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 –
(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!
I just stumbled on your “Pill Box” 7 days /week idea for teachers. I am an ex teacher myself and love the idea and sentiments. Now, I’d like to ask your permission to adapt the idea a a gift to a group of nurses, therapists, and other staff members at the hospital rehab center where my sister is currently undergoing therapy for a mild stroke. She suffered the stroke a few weeks ago and is scheduled to be going home in about a week and a half. I live in CA and my sister is in Cleveland, OH. I would like to send the gifts to my sister, so she can give them to the staff, that have been so helpful to her, before she leaves the facility. She is the creative type and would certainly do something artistic and thoughtful for them if she were able. Will be waiting anxiously for your reply, and any other suggestions others might want to add. Thanks Again, Gwen
This is really, really sad. Thanks Stumbleupon for showing me the most depressing present anyone could ever receive.
Does a teacher really need to be encouraged like a mentally challenged child?
I love this idea. I have posted it along with a link to your site on my blog. I hope you don’t mind. I just love this and wanted to share. We’re making these for our Sunday School teachers on Promotion Sunday! Blessings to you!
What a great use for those 7 day pill containers. I have a bunch I got free laying around the house. Thanks for the great idea.
I hope you don’t mind if I use this this year. It is truly the most original and wonderful gift I’ve seen Don’t you ever run out of ideas? I hope not! Thanks so much!
Such a cute idea. I think we’ll do this for several of my boys’ teachers.
I hope that when I’m a teacher I get something so thoughtful. I love it!
I love your cute idea. Just to let everyone know what my granddaughter, Mackenzie, and I have planned for her 4 teachers this year. We have chosen a garden theme. On Monday, Mackenzie will take her teachers a bouquet in a watering can that I have painted with a saying, Teacher, Teacher, Children seeker, How does your classroom grow? With smiles and tears, Hugs and cheers, And the sweetest girls and boys we know. Tue., we have painted a small rock with the saying attached, A rock in our garden is tacky, but as a paper weight, it makes us happy. Wed. we have painted bugs, butterflies, etc… on wooden baskets.We are filling the baskets with garden supplies, such as, gloves, seeds, garden spade, and other garden things we have picked up. We are attaching sayings to some of the item, like, on the spade, I did you, on the seeds, teachers plant seeds of knowledge to help our children learn and grow, etc… Thur. we have painted a 6″ flower pot, included a plastic ziploc bag of potting soil and forget-me-knot flower seeds or flower along with saying, Forget me knot and I will forget you knot. Fri. we had all the kids sign a 11 X 14 mat. We are framing an appreciation certificate and will place the mat around the certificate. On the certifficate we will include something like, Thank you for sowing seeds of knowledge that helped us learn and grow this year. We think you Rock! Also, on Wed. we are taking Subway trays and a basket of mound candy bars with attached saying, our teachers deserve a mound of thanks. Teachers have a thankless job and deserve a pat on the back.
Thank you for the cuuuute ideas! I mentioned you on my blog this morning!
Wow, way cute idea! We’ll be linking to this in the near future! Thanks!
as a teacher, I looooove this idea! It is so cute! Love it!
♥Jen
OMG, this is just too cute. Being a teacher myself once upon a time, I would have loved this thoughtful gift. I am goint to use this little idea for my kittens to give to their teachers this year. Thanks for sharing. Mama Cat
A-hah! A perfect use for these pillboxes! I have such a giant one and was toying with ideas of what I could use it for. What a superb idea. Depending on the personality of the teacher, she/he might open all the days immediately or save the messages/treats for each day. (I was the type of teacher who would wait to extend the fun.)
Thank you for sharing the idea and all the clever messages to include.
Thanks for the wonderful idea. I made one of these for my son’s kindergarten teacher for Christmas and it was a big hit. I also got very positive feedback when I posted photos of my finished project on Craftster.org, everyone loves it.
what a thoughtfull gift, sure to be appreciated!