Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
Teacher Appreciation Week is the perfect opportunity to show gratitude to our amazing teachers who dedicate so much to their students. At PurelyPrintables we have a large collection of free printable teacher appreciation week printables including coloring pages, cards, questionnaires, letters and more including a set that can be used year round! We thought it would be fun to put together a list of unique teacher appreciation gift ideas that go with our free printables. So, let’s think about going beyond the usual gift ideas and surprise your favorite teacher with something both thoughtful and distinctive!
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When is Teacher Appreciation Week 2025?
National Teacher Appreciation Week in 2025 is May 5 through May 9, 2025 and National Teacher Day is May 6, 2025. Most schools celebrate all week long.
When is Teacher Appreciation Week 2026?
Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 is Monday, May 4, 2026 through Friday, May 8, 2026.
Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
Here’s our latest list of the best unique teacher appreciation gifts that will truly make their day! These can be used as for gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week or any time you want to show gratitude toward your teacher! Our unique teacher appreciation gift ideas are divided up into categories so you can choose the one that suits your teacher best!
Personalized Teacher Appreciation Gifts:
Customized Teacher Lanyards: We fell in love with these personalized lanyards (pictured left) designed for teachers created by MommiePeasCreations on Etsy. You can choose the design, font and add the personalization for a practical yet thoughtful teacher appreciation gift that can be used on every school day! Shop this link for these personalized teacher lanyards. As an added bonus these come packaged in a box with a bow for easy gifting!
Personalized Teacher Clipboard: For the teacher who takes lessons on the go or uses a clipboard for classroom management, how about a personalized clipboard as an idea for a teacher appreciation gift. You can get these many places, but we are loving the large amount of variety of custom teacher clipboards on Etsy. Or, if you’re looking to DIY, this is an easy item to make by adding quotes, paint or vinyl decals to a clipboard. The awesome creators at See Vanessa Craft have a great tutorial on how to make a personalized teacher clipboard made using a Cricut.
Apple Magnet or Keychain With Class Names: There are many sellers on Etsy customizing adorable apple magnets or keychains that are filled with hearts with each student name on them. The hearts are floating and have a “shaker effect” for a sweet and thoughtful personalized teacher appreciation gift.
Teacher Appreciation Gifts For The Classroom:
Lego Plant For The Classroom: For the teacher who will appreciate a plant that cares for itself and a fun project to go with it, Lego botanicals are a great teacher appreciation gift idea! Choose from bonsai, orchids, flower arrangements and more to add a pop of fun to your teacher gift.
Set of Teacher Stamps: This set of eight teacher stamps comes in a cute case designed as a school bus (that says No. 1 teacher on it) and gives teachers a colorful option for grading and sending home work. Stamps have messages such as “superstar,” “magical,” “100%,” as well as “needs work” and “sign and return.”
Desk Plant Terrarium: This is a unique teacher appreciation gift idea because this desk plant terrarium is a pretty, yet educational way to grow plants in clear glass bulb vases.
Handmade Teacher Appreciation Gifts:
Handmade Book From The Class: Select from our huge variety of free teacher appreciation printables! From there print enough for the class and distribute for the students to fill out. You can laminate them (we like this heatless laminating paper) and add a cover for a great DIY personalized teacher appreciation gift.
Custom Teacher Super Hero Gift: This is one of our teacher appreciation gift ideas that is So thoughtful and practically free (or can be paired with other gifts). Have your student draw by hand or use a computer program to make a kind and thoughtful story about how the teacher is a super hero who has impacted the students.
Homegrown Item For Teacher Appreciation Gift: Do you have a beautiful garden or a perfect collection of spring flowers? A gift of from the garden such as a basket of fruits, veggies, herbs (fresh or dried), seedlings or a bouquet of flowers are a thoughtful and unique teacher appreciation gift.
DIY Teacher Appreciation Gifts:
Personalized Rolling Cart: There are TONS of uses for “art carts” similiar to these utility carts with wheels, hooks and so much storage. You can even add more storage to them using add-on cup holders. Decorate them to customize the cart for your teacher appreciation gift by using permanent markers or permanent paint markers, stickers and ribbons.
Teacher Appreciation Snackle Box: Have you heard of the snackle box? It’s basically a box (similar in concept to a tackle box) that has many different compartments. To make a teacher appreciation snackle box, simple decorate the outside with a teacher name (use permanent markers or decals) and fill the box with their favorite wrapped candy, snacks and any other goodies they would enjoy! This can be repurposed with supplies for the classroom or refilled in the future with new snacks.
Mason Jar Of Gratitude for Teacher Appreciation: There are many ways you can create a mason jar of gratitude for a teacher appreciation gift. We have free printable cards for a gratitude mason jar that you can use as prompts for the students to write kind messages to the teacher. Decorate the mason jar with ribbon, stickers or one of our free printable teacher appreciation tags and more and fill it up with messages that will warm your teacher’s heart!
Teacher Appreciation Gift Basket:
There are SO many cute themes you can easily put together for a teacher appreciation gift basket! A few ideas:
Teacher Appreciation Burr Basket: It may be spring, but you can still put together a cozy and calming burr basket for a teacher. Ideas for a teacher appreciation burr basket include burts bees essentials (lip balm, hand cream, etc), cozy socks, coffee or tea, gift cards and more. As an aded bonus we have free printable burr basket tags you can use!
Teacher Appreciation School Supplies Basket: It may not sound like a gift to give a teacher school supplies, but you could also replenish teacher-specific supplies as well. Some items for this teacher appreciation basket could be a new pencil sharpener, a visual timer, bluetooth speaker, colorful cardstock, new grading pens, snacks for the teacher, a new water bottle, water bottle stickers, disinfecting wipes, coffee and tea, and gift cards.
Teacher Appreciation Snack Basket: This one is easy… fill it with your teacher’s favorite snacks, candy, drinks, gift cards and supplies such as reusable straws, snack plates, and cute napkins or wet wipes. If you have some extra funds, you can gift this with a small desk fridge to keep drinks (and possibly lunch items) chilled.
Teacher Appreciation Gifts For A Teacher’s Hobby
Literary-Themed Teacher Appreciation Gifts: If you have’t shopped or even browsed UncommonGoods.com, this is your sign. They have a large selection of thoughtful, unique and (often) handmade items. We specifically like their collection of fun literary gifts for teacher appreciation week including vintage-style library card socks, library card tote bag, personal lending library kit, and a arrow-style leather bookmark that says “fell asleep here,” on it. They also have gifts in the subjects of history, art, science and more.
Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas Of Experiences
Pet-Portrait Painting Class: So this may be our most unique and specific teacher appreciation gift ideas, but with all of those pet-lovers out there this could be a really special way to show a teacher how much they mean to you. So, if you have a teacher who is into art and their pet, this is the perfect experience gift as a teacher appreciation present. It’s basically a 120 minute virtual session where the recipient is guided on painting a portrait of their pet that starts with a black and white photo of their pet.
Field Trip Fundraiser: Raise class funds for a field trip of the teacher’s choice. You can surprise the teacher with a certificate or letter from the students during teacher appreciation week celebrations.
More Free Printables + Gift Ideas!
Did you like our list of teacher appreciation gift ideas for 2025? Let us know in the comments if you have other teacher appreciation gift ideas! We have so much more on our website, including a few more free printable posts you may enjoy:
Free Thank You Coach Printable Letters
Free Teacher Appreciation Printables
Free First and Last Day of School Signs
Free Printable Fill-In-The-Blank Thank You Notes From Kids
Free Letters From Camp Printables
Free Meal Trackers and Grocery Planners
Thanksgiving Teacher Gift Ideas
Halloween Teacher Gift Tag Printables Free
Free 100 Day Of School Printables
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