Skip To My Lou » teacher appreciation ideas http://www.skiptomylou.org Craft, Create, Celebrate! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:05:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Teacher Appreciation Door Decorations http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/04/13/teacher-appreciation-door-decorations/ http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/04/13/teacher-appreciation-door-decorations/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:56:38 +0000 cindylouh http://www.skiptomylou.org/?p=6485 At our school it is a long standing tradition to decorate the teacher's door (or right outside the door) for Teacher Appreciation Week. If you are looking for some inspiration check out these creative door decorations.

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Takes the Cake

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Recipe For Success

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Love You To Pieces

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Stuck On You

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Out Of This World

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Soaring To New Heights

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Give A Hand

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"Doggone" Good Teacher

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Teaching Us To Grow

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Star Teacher

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Sunflower Of Thanks And Praise

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You Rule!

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Does your school decorate doors? Send me your favorites and I will add them!

If you are looking for ways to show appreciation for your teachers try here.

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]]> http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/04/13/teacher-appreciation-door-decorations/feed/ 8 Last Minute Teacher Gifts http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/12/15/last-minute-teacher-gifts/ http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/12/15/last-minute-teacher-gifts/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:27:36 +0000 cindylouh http://www.skiptomylou.org/?p=4961 Here are few ideas for simple but useful gifts that could be made up in a hurry for teachers.

At our school teachers must now wear a badge. Cute2Carry offers an easy tutorial for making a pretty lanyard for those badges.

A cute coffee cozy along with a coffee shop gift certificate would also be an appreciated gift.   Pink Milk and Fairycakes has a quick and easy coffee cozy tutorial.

If you knit or crochet try these coffee cozy patterns:
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Crochet Coffee Cozy with finger pocket pattern

Help your teacher take their lunch to school in style with this simple oil cloth lunch sack ---filled with a gift certificate to a local sandwich shop would make it extra nice!

Every teacher could use a bookmark ----attach a note that says, "You wrote the book on being a great teacher" and enclose a gift certificate for your local bookstore to make it extra special!

Make and Takes has a  beautiful beaded bookmarks tutorial submitted by reader Megan

You can find more handmade bookmark ideas here

I made these fabric covered steno pads for my children's teachers.  On the first page of the notebook I wrote, "Just a note to say......................." You may find the pattern in the shop.

My generous friend Michelle gave the pattern a go for me and made this beautiful cover!

She is going to give the notepad cover (just the cover, not the pad) as her December Box Tops giveaway.  So if you have any Box Tops or Campbell's Labels to send to her just email her for her address, and if she gets them before January, you'll earn one chance for every Box Top or Campbell's point.  Most importantly, you'll be helping her daughter's school.

More homemade gift ideas can be found here

More teacher appreciation ideas can be found here.

]]> http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/12/15/last-minute-teacher-gifts/feed/ 13 Lunch time! http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/05/08/lunch-time/ http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/05/08/lunch-time/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 02:12:15 +0000 cindylouh http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/?p=723 A group of friends and I share a tradition of taking our kids' teachers lunch during teacher appreciation week. We tally up the amount of lunches we need, notify our teachers and then gather in the morning to assemble the lunches. One friend makes delicious chicken salad, another brings croissants for the sandwiches, one brings fruit, another makes wonderful pasta salad and another awesome brownies. I take care of the packaging. Last year I made these sacks. This year I made oilcloth lunch sacks.

I first made a pattern out of cardboard measuring 15 x 12. Cut a 2 1/2 inch square out of each bottom corner.

Take two pieces of oilcloth right sides together and draw around your template. Cut out. I used small clothes pins to hold the pieces together.

I used pinking shears to cut across the top (very optional- I thought it gave the edge a finished look)

Sew down each side and across the bottom. I used a stitch length of 5 and 1/4 inch seams on the entire bag. My machine handled the oilcloth beautifully, but If you have any troubles, Sew Mama Sew has a wonderful article on sewing with oilcloth.

Fold in bottom of bag bringing bottom seam and side seam together

Pin bag bottom to bag side with clips

Sew across on each side

Turn bag right side out and fold in top of bag about 1/2" and then top stitch

Measure about 2 1/2 inches from middle side seam on all four corners, finger press, clip with clothes pins

Top-stitch closely to the corner fold on each of the four sides

Finished!

]]> http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/05/08/lunch-time/feed/ 85 Appreciation 7 days a week http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/04/22/appreciation-7-days-a-week/ http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/04/22/appreciation-7-days-a-week/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:16:49 +0000 cindylouh http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/?p=665 This year for teacher appreciation week we will be giving each teacher a "days of the week" pill box filled with little treats and sayings. I found the pill boxes at the dollar store.

You may download the sayings if you like -

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(I didn't use the "We are lucky to have you for a teacher" saying. It would go nicely with a lottery ticket!)

Fabric covered tacks fill one of the compartments to tell them they are sharp!

I used Jessica Jones' fabulous instructions to make the fabric covered thumbtacks

Some purchased colorful clips fill the next compartment

Next up marble magnets

These are simple to make with glass gems (floral department at the craft store), E600 craft adhesive, a 3/4 inch hole punch, 3/4 inch magnets and decorative scrapbook paper, wrapping paper and or magazine scraps. First punch out a circle and glue it to the back of the glass gem. I removed air bubbles by moving paper in a circular motion to distribute glue evenly and then pressing hard. Allow to set. Next glue the magnet to the back of your papered gem. I found it necessary to sort my glass gems to find the largest ones with no scratches or imperfections. If your glass gems are smaller try using a 1/2 inch hole punch and 1/2 inch magnets.

A measuring tape tells our teacher that they really measure up

Change for the soda machine fills another compartment

Small little post-it notes (the kind for marking a page) just fit to say, "Just a note to let you know we think you are a wonderful teacher!"

Some mints to say thank you

Wrapped all up with a little gift tag that reads:

A daily gift for all you do,
Teaching my child each day through.
Making a difference without taking a rest,
As a teacher, you're one of the best!

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Hopefully our teachers will feel appreciated each day!

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