Back to School Teacher Gift .. Coffee Gift

And one more Teacher Gift made, a few days behind but it has been made and delivered. I love coffee and coffee gifts are a fav of mine to make. I found this fun idea Thirty Handmade Days. She found a cool ruler crate at Michael's for the project, I sadly did not find such item. So of course I made one myself!

What you Need:

Crate / gift box (I found this one at Ross $6.99)

2 pkgs Rulers (4 rulers / 2 thin and 2 thick $2.99)

Coffee Cup (Ross $2.99)

Coffee (Walmart $5.49)

Coffee Creamer (Walmart $2.49)

Hot Glue Gun

Husband with a saw to cut the rulers done (or if your handy yourself)

Card Stock for the Free Printable (Click on her blog name above to find this)

I found this very cool crate at Ross and added the items inside and the rulers on the outside. I had my husband take the chop saw and cut my rulers down so I could cover the front and sides of my crate. Be creative and add them to the box, I did thick and then thin and so on! I used the hot glue gun to attach the rulers to the crate. I added a little tissue paper to hold the items in place. Inside the box I added the creamer, coffee and the cup I found (thankfully I think she has a sense of humor so the teacher cup was funny). This crate has a chalk board on it so I wrote Thanks a Latte! I added her free printable, printed on card stock, added a hole with my hole punch and attached with my famous twine I use for all projects.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Start of School Year Teacher Gift - If you give a teacher a cookie ...

A quick break from the Emoji Party items I have a quick teacher gift for the start of school. So school started early this year so this is a little late but hey it's the thought! I saw this awesome idea on Thirty Handmade Days she has a FREE printable also that you can use! You know my love of a free printable, less work for me! 

With Cole now in middle school and having 6 teachers it is not as easy to make teacher gifts. Well ... it's easy but can get spendy!! So I decided to make these cookie bags which is inexpensive and a cute idea!!

What you Need:

Baked Cookies (recipe below)

Clear treat bags (25pk $1 Dollar Tree)

Card Stock

Twine (or ribbon)

Hole Puncer

Scissors or paper cutter tool

Place cookies in the bag (I put 4 in each bag). I printed her FREE printable (link if you click on her blog name above) onto card stock paper. I used my paper cutter to cut them down and then a hole punch to add a hole. I used twine since I have a crap load of it left over from my mom's wine party last year, PLUS it's very rustic and cool looking! Tie on the card and close up the bag!

  All packed up and ready to go to school!a

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

 All Recipes Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

I did a mix of semi sweet, dark chocolate and for fun added in some butter finger crumbles. Mine seemed to spread a bit too much and took 15min in my oven to bake.

End of Year Teacher Gift

I'm running behind as usual, I really just can't seem to keep all these balls in the air like I use to. Sadly what has to give is my blog, which is my outlet that keeps me happy. I'm working on finding that balance again!

 

I returned from another work trip to right into the party mode for my son. So I didn't get to post the things I made for the end of school. The first thing I made was for the teachers. I always like to say thank you for all the hard work they do. Cole has 6 teachers being in middle school and Caden had one for his teacher and I always do for Cole's previous teacher who is such a blessing. 

 

 

I found this great idea for Daiquiri Glasses on Alayna's Creations. They are simple to make, inexpensive but perfect for a teacher! 

 

What you Need:

Daiquiri Glass (Plastic $1 Dollar Tree)

Sunscreen (Travel Size $1)

Chocolates

Freezer Pops (liquid form 2 or so from box of 12 $1 Dollar Tree)

Chapstick

Flavor Water Packets

Paper Umbrella's

Beach Decorations (I used Flamingo Sticks)

Straws (I used Flamingo Straws)

Card stock (for tag)

Ribbon (for tag - I used twine)

 

Add all the items to the cup, attach the tag if you would like also. She has a few free printables to check out. I attached with twine, but you could use ribbon if you want. Have fun with them!

 

 I know I'm late save for next year .. lol

 

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Teacher Appreciation Gift ... Redbox Code's for a Teacher who Rocks!

I'm still trying to balance work travel and my personal life and kind of sucking at coming here to blog. I made these before I head to Boston for Teacher appreciation week.  I was only planning one for Caden's teacher and one for a special teacher who helped with Cole for two years. Then Cole asked for his teachers (YES plural) to get them also. So I ended up making a total of EIGHT! I found this AWESOME gift on Hip 2 Save that included a FREE printable (4 per Sheet so making 8 was easy).

 

What you need:

Popcorn Bins (2 for a $1 at Dollar tree or sometimes a bonus extra one for 3)

Microwave Popcorn 

Movie Candy ($1 Bin) 

Licroice (I broke a big bag up into smaller bags)

Card Stock

Ribbon (I used twine I had from another project) 

Redbox Code (Go online you can buy a pack of 5 codes)

 

Fill your popcorn bin with all the goodies. Print Hip2Save's FREE Printable on white card stock. Cut out the four tags, I used a whole punch and a twine to attach to the popcorn bin. Write your code on the tag before attaching. Make sure to tell the teacher that they have to use the code online and then pick up the movie. 

 

 Thanks for stopping by and  putting up with me being MIA AGAIN!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

 

Egg-Cellent Teacher Gift!

I'm always on the look out for fun and easy Teacher gifts. Teacher's work so hard and we've been blessed with some amazing ones over the few years. Caden just loves his teacher and how she is lifting him up and showing him how to be a better version of himself!

 

I found this super simple gift on Lil' Luna with a free printable, AND it's not just for Teachers she has one for a Neighbor and Friend!

 

 

What you Need:

Egg Candy (I LOVE Malt balls so that is what I got .. JUST in case I had extra that had to be eaten)

Mason Jar (Found small version at Dollar Tree $1)

Easter Ribbon (Found at Michael's $1)

Cupcake Liner (I added for a little extra flair)

Card Stock (Print her FREE printable on Card Stock)

 

Fill your mason jar with the Egg candy. I wrapped the cupcake liner around disk part of the lid, she painted hers (I didn't have the extra time). Add the ribbon with the print out on card stock (I ran out of white and had to use yellow).  Done!

 

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Holiday Popcorn aka Christmas Crack (And Teacher Gift)

It's that time of the year and it's time for teacher gifts. I wanted to make a nice teacher gift for Caden's teacher. I love making popcorn gifts they are easy to make and to put holiday cups and of course add a gift card for coffee!

I made this Holiday Popcorn (aka Christmas Crack) that I found on Mommy of a Monster that worked perfect for what I wanted to do. I packed into some Santa bags I picked up at Walmart and then put into a Santa holiday mug I found at the Dollar Tree. I added a gift card for Starbucks and tied it on with a ribbon. Tada easy and awesome Christmas Git for a Teacher, friend or neighbor.

Here is the full gift I made. I also handed out bags of the holiday popcorn to all of Cole's 6 teachers. And a special mug with a bag of popcorn for Cole's teacher from last year, we miss her so much!!

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Candy Cane Dreams Gift Idea (Teacher, Neighbor's and Friends)

I made this last year for the boys teachers but then forgot to post it, so here we are a year later and I finally can post since we are in December!  I like finding fun unique gifts to give to people. I saw several ideas on pinterest and just kind of came up with my own.

What you need:

Candy Candy Hershey's Bar

Candy Candy Marshmallows (put in a fun Christmas bag)

Starbucks Via Latte Peppermint Mocha

Candy Canes

Lindor Chocolate (Peppermint if you can find them)

Santa Cup (Dollar Tree)

Starbucks Gift Card (because everyone wants a free cup of coffee / tea)

Put as much as you can in the cup, the rest I gathered up and put in a clear bag and tied with a ribbon and handed them out to the teachers. Easy gift but a yummy one!

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Teacher end of the Year Gifts

We end another school year and I wanted to give something to the most amazing teachers we've had. I also wanted to give a little something to the bus driver who took such great care of the kids.

First I started with a cute idea I saw several different ways a gardening gift with a note saying "Thank you for helping m Grow".

What you Need:

Plastic Flower Bucket

Gardening Gloves

Flower

Water Globe

Watering Bucket

Seeds (You can do a mint and put a note You're a "Mint" of a teacher)

Candy if you want

I filled up the flower bucket with all the goodies. I went on a Google search and found this super cute printable on Shop for Cute Printables, I printed on heavy card stock. 

Next on the list was a fun little extra gift I found on Two Silly Monkeys! Super easy to put together and not too expensive

What you Need:

Small Canvas Bag (Michael's 5pk $4.99)

Sharpie (Black would have been better but I only had red)

Extra Gum (Dollar Tree $1)

Hersey Kisses

I made a note one for each teacher and then one for the bus driver. My grandmother was a bus driver and I know how much it took to drive those kids around. I added a little tissue paper into the bag so it didn't take to much of the Hersey Kisses (I bought a large bag but had 3 of these to do). Check out Two Silly Monkey's for free printables. If I had extra time I would have added some ribbon onto the bag.

Make sure you give thanks to those amazing people in our kids lives!

Make one you'll be the hit of the teachers / bus drivers!

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Hoppy Easter ... Easter Coffee Gift

I was grand plans to post this Sunday AM, well it of course got a little busy .. lol.  I know I'm a bit late but this will be a great one to save for next Easter. I wanted to do something fun and easy for the Teachers and came across Bunny Brew Mini Coffee Cup Easter Treat Holder on Sue Stampfield's blog for Stampin Up. NOW I love stamps but that is not one of my strong suits so I took her idea and created it with my Cricut machine.

What you need:

White Coffee Cup (Target 6pk $3.99)

White Coffee Lid (same pack)

White Card Stock

Pink Card Stock

Cotton Ball

Blush

Pink ribbon

Black Sharpie

Glue

Hot Glue

You can use Oval cutters or punches to do this.  I'm on the let's make this quick so I used my Cricut.  I used my George and Basic Shape Cartridge that came with my machine. I swear I use this cartridge for almost every project.

With your white card stock cut 2 large ovals (I used the skinny oval option - 4") for bunny ears. 2 medium ovals (I used the fat oval option - 2") for the feet.  I also cut a tag out (it even cuts out a dot for you to put the ribbon through). 

With your pink card stock cut a small heart (I used the skinny heart option - 1") for the nose. 2 medium ovals (I used the skinny oval option - 2") for the inside of ears. For the dots on the feet I couldn't get a circle small enough so I printed a B (4") and used the bottom dot of the B for the dots :).

I attached the heart for the nose.  Then using a sharpie I made a mouth and eyes.  NOW her's were perfect and amazing mine had a little character .. lol.  I wrote Hoppy Easter in the card tag.

I glued the pink on the white for the ear, then added the pink on the oval for the feet.  I then glued the ears (the back outside top of the lid) and feet on to the cup. I took my hot glue to glue a cotton ball on for the tail. I made a bow and hot glued it to the top lid.

I took some blush and a cotton ball to add the cheeks. I then took a hole punch to a Starbucks gift card made a hole and a then made a hole in the top side of the cup. I then attached to my tag and gift card with a ribbon to the cup. Put the lid on and done!

Hope you all had a GREAT Easter!

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

I Like You a "Latte" Teacher Card

Last year I made Eighteen25's Thank you Latte card last year and this year I found she had a Valentine card that worked perfect to go in the I'm tickled pink teacher gift I posted yesterday! These cards are so simple to make and take less than 5 minutes and it's so thoughtful.

What you Need:
White Card Stock
Coffee Sleeve
Ribbon (I used some red sparkle pipe cleaners)
Coffee Gift Card
Hot Glue Gun

On white card stock (thicker paper) print the free template off Eighteen25's site, she has it set up 2 per sheet works perfect so I can do one for each of the boys teachers. Cut out one of the cards, take a coffee sleeve and cut in half.  Take a glue gun to attach the coffee sleeve to the card (I did like she did and left the ripple side out on the card). REMEMBER you need to use as an envelope to put the gift card in so don't GLUE all the sides leave the top open. I didn't have think ribbon or twin to wrap around the card so I used 2 sparkle red pipe cleaners to give a little bling.  I slide the GC in and you're done!!!

Any Valentine gift Ideas you have planned?

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

I'm Tickled Pink You're My Teacher - Valentine Gift Idea

And next on the Valentine list to make is for teachers!  I found this fun idea for Tickled Pink you're my teacher on Homes.com.  They have a free printable that is perfect to add to this fun gift.

What you need:

Pink Cup (I found these fun heart Boxes)

Pink Nail Polish

Pink Eraser

Pink Highlighter

Pink Chapstick (I found lip Gloss)

Pink Candy

Pink Gum

Anything Pink you want to add (I found a few fun pink things)

Add all the items to your cup or in my case jar. I printed the free printable on card stock cut it out and added to the box with some ribbon.

Any Valentine gift Ideas you have planned?

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Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

End of Year Gift ... Have a Fun Summer Teacher Gift

Now for the teacher gift!  As many of you know this has been a rough start of the year for Cole.  Last year he had such a hard time with his impulse control and having a teacher that didn't understand him or saw his heart.  This year we have gone through a battle but I think we have found the right stuff.  We have him on some great medication for his ADHD which allows him to think (no more my head hurts mom to many thoughts).  AND we have a TEACHER who is to the moon and back the best thing EVER!  She saw who he was and has helped push him to become GREAT.  This is the first year we have ended with such a positive end of year review.  

I wanted to give her something special to say thank you.  I found a great idea on Pinned Sisters for a Teacher Summer gift.  I took it and made some changes and made my own. I couldn't find a printable so I made my own if you would like it here it is (click here), print on a 5x7 cardstock.

What you Need:

Tea Container 

Beach Towel

Sunscreen

Drink (Crystal light or a Slush Adult Drink)

Life Saver Candy (Or Sunkist Candy) 

Magazine

Ribbon

Cardstock

I rolled the towel and rapped it with ribbon to make it tight to fit in the container.  I stuffed it in with the sunscreen, drink (adult drink because she deserves it) and Candy.  My jug was a little short so the magazine didn't fit in, so I tied it to the outside with ribbon.  I printed my message on the card stock and attached with a ribbon.  Easy but so cute!!

 Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Teacher Appreciation Gift ... Summer Bucket

Last on my list to do for the Teachers was suggested by the PTF to do a summer themed gift.  I found a cool idea for a Teacher Relaxation Bucket on Coffee Cups and Crayons.  I took her idea and ran with it!

What you need:

Bucket

Water Bottle

Flip Flops

Book

Straws w/ Flamingo

You can find most of these items at the Dollar Tree.  I ran out of time and would have added a fun printable, but as usual I ran out of time.  Add all your items to the bucket (easy carrying case).

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Teacher Appreciation Gift ... You Deserve a Hand

Next on the teacher appreciation gift we made was for Caden's teacher for the homemade card. I've seen this all over Pinterest, I can't find the original source for this so if you know please let me know.  

What you need:

Card Stock (Flesh Color if possible)

Lotion (Travel Size)

Scissors

Glue

Trace your kids hands on the card stock.  Cut out the hands and write your the message You deserve a Hand.  I wrote it in pencil and had Caden trace it with a pen and then erased the pencil.  I wrapped the hands around the lotion bottle and glued the sides to hold it together.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.