Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!! We sure did. You know what though? Now it’s all Christmas, all the time 😉 Today I wanted to share an easy and affordable Teacher Christmas gift with you plus a few of my friend’s gift teacher gift ideas too! This year my theme for Christmas is SIMPLIFY. I want to enjoy the holidays and not get too wrapped up in making things magazine perfect. That’s not my life. Not by a long shot!! This Teacher Gift is totally do=able for ANYONE!
I made this Winter Survival Kit in a Cork Wine tube for my son’s amazing 5th grade teacher.
Seriously, she’s awesome. I used a Cork Wine Tube that I found at Michael’s on clearance for $0.99. I’m sure teaching a room full of 5th graders makes her want to drink, unfortunately I don’t think that would be an appropriate gift. My theme this year is definitely SIMPLIFY. I don’t like to get caught up in making things perfect and spending loads of cash.
For this teacher gift, I printed this freebie “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” print and taped it to the front of the tube and added a gift tag. Inside I added lots of Winter necessities like hot cocoa, cute socks, chapstick, lotion and hand sanitizer.
Remember my theme: Simplify. Nailed it, right? So easy but still thoughtful and fun. Plus, it was under $20! She could even keep this is her car in case she forgets any of these items at home on a cold morning before school.
I also stenciled two mugs for her (so she can drink her hot cocoa with a friend! Teachers NEED friends!!) and stuck those in the basket. I will have a tutorial for those later next week.
My son really likes to give his teacher a gift. My 5 year old daughter is in PreK so we haven’t quite started yet but will definitely be doing something for her two teachers.
However, my 12 year old daughter is in middle school and has 8 teachers!! What do you suggest for gifts when you have that many to buy for?
Ok now it’s GIVEAWAY time!  This is a big one!!  One lucky winner will win a $100 Visa Gift Card so please use all of your entries and share these simple gift ideas with your friends on social media 🙂
MorganizewithMe says
December 3, 2014 at 9:28 amWhat a great idea! I need a survival kit and I’m not even a teacher!
Leigh Anne says
December 3, 2014 at 11:06 amHa, me too! Thanks for stopping by!
Deonna at the Child at Heart blog says
December 3, 2014 at 9:33 amThis is such a pretty gift and your kids teacher are lucky! I can’t believe you stenciled those mugs…they are PERFECT!
Leigh Anne says
December 3, 2014 at 11:05 amThanks Deonna, the mugs were so fun to work on!
Kristi says
December 3, 2014 at 10:00 amBrilliant Leigh Anne! As a teacher, I can tell you I’d LOVE to receive something so perfectly thoughtful!!!
Leigh Anne says
December 3, 2014 at 11:05 amThanks Kristi, I’m glad it passed the teacher test!
Kate says
December 3, 2014 at 10:48 amWow! I wouldn’t have guessed you could put that together for less than $20! That’s amazing.
Leigh Anne says
December 3, 2014 at 11:03 amThanks! The Dollar Tree has some great finds if you sift through all of the not-so-great stuff!
shannonchurchill78 says
December 5, 2014 at 11:29 pmBeautiful, Leigh Anne! Love those Sharpie mugs and your pics are fantastic!!
Leigh Anne says
December 5, 2014 at 11:30 pmThank You!!
C.Lem {www.creativeclementine.com} says
December 9, 2014 at 4:35 pmLove it!! I want to make mini versions as stocking stuffers.
Leigh Anne says
December 10, 2014 at 1:01 pmGreat idea!
rachel621 says
December 11, 2014 at 11:38 pmMy son asked me today to make some hot chocolate gift mugs for his teacher. Love your stenciled mugs and I am going to make a version of it. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
Leigh Anne says
December 17, 2014 at 9:46 amSo awesome! Hope the teacher loves them!
Erlene says
December 14, 2014 at 11:41 amCute idea for a winter appreciation gift. Definitely has all the essentials for cold weather.
Leigh Anne says
December 17, 2014 at 9:45 amThank Erlene, this Winter Survival Kit and Stenciled mugs were so much fun to create! Hope my son’s teacher loves it!