9 DIY Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Handmade gifts children can help with. They cost little and mean a lot.

9 ideas

Class Flower Bouquet

Every child brings a single flower; together they make one big bouquet for the teacher’s desk.

10 min Cost $ 4 items

Classroom Door Decorating

Parents decorate each classroom door overnight with the teacher’s name and notes from the class.

1 hr Cost $ 4 items

Class Thank-You Book

A book with one page from every child — a drawing and a sentence about their favourite memory.

1 hr Cost $ 4 items

Hot Chocolate Jar

Layered hot chocolate mix and mini marshmallows in a jar with a festive tag.

15 min Cost $ 5 items