Thanksgiving gift ideas for teachers, babysitters, and caretakers

Thanksgiving Gift Ideas For Teachers and Babysitters

Purely PrintablesOctober 24, 2024

Thanksgiving Gift Ideas List For Teachers

Thanksgiving is a holiday around gratitude, so what better time to show appreciation to the amazing men and women who care for our children. This Thanksgiving gift ideas post is designed with teachers and babysitters in mind, but these gifts also work great for all of those other important people in our lives, such as school staff, crossing guards, nurses, doctors, physical therapists, and more. Basically, if you’re looking to show gratitude through a gift to someone who helps you, this is the list for you!

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Thanksgiving Gift Ideas For Teachers, Caretakers and Babysitter

1: A Big Jar of Candy! If the special person in your life has a sweet tooth, why not make them a special jar of candy that they can enjoy all year long! If you’re looking to go big, we like this 1 gallon acrylic jar with lid or there are various options for cylinder jars (similar to the one in the photo) or apothecary jars with lids to choose from. This is a great Thanksgiving gift because you can easily and inexpensively make a bunch of these Thanksgiving candy jars and you can customize them with Thanksgiving ribbon, one of our free printable Thanksgiving gift tags and candy to match your recipients preferences!

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2. Thanksgiving Flowers or a Plant: Many of our local grocery stores like Trader Joes or similar have gorgeous, seasonal plants and bouquets of cut flowers that are reasonably priced. From there, you can give as is, or look around for pretty vases and pots. There are many cool “thank you for helping me grow” pots and similar sayings showing gratitude.

3. Thankful For You Bookmark: Let your teacher or caretaker know how much you appreciate them with a message of gratitude every time they read their favorite book. There are many beautiful stainless steel bookmarks that feature words of thankfulness. One gratitude bookmark in particular that could be a fitting teacher or babysitter Thanksgiving gift has the saying, “There are people in this world who make things better wherever they go. Thank you for being one of them.” There’s another customizable leather bookmark option that is magnetic and you can add initials and choose a thankful or motivational phrase on it.

4: Gratitude Crochet Gift: There has been a new wave of adorable crocheted fruits, veggies, plants and more that carry little inspirational phrases. One that has a message of care or thankfulness would work for a Thanksgiving gift for a teacher, babysitter, nurse or caretaker. We like the crocheted carrot that’s message says “… I carrot a lot about you.” Or there is a crocheted bee thats says “thank you for bee-ing awesome,” or a crocheted sunflower that talks about gratitude for being part of “my journey.” There are so many cute crocheted gifts to choose from!

5: Hand Lotion Mini Gift Set: When the fall and winter months come upon us, hands can get dry, lips get chapped and more. A sweet Thanksgiving gift for a teacher, babysitter or any caretaker is a small hand lotion mini gift set. The recipient can stash these items in a desk or bag to have with them on the go. We especially like the quality and selection for men and women from Burts Bees.

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6: A Gourmet Gift Basket: Think about what your recipient enjoys and select a gourmet basket for a Thanksgiving gift! From a chocolate gift basket to a nuts gift basket or a variety of snacks gift basket, there is a huge selection of gourmet gift baskets. Or, DIY a gift basket and make your own! Simply purchase a DIY gift basket kit or find a basket or container, clear wrap and a bow! Fill the gift basket with your teacher or nanny’s favorite treats for an easy to do DIY gift basket!

7: Fun Thanksgiving Jewelry: Share a fun gift of Thanksgiving jewelry with some colorful beaded dangly Thanksgiving earrings! There’s also a wide variety of Thanksgiving friendship bracelets, Thanksgiving necklaces and more fun Thanksgiving jewelry.

8: A Free Printable Message of Gratitude: We have a post filled with 11 Thanksgiving Appreciation Printables. They are free and range from appreciation coloring pages for anyone to fill-in-the-blank “I’m grateful for my teacher” pages. You could also combine this free Thanksgiving printable with one of our other gift ideas or a baked good!

9: A 3D Pop-Up Bouquet: A unique alternative to flowers, this Thanksgiving pop-up bouquet is 12 inches high and quite realistic. Made of paper in a 3D design perfect for Thanksgiving, this bouquet never dies and doesn’t need water!

10: Personalized Cutting Board: Here’s a gift they can show-off at Thanksgiving dinner or anytime they entertain! A personalized cutting board is great for charcuterie, appetizers and more. Choose from one with an initial on it, a special message or a name.

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