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Teacher Gift + Printable Tag

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Tip Junkie — Thank you for featuring our new tag for an “end-of-the-year” teacher gift!
And check out our other Easy Teacher Gifts here.

*Edited to add: See the bottom of the post for another version of the tag that can easily be attached to a 2-liter of your teachers favorite drink and a bag or bar of chocolate! (I thought that might be easier for some than a gift card!) Yay for amazing teachers!

In my former life (life before kids) I taught elementary school. 2 years, 2 different schools, 2nd Grade. I don’t claim to be an expert having only taught two years. But I bet most teachers will agree that the month of December is CRAZY! I swear the kids are excited for/want to celebrate Christmas as soon as Halloween’s over. But really, who can blame them? That’s when everyone starts thinking about it! 🙂  That last week before you get out of school is NUTS. Seriously.

So, since Holly let me be in charge of the teacher gift, I thought of what I most liked to get from my students. (And can I just say that I had the cutest kids and amazing parents to make my job much easier those 2 crazy years!) One thing that I thought was fun was a little survey we got from the PTA at the beginning of the year with a place to write down all our favorite things: candy, restaurant, hobby, movie, book, music, and yes, caffeinated drink. (Or non-caffeinated, either way…) When Teacher Appreciation Week rolled around, you better believe I was pumped to get Dr. Pepper and Peanut M&Ms.

Quick, head to your local Wal-Mart, grab one of these adorable cups (just under 5 bucks!), some chocolate, a gift card and you’re set! You can find these cups everywhere now, so please don’t stress if Wal-Mart’s not your thing.

I hear that a lot of people enjoy Diet Coke. But if there’s a drink you REALLY want on the tag, send us a quick e-mail and I can get it all fixed up for ya. 🙂

For the gift card part, find out what your child’s teacher likes. Do they stop at Sonic or Maverik on the way to school? If they buy cans, give them a grocery store gift card. Maybe they aren’t a pop person. (Do you call it soda?) Who wouldn’t love a gift card to their favorite restaurant? Then you can fill in the blank tag with “Olive Garden” or whatever it is.

*OR* Get this little baby printed off when you’re printing holiday pics or cards at Costco or wherever you go – it’s a 4×6, perfect to slap on a 2-liter 🙂

To print the tag, right-click on the one you want to use, save it to your computer and print. These are 4×6 size. Use a paper trimmer or Exacto knife to cut two slits in the tag to stick your straw through!

*NEW* – Coke, Coke Zero, Dr. Pepper, Iced Tea

 

*New tag for summer:

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  1. Great idea. Thanks for the wonderful tags too. You are very kind.

    I’ve already mentioned the similarities with our lives but did you know that Holly and I are both teachers too? Isn’t that amazing!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

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  4. Nat & Holly,

    Love your blog! You guys are seriously amazing. Can you make me a tag for iced tea? Sophie’s teacher loves Chic-Fil-A iced tea…which happens to be a couple of blocks from the school…I would love to give her a gift card for Chic-Fil-A iced tea! Love to you both. Hope your Christmas is extra special. Are you getting together this year?

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  9. LOL, love it! I’m going to make one for my dd’s teacher and the office! Thanks! BTW, found you from Tatertots&Jello’s 22 free holiday printables!

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  10. New to your blog (from TT&J) but I LOVE this idea! I was worrying the other day that I have given these teachers all my cute ideas (the older two have already had these teachers) but this one is genius. Thanks for the free printable – I’ll bookmark you for sure!

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  12. Love these too.. I taught school before kids for the same time as you 🙂 and I always loved getting some Christmas goodies.

    Thanks so much.

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  17. Would it be possible for you to make me one that says “to get you through until summer break.” It is teacher appreciation week this week and I would like to give it to them, but they have 3 more weeks left. Thanks Melissa

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  18. Oh my gosh. These are great. And we completely agree. Those poor teachers! 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Saturday. Hope to see you again next week! -The Sisters

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