Handmade Gifts for Teachers
After our parents, it is our teachers who motivate, encourage and guide us about the ways of the world. Many of us have had lasting influences on our lives of our teachers. There are numerous occasions, such as year end, graduation, holidays, teacher appreciation weeks, etc. when students get the opportunity to thank their teachers. Homemade gifts are perhaps the best way to thank them as they show how much efforts a student is willing to put in for his teacher. Given below are the best homemade gifts.
Paper Flower Bouquet!
If you have taken your art and craft classes seriously, you must have learned to make paper flowers. So, why not utilize that skill of yours for making handmade gifts. You can make flowers out of some bright colored paper or cloth and sprinkle them with a good perfume before giving it to your teacher. Now, you will ask me why not real flowers. For the simple reason that paper flowers never wither.
Paint a T-Shirt
You need not be a Picasso to paint a T-shirt. Anybody, even those who have never picked a painting brush in their life can come up with some great designs. An easy way to do this is to search the Internet for some good teacher quotes and simply write one or two of them on the T-shirt. Or, you can make your hand prints on the T-shirts in a circle or a square so that it looks like a design. If by any chance you are good at painting, then you can skip these tips and paint something beautiful for your teacher.
Bake a Cake!
If you know how to cook or at least know its basics, bake a cake for your favorite teacher. Ask your mom or your sister to help you with the recipe and the preparation. On the cake, write "Thank You Ms. Jane". Or alternately, you can bake a few cookies, wrap them nicely in a beautiful box and gift it to your teacher.
Scrapbook
One of the best handmade gifts which your teacher will cherish for a long time to come is to make a scrapbook, especially devoted to her. In it, you can paste your class photographs with her, including the photographs of parties or events or trips you must have gone to. Write some heart felt messages stating how much you look up to her. You can write things like, "Ms. Jane is my hero because....." "I admire Ms Jane cause she is....". Decorate the scrapbook with stickers and other embellishments, make it colorful and beautiful and then present it to your teacher.
Box of Thank You Notes
This is another interesting teacher appreciation gift. Take a construction paper and cut it into small 20-25 strips. On each of these strips, write some genuine thank you notes for your teacher. Once you are done, fold each of them nicely and place them in a transparent jar. Add a few chocolates to this jar and decorate it with glitter. When your teacher reads the thank you notes one by one, she will definitely be touched by your sweet gesture!
Handmade Jewelry
If you are looking for gifts which your teacher can actually use, then handmade jewelry is an ideal choice. For making jewelry you will need things like beads, colored glass, shells and a string. Jewelry making is very easy and if you search the Internet, you will find many websites giving you instructions on how to do it at home.
Handmade gifts such as the ones mentioned above are the perfect way to tell your teacher how much she is admired and respected by you. Thank you gifts need not be lavish or elaborate, even a simple card and a flower from your side is more than enough to show your feelings for your teacher. Of course, if you are willing to make an effort by going in for any of these gifts, it will be like icing on the cake.
