
Recognize the efforts your teacher put in the classroom everyday. This DIY gift idea from Kids Activities Blog is personalizable! Have your child choose a fabric that their teacher will love! Add a lovely ribbon using a glue gun for a final touch.
13. Rainbow Pour-Painted Vases as Teacher’s Day Gift
These rainbow pour paint vases by Growing a Jeweled Rose are such a blast to make for your kid’s teacher. You can also do this with mugs! You can also use nail polish if you run out of paint. Who knows, your teacher may put a succulent in there.
14. Dress Up Your Gift as a Gingerbread Man for Teachers
This gingerbread gift wrap idea from The Educators’ Spin on It is a simple way to dress up any gift for your kiddo’s teachers! This is perfect for concealing gift cards (a Starbucks gift card, for example), chocolates and candies, markers, and others. Especially great if you’re looking for a last minute gift for teachers. {grin}
More DIY Creative Ideas for Kids From Play Ideas
- Be sure to try doing these fancy and adorable friendship bracelets your kids will totally enjoy!
- These fancy and gorgeous washi tape crafts for kids of all ages here are awesome!
- A big list of resources for teacher appreciation week.
- Let’s get fancy with these awesome stick crafts for kids!
- Try these creative puppet crafts for an afternoon of fun with the kids!
- Need to relax? Here’s to a breezy afternoon making wind chime crafts with kids of all ages.
- Be creative making your own musical instruments at home!
- Here are some Valentine’s Day gift ideas for teachers you can make.
- Origami will be a big thing when your bigger kids create these cool origami crafts.
Which gift are you and your kiddo is making for their teachers?