Teacher Gifts that Actually Feel Special

A gift card is fine… but let’s make it cute. These easy end-of-year teacher gift ideas feel thoughtful without being complicated. Sharing my favorite baskets, wrap tips, go-to tags, and where to shop last-minute.

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Magical Reindeer food

Homemade Reindeer Food Supplies —

Full list of supplies here

Oats | Silver Glitter | White Glitter | Container |

Advent Printables (I made mine with the app Studio, but got inspo from @oliveandeveco). I used the graphics from Christy Beasley’s monthly subscription. It’s $15 and FULLY worth it for all the fun items she makes monthly. Essential oil recipes, homeschool worksheets and graphics, and more! Here’s the link to join me!

For extra fun, I added a fun book to spruce up our holiday book collection. This touchy-feely one was perfect for Shay - That’s not my reindeer!

These would also make super cute gifts for friends or neighbors. Make them in bulk with these muslin bags or even clear cellophane bags and just attach some pretty ribbon.

Want more fun and magical ways to celebrate the holidays? Here’s 31 simple + meaningful ideas for you.

Our favorite snack mix - A valentines version

This snack mix is one for everyone!! It’s easy and not super sugary, so everyone can enjoy no matter age!

This Valentines version is made with love (pun intended) with the cutest heart marshmallows I ever did see! Don’t skip these because they make the mix! You can always swap out hearts for lucky charms on St Patrick’s day, bunny marshmallows for Easter, Christmas trees for …you get the picture!

Let me know if you make this and tag me on social if you do! @occasionally_perfect on IG!

Add a scoop full or two to a cellophane bag and some cute ribbon and you’ve got the cutest little valentines gift there ever was! We made these for Finn’s kindergarten class party and also handed them out to our neighbors and friends! Could be cute for teacher gifts, or even just to have at your next party! Make more than you think you need because it goes fast, it’s addicting…trust me.

Easy, non candy class valentines

Here’s two quick, easy and inexpensive ways to celebrate Valentines Day with your kids friends! Class valentines are always so fun for us over here but we stay away from all the candy because it turns Finn into a crazy person. This year was his kindergarten year so the first year I witnessed what eating candy all day can do to your 6yr old!

I put together one set of valentine grams for the 15 boys and one set for the 10 girls in his class although I feel like both of these could be great for both genders!

Sports squishy ball class valentines

what you’ll need:

multi pack squish balls

printable tags (image at bottom of post)

laminator

scissors

hole punch

ribbon

cellophane bags

basket filler

When I started looking for inspiration I couldn’t find any tags I liked so I made my own! I use the app studio by go daddy. It’s super user friendly and they have free pictures and fonts you can use so the creative ideas are endless!!

Once I designed each version, I just went to Avery.com where you can plug the images into the free templates and you can save it as a .pdf to print at home. Now, printing at home is easy and quick but our printer is currently buried in the garage of moving boxes somewhere. So I tried staples printing and I’ll never go back! It was ready in less than 2hrs, and I printed on 100ply card stock for $.60! Under $5 to print everything I needed with high quality color. I’m in.

What to say:

Baseball: You are a hit with me Valentine!

Soccer: I get a kick out of you Valentine!

Basketball: Being friends with you is a slam dunk!

Football: You are a touchdown in my book!

To assemble:

putting the together was super easy and fast!

  1. I cut out the printable tags using my guillotine paper trimmer.

  2. Added a hole in the corner.

  3. Tossed them in the cellophane bags with some fluff (basket filler) and

  4. Tied the bags with fluffy ribbon I always have on hand — Because ribbon and fluff make everything better!

Here’s a 30 second video HOW TO make your own sports ball class valentines!