Wrap up fun teacher gifts with these cute sayings! Just pick the perfect teacher appreciation quote from this long list, pair it with a small gift, and you’ll have them appreciating your thoughtfulness.
Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week in May, but you may want to check with your school to make sure they are using the same dates. Teacher Appreciation Day is Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Teacher Gift Ideas
If you need more inspiration, check out these great Teacher Gift Ideas! From clever gifts and fun tags to decoration ideas, you will find loads of ways to say thank you.
Cute Sayings for Teacher Appreciation Gifts
Here is a long list of cute puns. These thank you sayings work for a variety of small gifts.
- “Thanks for helping our child ‘bloom’ “ or “grow” tag with a bouquet of flowers or growing plant
- “Thanks for giving our child a hand” tag with hand lotion
- “There is no “sub” stitute for you!” tag attached to a gift card from the local sub shop
- “Thanks a ‘latte!” tag with a gift card from the local coffee shop, special coffees or travel mug
- “You are ‘souper’!” soup mix, custom decorated soup bowls or homemade soup
- “Thanks for holding everything together” tags with fun paper clips
- “Just a note to say you’re special” custom note pads, purchased notepads or post it notes
- “You really measure up” tag with a cool ruler, yardstick or measuring tape
- “You are ‘sum’ body special” tag with a calculator or math game for the class
- “Thanks for a ‘picture’ perfect year” tag with a movie gift card or nice picture frame
- “You are the apple of our eye” with a basket of apples (Construction paper leaves with notes of appreciation are a nice touch)
- “You are ‘tea’rrific!” tag with a selection of teas
- “Thanks for making our school year bright” tag with highlighters for a brilliant teacher
- “You are one smart cookie” tag with homemade cookies
- “Thanks for helping me grow” tag with flower seeds or a plant
- “Your teaching is right on target” attached to a Target gift card
- “Thanks for lighting the way” or “You light up our world” with a flashlight or nice candle
- “We are your biggest ‘fan’!” with a cute desk fan, handheld fan or paper fan
- “Thanks for ‘time’ you spent with me.” tag on a cute clock, fun watch or pretty appointment book
- “We are fortunate to have you” tag with Chinese takeout box filled with fortune cookies
- “You have been the ‘bright’ spot in our year” tag with a package of highlighters
- “You are a joy!” tag attached to an Almond Joy candy bar
- “Thanks for giving me a hand” tag attached to work or garden gloves filled with candy
- “You have been just ‘write’ this year!” package of nice pencils or pens in a case or container
- “You rock!” tag with pop rocks, rock candy, Rock Star soft drink or painted rock for a paperweight
- “Here is a ‘pat’ on the back for doing such a great job!” tag attached to a gift certificate for a massage
- “You have been the ‘key’ to our child’s success!” tag attached to a key ring or pretty handmade key chain
- “We are ‘nuts’ about you!” tag attached to some nuts
- “You ‘float’ above the rest” tag attached to a balloon or fun pool float for the summer
- “You are an AW-esome teacher” tag attached to a six-pack of A&W root beer
- “Thank you for quenching my thirst for knowledge” tag attached to a reusable drinking cup
- “I couldn’t have ‘picked’ a better teacher” tag attached to a fruit basket, or cookies in a berry basket
- “Shooting for Brownie points” tag attached to a box of brownies
- “You are a ‘Fanta’ stic teacher” tag attached to a bottle of Fanta
- “We need ‘S’more’ teachers like you” tag attached to S’mores supplies
- “Here’s the scoop… you are the best!” attached to Sundae supplies or gift card for an ice cream shop
- “Here ‘s a little extra ‘dough’! ” Thanks for all you do!” package with cookie dough or dollar bills
- “You wrote the book on being a great teacher!” attached to pencils and books or a gift card from the bookstore
- “You are the sweetest teacher! Thanks for making me a smart cookie!” plate of cookies
- “I am so lucky to have you for a teacher” attached to a lottery ticket or Lucky Charms cereal
- “I am bananas for you” attached to banana bread
- “You are the ‘highlight’ of my day!” attached to highlighters
- “Thank you for making our students bright!” attached to highlighters
- “We ‘flippin’ love you” with a spatula and cookie, brownie or cake mix
- “I have to ad ‘mitt’ you are one great teacher” oven mitt filled with teaching supplies or other small gifts
- “You are a cut above” attached to scissors
- “From my calculations, you are the best teacher!” attached to a calculator
- “We are ‘Soda” lighted you were our teacher” attached to a favorite soda
Candy Puns
Because every teacher loves a good pun, these thank you sayings are an easy way to take a simple candy bar and make it a fun gift. Incorporating puns will give both your child and their teacher a good chuckle! You could also write these cute sayings onto a piece of poster board, attach the candy, and give a giant size “sweet” appreciation gift to your teacher! What a great way to make a chocolate bar special.
- “You are out of this world” tag attached to a Milky Way or Mars candy bar
- “You deserve an extra Payday” tag attached to a Payday Candy bar
- “We appreciate the ‘mounds’ of work you do” tag attached to a Mounds candy bar
- “You are ‘extra’ special” tag attached with a pack of Extra Gum
- “You are o’fish’ally the best!” tag attached to Goldfish crackers or Swedish Fish
- “Thanks for helping me become a real ‘smartie’ pants!” tag attached to a package of Smarties
- “You are worth more than a 100 grand to us!” tag attached to a 100 Grand candy bar
- “You’re a ‘treasure’ “ tag with Treasures candy
- “Thank for all your hard work. You deserve a ‘break’ today!” tag with a Fast-Break candy or McDonald’s gift card.
- “You ‘mint’ so much to us this year” tag attached to some mints
- “You’re an ‘amazing’ teacher” tag attached to an Amazing candy bar
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Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags
If you liked the funny teacher quotes above, here are 20 of the most popular puntastic sayings for teacher gifts. They are ready for you to download, print on cardstock and attach to a small gift. This will be your easiest Teacher Appreciation Week ever!
You will find tags for books, markers, note cards, candles, pencils, flowers(plants), candles, candy, scissors, duct tape or stickers, oven mitt, coffee, tea, tote bag, calculator or math game, picture frame, flashlight, highlighters, and Sharpie markers. Get the 20 Printable Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags as an immediate download for $3.95.
Thank You Sayings for Gift Cards
Teacher Appreciation Day quotes are also good for parting gifts on the last day of school, or any time you want to show how much you value all your teachers do. Here are the cutest printable gift card holders for teachers. They are a clever way to give your teacher a gift card, and I have done my research—teachers love gift cards!
Don’t miss these other cute ideas for the end of school year teacher gift-giving.
- Ice cream cone gift card holder is so cute and makes a sweet way to give a gift card
- Your Teaching is Right on Target gift card holder! Perfect for good teachers!
More Teacher Gifts Ideas
Here are some perfect printables for flower puns.
Thank You for Helping me Grow (Bloom included too)
Martin Dejnicki says
These sayings are beautiful. I will share them with my 6 year old daughter Lily who loves her teachers. Lily often experiences anxiety and used to be very shy, until her junior kindergarten teacher really helped her overcome and deal with her shyness and anxiety.
We wrote a teacher appreciation poem together recently, as a way to say thank you to Miss I. Hope you guys like it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Y_hvfhidI
Darcy Milord says
love your teacher gift ideas. Looking as the PTA mom to celebrate our teachers and of course we have no money. so trying to be creative.
Juniba says
First of all, I want to thank you Cindy for sharing such an informative article with us.its my teacher birthday and I wanted to do something special and couldn’t think of anything but after reading your article I decided to give my teacher a Tshirt with saying on it thanks again.
Juniba says
Really good gifts list, Thanks for sharing 🙂
sehar says
I was thinking to give a personalized t shirt to my teacher and was thinking for quite a long time as what to write on it. Great ideas must say. Thank youuu.
Anjee Shinkan says
Nice to have the ideas in list form. Made it and simple to scroll thru and find the perfect ones!
Aundrea says
Some times its a pain in the ass to read what people wrote but this website is rattling user pleasant!
Kim Willoughby says
I was wondering if $3 was a one-time fee with unlimited printing or do I need to pay the $3 after printing a certain amount?
Cindy Hopper says
You pay $3 and download the pdf. You can print it as much as you want after you have the file for yourself.
Cindy says
One time fee Kim, print as many as you like!
Wakababy0234 says
This is very amazing in Fraser And Warren even Chesterfield , There’s amazing Teachers! To appreciate every little thing they do is awesome and with out them …. How would w eve smart!? I’m studying to be a teacher and little witty bitty bitter. Sarah , these are nice little gifts for Teachers because of all hey do! And even you really don’t like it just say “This is just to much” or “I’m not sure i like this ” W Eco it out of the kindness of our her
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Maria says
I know that this post is from 2014, but it makes me cringe to see so many mistakes from someone studying to be a teacher. I sincerely hope she was trying to be funny.
Rachael says
We did:
Thanks for helping _____”polish” their skills with a tote of tissue paper wrapped nail polish.
Cindy says
Rachael, super cute idea. Thanks for sharing!
Nancy Jean Storie says
As a retired teacher, I was looking for some ideas for my grandson’s teachers. I volunteer at his school because I know how much the help is needed. As a former volunteer coordinator for the school where I taught, I appreciated any help given to any of our teachers. Your website has been extremely helpful!! Simple is great and so appreciated!! Keep up your good work in helping others!!
JeaN says
SO sad to know that some of these SOUR people were teachers, my only hope it that they were not in elementary!
Carrie This Home says
I love all these ideas! My daughter has some incredible PreK teachers and I really want to give them something creative. Thanks for the inspiration! Pinning this!
Judy Whitmore says
To Sarah–I am so sorry that you seem to be so bitter about tokens of appreciation. I taught elementary school for 40 years and, more often than not, I loved my job. I truly appreciated any effort of gratitude from any student or parent no matter how small. Some days it made all the difference in my day and in my attitude.
Sharon says
In response to # 4.
WOW!! Bitter much? This is a great list of suggestions to get the creative juices flowing. I try to do things like this throughout the year along with a few dollars here and there for things that they have to provide out of their own pockets. My children’s teachers are sweet, hard working, sacrificial, and gracious. They appreciate being thought of no matter what you do b/c not everyone can afford to be witty to a handful of teacher’s for a whole week. But a nice note or something thoughtful goes a long way. There is NO WRONG WAY to encourage an educator. Do not let one person’s bitter ingratitude stop you from doing what you can to thank your child’s teacher.
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