12+ DIY Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas

If you’ve ever considered purchasing a scented candle for your child’s teacher…please read this post first.

Don’t get me wrong – scented candles are awesome for everybody, and they are a perfect gift for someone you don’t know too well (for example – your child’s teacher!). However, if you’ve ever asked a teacher how many scented candles they have…the number is usually in the thousands.

(Okaaaaay, maybe not thousands, but you get my point. One time, my aunt – who teaches elementary school – showed me her closet dedicated to scented candles. The smell is burned in my brain forever. It was like cookies meets evergreen forest meets cherry chapstick.)

Thankfully, cute and fun DIY teacher appreciation gift ideas have been on the uptrend for the past few years, so we decided to feature some of our favorites from around the ol’ inter-web.

We’ve tried to find a mix of useful, practical, creative, and cute ideas to share…so hopefully that means you never have to take a trip down the scented candle isle ever again!

Okay…I think I want one of these for me! Using a tote bag like this, and the beautiful freebie printable found here – you can make this truly gorgeous bag that I’m sure your child’s teacher will appreciate!

Stickers are always in high demand in elementary school classrooms. You can download this darling printable in this post, and pick up some great stickers for classroom use here.

Using plain white mugs {kind of like these!} and this tutorial, you can give your child’s teacher a gift that will keep on giving!

Teachers talk all day, so mints are a must! Love the fun mix of fonts in this quick and easy gift!

Plants are a good choice, especially when they are given like this!

Doesn’t every teacher need some hand sanitizer in the classroom?! I’m loving this easy and useful teacher appreciation gift idea!

Using this etching creme, (which…yes…is apparently a thing! Where has it been all of my life?!), vases from the dollar store, and this tutorial – you can make these awesome containers, a quick and easy gift – perfect for a teachers desk!