21 DIY Teacher Gifts They Will Love

Teachers are there to teach your child patience and perseverance in a chaotic environment. They can also help you shape your life. Give them a gift to show your appreciation and let them know you dont overlook all the hard work they put in each day. These are great DIY gifts for teachers that they will love.

1. Tea Tumblers

Lisa Storm shared a great gift idea for teachers. A tumbler can be used to store tea or flavored drinks. You can also write a message on it. This will make a great gift that is affordable. See more here.

2. Mini Garden DIY Project

36th Avenue created a gift that can be admired all year round. A glass jar can be transformed into a vase by adding color. This makes it a great gift idea for teachers. Make your own.

3. Monogram Crayon Frames

At Creative Mommas, You can take a frame, add colorful paper and crayons to make a one-of-a-kind gift for the teacher. For a unique display piece in their room, use their last or first initial. Check out how to make one.

4. Light In My Life Lanterns

The Crafting Chicks have a free printable you can print to attach with some pretty string for a perfect gift to say thanks for all they do. A simple gift but so meaningful. Get the printable for free here.

5. Mani-Pedi Pamper Gift

This gift will delight your teacher with 18 25 shares. Print off the free printable they made letting the teacher know how awesome they are. This gift can be found here.

6. Pencil Glitter Mason Jars

Crystal from A Pumpkin and a Princess created a wonderful craft that takes very little time, but makes a unique and creative gift. I like the idea of using this as a pencil holder on your teachers desk. Learn how to make one.

7. The Highlight Of My Year Craft

Love the Day adds a clever printable that you can grab for free to attach to some highlighters to make a perfect highlight of my year gift. It’s affordable and special. Check it out here.

8. Hand Soap With A Printable Gift For Teachers

Another great gift idea for teachers is provided by Eighteen 25, It is a hand soap that you attach a Hands Down printable too. I love the clever idea they have, and it turned out so well. Make your own today.

9. Coffee Gift Idea For Teachers

Eighteen 25, a company that loves coffee, has a new gift for teachers. Gift a coffee sleeve with a gift certificate. Print out the printable for this diy here.

10. Colorful Ruler Pencil Holder Teachers Gift

Make shares how they cut down rulers to fit around the jar for a teacher inspired pencil holder. To make it even more colorful, they added some color to the bottom. Learn how to make one.

11. Pencil Flowers Vase For Teacher Appreciation

Pick some flowers from your garden or buy a bouquet and put in this pencil flower vase that the Crafty Housewife made. This is a very easy craft that suits the teaching style. You can learn how to make your own.

12. Tea Cup For Teachers

LandeeLucam came up with this brilliant idea to allow teachers to relax after the end of school or at the beginning. I like all the goodies she placed in the fun cup. You can see it here.

13. Chill Pill Container Teachers Gift Ideas

Cook Craft Love is a simple, but delicious gift idea. Take a jar add a fun printable label and add in some candies for them to be chill pills for the teacher. Head over here for the printable.

14. Teacher Bookmark DIY Gift

When you’re a teacher, who doesn’t love reading? Positively Splendid offers a printable bookmark you can download and print to give to teachers or librarians to say thank you. Print it here

15. Oven Mitt Teachers Gift

Eighteen-25 is back with another amazing gift. Ad-mitt, you’re a sweet teacher. Inside the mitt it has goodies to treat your teacher too. This is how it was made.

16. Popcorn Style Appreciation Gift

Skip To My Lou wants to thank the teacher for making them feel like a star. And stars have lots of movie style treats and they created a fun box full of goodies. A very exciting gift to give, to brighten their day. Check it out here.

17. Nail Polish Teachers Appreciation Gift

I would file you hence nail file, and nails is the idea behind Shes Kinda Crafty created. A gift set of nail polish and other pampering items with a printable that you can print for free. Learn how to make this gift set for a special teacher in your family.

18. Succulent Teacher Gift Idea

The Ideas Room had a great gift idea for teachers. We all know they help kids learn and grow and this is a perfect gift to really showcase that. You can see it here.

19. Small Planter Thank You, Gift To Teacher

Interiors By Sarah Langtry also has another great plant idea where they wrap burlap and write a note as a simple but kind gesture to give to a teacher. You can see how they did it.

20. Teacher Goodie Box Gift

A Pumpkin and A Princess grabbed a little gift box, stuck on a printable and added tasty cookies inside for a very classic gift. I like the whole idea behind it. See how she made it and grab the printable.

21. Altoid Mint Gift Card Thank You Container

Craftaholics Anonymous gave their Altoid boxes a new purpose by giving them a new purpose. Add some paper and a note to make it look like a gift tin, inside place a gift card. Learn to make your own.

These are just a few ideas I found online to inspire you to make a gift to thank the teacher for shaping your child’s future.