Holiday Gifting for Teachers
What do Ina Garten, Minted, Anthropologie, Paper Source and Starbucks all have in common? They're all a part of my TAKE on the perfect gift for the teachers, therapists, sitters and/or coaches in your lives!
Truth be told, I've been using this idea for a while. I'm going to have to come up with a new idea next year when my oldest two are at the same school but for now this is still my favorite idea for teachers. It's the perfect combination of something personalized and homemade. Read on for the 5 components of this holiday gift idea!
Rosemary Roasted Cashews
This Ina Garten recipe is addictive, super simple and delicious. Not to mention, the aroma of the roasting cashews will set you straight into the holiday spirit. I stock up on the cashews at Trader Joe's around Thanksgiving and we make the cashews in batches throughout the season often doubling recipe.
Ribbon
Once the cashews have dried I spoon them into cellophane bags and tie them with a festive grosgrain ribbon. Paper Source has my favorite selection!
Gift Tag
While in the process of tying the ribbon I always add a gift tag. I've been ordering variations of these gift tags from Minted for years. They come pre punched so it's super easy to loop them through the ribbon. I love to add a photo on the back and I swear they save me time when packaging all of our gifts. This year I ordered both a Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas version.
Personalized Mug
I like to use the monogram mug from Anthropologie for this gift as they are the perfect size to hold a decent amount of cashews. I typically opt for the first initial of the gift recipients name but you could also do the first letter of their last name. Target and Williams Sonoma also have a great selection of initial mugs and you can often find them on sale during this time of year.
Gift Card
I always nestle a gift card in between the packaged cashews and mug. This year I've opted for Starbucks gift cards as they tie in with the mug (and what teacher doesn't need caffeine) but you could easily opt for another store such as: Target, Amazon, Whole Foods, J Crew, Gap etc...
