Fun in the sun: Summer Relaxation kit with free printable {Teacher Appreciation}

April 21, 2012 · 47 Comments

Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week in May. Through all of April I am excited to share some amazing ideas from some of the most wonderful bloggers for my Teacher Appreciation series! It’s a great month! You will be totally prepared with ideas to thank your teachers!

Hello there Skip to My Lou Readers. I’m Heather Freeman from The Lovely Cupboard, and I’m so excited to be a part of the Teacher Appreciation Series this year. Being a 5th grade teacher myself, I personally know how much a token of thanks means at the end of a long school year. The kids may not realize it, but teachers are counting down the days until June just like our students!

The gift I’m sharing today is a bag filled with items that will come in handy poolside or at the beach. Start with a cute tote and fill it with all sorts of goodies. The fun part is that your child can help pick out the things for their teacher.

I purchased all the items at Wal Mart, and it took less than 15 minutes to put this bag together. I started with the tote and then picked the beach towel. I tried to pull from the colors in the beach towel for the other items.

I printed up this little note on the computer, but you could have your child write the gift tag.

If you run out of time and just can’t get a bag together, don’t feel bad about snagging a gift card in the check out line. Teachers love them…really we do! Here’s to sleeping in, days by the pool, and no homework…(sigh). I can’t wait!

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47 Responses to “Fun in the sun: Summer Relaxation kit with free printable {Teacher Appreciation}”

#1 Suzanne April 21, 2012, 8:32 am

This is a very thoughtful gift and an idea that I hadn’t thought of. Those kinds of gifts are always fun to give and receive.
#2 eva scott April 21, 2012, 8:34 am

This is a great idea! Thanks for the idea!
#3 Clemencia April 21, 2012, 1:33 pm

What an awesome idea, thank you so much for it! how can I share this in my blog?
#4 Aine April 21, 2012, 2:33 pm

I log this idea, I’m going to do it for one of our girls teachers. Loving this sieries of posts… Any ideas for a male teacher??
#5 Aine April 21, 2012, 2:38 pm

Thats meant to say LOVE this idea
#6 Evelyn April 21, 2012, 3:21 pm

Oh, my! I would have loved getting a gift like this! I am a newly retired teacher.
If a parent wanted, they could pool resources with several others. Each could buy something for the tote. Wow! The teacher might end up with some outstanding homemade and handmade goodies. Remember to include a note handwritten by your child. If necessary, have the child dictate while you write. Then have the child copy the note….include your copy if needed for interpretation!
Hey, I would start on a bag for next year’s teacher….and give it as an introduction to your child. Your child could make things for the bag this summer!
#7 Debra Kapellakis April 21, 2012, 3:42 pm

FANtastic gift idea. thank you
#8 Brooke Germaine April 21, 2012, 6:40 pm

Love this idea. I make a first day survival kit for my kids’ teachers. I put candy, gum, hand sanitizer, water, favorite pop, money for pop machine and snack machine, granola bar, air freshner, and anything else I can think to help their first day go a little easier. All in a cute plastic tub or whatever I can find.
#9 Gloria S. April 24, 2012, 3:55 pm

This is a great idea!! and with my extreme couponing I have about everyone of these items in my stock that cost me les than $5!!

P.S. I tried printing the note part but it says the document doesn’t exist
#10 lorraine McK May 1, 2012, 4:56 am

Brilliant idea! Now to find out if my daughters teacher is going anywhere nice on holiday (wouldn’t be much use in Northern Ireland otherwise lol). Tried to print the tag but saying the document doesn’t exist, will come back later and check again!

Love this series x
#11 Cynthia May 2, 2012, 1:56 pm

We did this gift idea for my son’s kindergarten teacher last year and it was such a hit that we will be doing it again for his first grade teacher this year on the last day of school. Our teachers are amazing and they deserve the best. Love all the other ideas on this blog. Will have to use them in the future.
#12 Melissa Henry May 3, 2012, 1:22 am

My class is going to do this for our teacher, because this is such a great idea. However, I can’t get the little note. Could you please help me out?

Thanks!
#13 Anabelle Pinedo May 9, 2012, 5:08 pm

Love the gift idea! Am actually going to give it to her the last day of parent appreciation. The rest of the week I gave her little goodies. Oh and Dollar Tree has beach bags and flip flops total cost less than $25 bucks.
#14 Pamela May 10, 2012, 4:24 pm

I wanted you to know I put a link to this on my website. Love the idea. I’m going to use it for a teenager getting out of school, too.
#15 Wendy May 13, 2012, 10:58 am

Love this idea! I could not get the free printable note. Please help. Would like to use this idea for an end of the year gift. Hope to get a reply. THANKS!!
#16 Emily @Random Recycling May 15, 2012, 10:52 am

I love that this gift will most likely be used. Thanks for sharing, it’s perfect for my daughter’s preschool teachers.
#17 Tina May 17, 2012, 9:02 am

LOVE this idea! I also tried printing the note, but it looks like it is no longer available online? Thanks!
#18 Laura May 17, 2012, 4:52 pm

The link to the note is not working. I would really love to use it. Is there any way you could send it to me? Thanks a bunch!
#19 Kristi May 18, 2012, 8:47 pm

What do you use as a filler so the items stand up in the bag?
#20 Chr You May 23, 2012, 2:11 pm

This is great for one teacher but son has 9 teachers because he is on a collaborative team and many of his classes have two adults in the room. There is no way I could afford $43 for 9 people! Be realistic!
#21 Suzanne May 23, 2012, 10:40 pm

I loved your sun and saying. I used that and the beachbag to go with the towel and handmade ribbon flip flops I was giving to my daughters teacher. Great idea!
#22 Dawn May 26, 2012, 8:34 pm

I work at a preschool and got a gift like this years ago and LOVED it!!! Still in the top 5 of favorite all time presents!!
#23 Helyn May 27, 2012, 6:26 pm

I would really like the printable note if you could send it to me! Thanks!
#24 Jennifer May 28, 2012, 11:20 am

I LOVE this idea! I went to Wal-Mart yesterday, and put together two similar bags for my son’s two teachers. Thanks for the great idea!
#25 Tiffany May 31, 2012, 9:39 am

I absolutely love this idea – I am heading to Walmart right now to pick up all the items! For some strange reason, the printable link is not working. Would you mind emailing it to me? Thanks!!
#26 Amanda May 31, 2012, 1:33 pm

This is a great idea! I would like to use it for my assistant teacher. When I click to get the printable note it does not come up. Is there something I need to do?
#27 Kristin May 31, 2012, 7:59 pm

Love this I bought most at dollar tree except bag and magazines from Meijer total $19 big hit
#28 Lisa June 3, 2012, 2:14 am

LOVE this idea, thanks for sharing. When I tried to get the note, the link wasn’t working – any way you can e-mail it to me please?
#29 Amy June 4, 2012, 11:07 am

Love this idea!! I’m not able to get the printable note either. Would you mind e-mailing it to me?
#30 Tami June 5, 2012, 9:57 pm

This is a great idea. I got all the items today. Thank you! I canot get the printable tag. Would you email it to me?
#31 Lusine June 7, 2012, 10:47 am

can’t be a better gift for a teacher!!!

Thank you bunches

Lusine
Enjoy Teaching English
#32 Cheryl June 7, 2012, 2:41 pm

Thank you for the great idea! Such a fun gift for our hard-working teachers Put one together for my son’s kindergarten teacher this year
#33 kimberly June 8, 2012, 12:58 pm

I will be giving these lovely bags as an end of the year gift to both of my fabulous assistants!!
#34 Rene June 9, 2012, 7:47 pm

I LOVE this idea!! Perfect for the last day of school! I think I’ll throw in a bottle of bright nail polish too!
#35 Becky June 11, 2012, 5:13 pm

I love this idea and am putting a bag together for my daughter’s teacher. Unfortunately, I cannot print the tag template
#36 Amanda September 7, 2012, 2:59 am

This is such a cute idea. I am going to do this after the year is over. My childs teacher already announced that she is retireing after this year and this would be so cute.
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#40 Luanne Pang April 30, 2013, 2:31 pm

this is one cool gift idea! perfect gift to end the school year. my idea to give next year.
#41 Becki May 4, 2013, 7:53 pm

I really like this idea for the teachers at my school, but I can’t get the link for the tag to work. Would you please send it to me? Thank you.
#42 jackie May 6, 2013, 11:39 am

The link for the tag is not working for me either? Such a cute idea … if you could please send to me as well? Thanks!
#43 lindsey May 9, 2013, 2:59 pm

I made these and used them for teacher appreciation week. We made them summer survival kits instead. And instead of getting all the stuff from walmart we used the dollar tree to get the stuff to put in them. All together we made 3 and spent less than $50 for them all!!! Thanks this was a great idea!
#44 Jennifer May 15, 2013, 1:44 pm

Also trying to get the printable tag, could you email it to me please? Thanks for the wonderful idea!
#45 Laura May 19, 2013, 11:37 am

We’re doing a “fill-the-bag” version where everyone brings one item for the teacher (this works for that “team” concept too.) I had some ideas for a male teacher: Do the Beach towel and the bag, but add a small package of golf balls and racquet or tennis balls, chapstick and sunscreen, maybe an inexpensive fishing hat or baseball hat and maybe an iTunes gift card.
#46 Tara May 19, 2013, 9:10 pm

This is great idea. but the tag link doesn’t work just fyi. if you cacn send it that would be great. Thanks!
#47 Shelley May 19, 2013, 9:57 pm

can you send the link for the tag? thanks

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