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Easy Homeade Gifts For Teachers
When the kids were in school, my husband and I volunteered quite a bit. After being a chaperon, PTA chair, office help and baker, we gained an appreciation for the teacher’s and their dedication. Every year the kids make their teacher something special.
One of our favorites was a Simple Crayon Vase Craft which is one of my favorte easy homemade gifts for teachers. It is kid friendly and will only set you back about $5!
I love to give back in any way I can, even if just in a small way. The kids and I love to make homemade gifts for their teachers and principal. This year, we decided to make this really cute and clever Simple Crayon Vase Craft . It is so easy to make, very affordable and the end result is super cute.
All you need to make your Simple Crayon Vase Craft is:
- A small vase (we got ours from the Dollar store)
- 48 Crayons (you may need less or more, depending on the size of your vase)
- A glue gun or glue dots
- Ribbon
Step 1: Attach a glue dot, or a small dab of the glue gun onto each crayon. Line up the crayon with the bottom of the vase. Repeat until you have covered the whole vase.
Step 2: Cut a length of ribbon to fit around the vase and tie a bow. Fold it in half and make a crease. Attach a glue dot or spot of glue from the glue gun where you made the crease. This will keep the ribbon from slipping.
Step 4: Bring your ribbon around to the front and tie a bow. You may want to put a spot of glue on the sides if they seem to slip down. Now you are ready to fill your vase with some flowers or a nice succulent and give to your favorite teacher!
Richland Square Glass Cube Vase 5Crayola 24 Count Crayons (6-Pack)
Philonext Hot Melt Glue Gun with 50 Pcs 190mm Glue Sticks, Melting Glue Gun Kit Flexible Trigger for DIY Small Craft Projects & Sealing and Quick Repairs (Blue)
Duoqu 40yd (20x2yd) 1/2
With everything that teachers do for our kids, I think it’s important that we let them know they’re appreciated. I love this cute idea!
What a cute idea! I have a friend who’s a teacher, and from some of the stories I hear, any teacher definitely deserves something like this.
That is such a cute teacher appreciation craft! I’m sure my kids would love to give these to their teachers.
Now this is an adorable idea, I have been driving myself crazy trying to come up with something for my Baby Miss’ Kinder teacher. This is really easy, too… which is a must for me. Thanks for sharing
That is adorable! I love making something for the teacher they deserve it after an entire year of teaching kids!
That is so dang adorable, and incredibly easy! What a great idea for kids to make as the gift too!
I love that I can recreate this for just a few bucks! I will have to make two for my girl’s teachers end of year gifts!
Great idea for an elementary school teacher appreciation gift, you could even leave one side open and put a picture of your child there too! (I was a Special Ed Teacher many moons ago!)
What a cute idea! Nothing like a home made gift! Any teacher would love this!
This idea is absolutely awesome and can really be treasured for years to come. I love that it does not cost a small fortune too!
I love this craft idea! I bet both of my daughters teachers would love one of these for on their desk. I might actually make them for my girls teachers! I love it!
What a practical and adorable way to show teachers how we care. Love this idea and it’s so easy that my kid could help me!
Your Crayon Vase is absolutely adorable! I have several teacher friends that teach my grandkids that I know would love this. I also know my grandkids would try to color something with the finished product. Ha! It would make for fun art!!
Oh, what a cute idea. This would make a perfect appreciation gift to the twins’ teacher.
The colors looks like a good color to use. Kids would love this.
That is super cute. I would love to make this with my kiddos for their teachers
This is such a creative idea. I will have to get the kids to make one for their teachers. I like all the colors and it is so cute.
This is a super cute craft idea. I bet your child’s teacher would enjoy it too. I haven’t given teacher appreciation gifts in a very long time.
This is a very cute idea for teacher appreciating day gift. It would be fun to fill it with all sorts of school supplies, or maybe a good book for summer break!
What a cute and adorable craft! I love crayons, they’re so colorful!
What a unique idea and I love this so colorful. your so creative
This is such a great gift for a teacher!! I will keep this in mind in case I ever have kids…HA!
What an awesome idea. To be honest I wouldn’t have thought about doing that but think I should for my daughter’s teacher just to say thank you!
What a beautiful gift this would make! This looks very easy to make that even kids can make it by themselves.
This is a cute DIY! We love Crayola products, I think this would make a nice gift for teachers and students
This is so cute! What a great idea that the older kids could help with.
What an awesome idea, I love this, what I really love is the thought behind it, I know for myself, I would rather receive a homemade gift than something store bought.
What an adorable idea! I love that it’s easy to make that even kids can do this.
This is a great idea. We used something like it for a gift this year. Thank you for the idea.
This is such a cute idea for a child to make for his/her teacher! And as a retired teacher, I can say that any teacher would love to receive this homemade gift from one of their sweet students.
We did make this for two teachers. They loved it. We did one with crayons and one with pencils.
That is the cutest idea. I think any teacher would love this!
This is a wonderful and inexpensive gift for a teacher. I love that it’s so simple to do.
Cute!