End-of-Year Teacher Gifts

We've all been there. There are only a few days left of the school year and you've forgot to get something for your child's teacher. It's not just the teacher these days but also the assistant teacher, the after care director and the speech therapist...(insert number of children here) and multiply! Coordinating end-of-year gifts is a lot of work! It's time consuming and overwhelming but teachers give selflessly to our children and they deserve something special. I'm lucky that there is often a room parent that coordinates a generous group gift but if you're like me and want to give something extra read on for my TAKE on an idea for end-of-year teacher gifts.

Each year I try to simplify things and stick with one teacher gift idea for all recipients. During the holidays we bake our favorite Rosemary Cashew recipe (post here) but I wanted to try something new for end-of-year gifts. Last summer I was really into the blog 100 Days of Real Food so this year I decided on baking and gifting their Homemade Granola along with a gift card. I know some feel it's impersonal but I love a gift card and I find that baking is an easy way to involve my kids in the gift experience.

The Homemade Granola from 100 Days of Real Food is delicious, super easy to bake and can be made into bars or used as cereal. The granola can also last for 2 weeks in an air tight container so it's easy to bake ahead of time. I packaged in cellophane bags, included a gift card for each teacher, tied with some grosgrain ribbon and added the gift tag that can be found in my Highlights on Instagram. The granola would also look great packaged in a coffee mug or a decorative container.

If Homemade Granola isn't your thing don't fret. Be sure to check out the blog DoSayGive. Lee, has wonderful ideas and just posted an entire section of 2018 Teacher Gift ideas that is sure to solve your gifting woes. She even has a post on appropriate Teacher Gift Etiquette. I hope I stack up! Happy Teacher Gifting and Happy Summer!