20+ Best Gift Ideas For Teachers In Back-to-school Season

It’s that time of year again—the most wonderful time of the year for some of you. For others, it’s the end of sleeping in, not packing lunches and the start of rushing off to activities. But it's also time to show a little sense of appreciation for your kid's teachers or your Mom—who is also a teacher. So, we asked the Famvibe Community teachers about the best gift they'd ever been given and gathered them in a list. Let see what we have here!  

1. Gum Jar

A Mason Jar filled with enough of their favorite gum to last them a couple of months.

See how one mom styled jars of gum on Three Different Directions. Get a bulk six-pack of Extra gum on Amazon for $12.55+, or do a search for "bulk gum" to find the brand and flavor you're looking for.

2. Dish Towels Set  

A set of holiday dish towels or lemon-print dishtowels and fancy dish soap that they normally wouldn't buy for themselves.

Get them on Amazon: the holiday towel set for $11.99+ available in five designs), the lemon towel set for $13.99 (if you like that aesthetic, they have a pineapple set, too), and a three-pack of Mrs. Meyers lavender-scented dish soap for $10.90. 

3. Personal Pencils

Personalized pencils that have a better chance of actually being returned when students borrow one. Get a set of 12 personalized pencils from Roost Paperie on Etsy for $13.50 (24 colors available).

4. Personalized Tote Bag 

A no-brand personalized tote bag that works just as well! You can get it from STRGembroidery on Etsy for $27.99, available in three colors with eight designs.

5. Personalized T-shirt

To make them feel extra special, you can get them a personalized T-shirt with all the icons representing them, and the names too! You can easily customize it on Famvibe for only $19.99

 6. Personalized Iced Coffee Tumbler

Something meaningful that a student saved up for and bought themselves, like an iced coffee tumbler. Get a customizable iced coffee tumbler from Totally Teacher on Etsy for $19.95.

7. Basic Toolkit

A basic toolkit to help them with little fixes around the classroom or at home. The pictured 39-piece toolkit comes with a tape measure, claw hammer, slip joint pliers, bit driver, bit connector, pair of scissors, snap-off utility knife, four screwdriver, eight hex keys, and 20 screwdriver bits. Get it on Amazon for $19.99, also available in pink.

8. Personal Laminator

A personal laminator and laminating sheets, so they can display more student work and make nicer bulletin boards with less effort. Get a personal laminator on Amazon for $19.67, and 100 laminating sheets for $13.99.

9. Monogrammed toiletry/pencil bags

Monogrammed toiletry/pencil bags they can use in their everyday life. Get monogrammed toiletry bags from Things Remembered for $4.99+ (available in eight colors).

10. Personalized Lanyard

A nicer lanyard than the one the school issues for holding all of their most important items through the day. Get this custom lanyard from bythegraces on Etsy for $24.95.

11. Starbucks Gift Cards

Gift cards to Starbucks, so they can treat themselves to their favorite drinks and pastries. Get them in whatever denomination works for you at your local Starbucks, or from their website.

12. Movie Gift Cards

Or gift cards to the local movie theater, so they can check out the latest buzz-worthy flick. While the cute box and candy are totally optional, you can get the printable for it on Tatertots & Jello. 

13. Coffee Mug

A coffee mug or travel cup that's tailored to their interests. Get the StarPugs mug from Little Maple Shop on Etsy for $14.99+, and the "Joy" tumbler from Kate Spade for $18.

14. Custom Plaque

A custom-made gift that they can hang up in their classroom for years to come. Get a custom plaque made from Graphics2Art on Etsy for $17.95+.

15. Gift Basket 

A gift basket made up of all of that teacher's favorite things. It's not exactly the same concept, but get a free printable tag and a list of everything in this Back-to-School teacher gift basket from A Pumpkin And A Princess.

16. DIY Painted Flower Pot

A sentimental DIY painted flower pot to remind them how much they help their students ~grow~. Get the kit from Amazon for $17.39+ (available in three varieties).

17. Jar Of Notes

You can choose any design below to go with any message theme, or choose blank papers to write your own notes. Start by selecting a design to view the full list of messages inside, then choose a message category you like - that's it!

18. Personalized Crayon Wreath 

A personalized crayon wreath that they can hang up in their classroom. Get this customizable wreath from CraftyCrystalShop on Etsy for $40+ (available with personalization for an additional $3). 

19. Thirty-One Bag

A big Thirty-One bag with room for carrying everything home at the end of the day...and back into school the next morning. Get a similar customizable tote from Thirty-One for $78 (available in four colors/patterns).

20. Custom Recipe Box 

A custom recipe box packed with each student's favorite recipe. Get this custom recipe box from MyPersonalMemories on Etsy for $29.99+ (available in 10 engraving styles).

21. 365 New Words-A-Year Page-A-Day Calendar 2021

They would appreciate “a desk calendar — in particular, a word-of-the-day or trivia-fact desk calendar. We can display these in the classroom, and it’s something that both we and our students can enjoy.” Get it at Amazon for $13.39. 

If you have any brilliant ideas, please share with us in the comment below! 

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