Dollar Store Teacher Gift {teacher appreciation}

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Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week in May – do you have your teacher’s gift yet? If you need an inexpensive teacher gift that looks amazing and will be totally useful, this dollar store teacher gift idea is perfect.

I love finding clever ways to say thank you. Let me show you everything you need to know about Teacher Appreciation Week.

Dollar Store Teacher Gift

Gifts Teachers Can Use

I used to teach Jr. High. Loved it, but struggled to smile sincerely during teacher appreciation week after opening up my 32nd ‘#1 teacher mug’. Okay maybe not 32 of them, but I got my fair share of them. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful because I know it’s the thought that counts and getting a kind gift from a teenager is pretty impressive.

Anyways, I was trying to think of something for my daughter’s teacher that could be found at the dollar store and wouldn’t be taken to the teacher’s lounge and ‘accidentally’ left there.

So how about a teacher appreciation organizer…a cute classy organizer that would be fun and functional to have on a desk.

How to Make This Dollar STore Teacher Gift:

It is easier than you think to turn dollar store vases into expensive-looking containers for office supplies!

I started out with 4 square glass ‘pots’ or vases. They were in the vase section not the mugs and glass section of the dollar store…BTW

Have you ever used the reverse of vinyl? It works as a pretty snazzy stencil. No exact-o knife needed! Using your Cricut choose your font and…perfection! Cut out your vinyl and pull the back part off (as shown). Place it where you want the letters to be etched.

I used the etchall etching cream. Say that 5 times fast. You only use a little bit, so grab a few friends and do it together! The instructions say to use gloves…I am showing you the gloves…they weren’t on my hands apparently.

With a paintbrush glob some in the vinyl letter openings. Don’t get it on any other part of the glass.

Wait for 15 minutes. Run the glass under water removing all of the glob and then pull off the vinyl. It will look really clear and I thought I did it wrong until it dried. Do you see the letter ‘e’? That one is dry. The other letters are still wet and harder to see…until they dry.

PENCILS!

Add ribbon and pencils and pens to complete this dollar store teacher gift set.

The middle one says clips and I did one that says candy. So…Pens, paper, clips, and candy, but the pictures looked cuter with just the three.

These teacher appreciation gifts would be fast and thrifty to make for your kid’s teachers. My daughter is very excited to give hers to her teacher!

SUpplies needed to make this Teacher Gift:

Just in case you can’t make it to the local dollar store I compiled a list of supplies you can order online to make this incredible teacher gift. With the options shared here, you will be able to make at least two sets of four desk organizers. (Affiliate links are included in this section)

• Cricut
• Square vase (2.36″ x 2.36″)
• Etch All – Etching Creme
• ORACAL Oramask 813 Low-Tack Stencil Vinyl Roll Bundle
• Gloves
• Paintbrush
• No. 2 pencils
• Pens
• Clips
• Ribbon

More Inexpensive Teacher Gifts

• Gardening Teacher Gift
• EOS Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
• 100 Ways to Thank a Teacher
• Teacher Cupcakes in a Jar
• Lindt Teacher Gift

The gals from HowDoesShe? and are so thrilled to share one of their favorite Teacher Appreciation crafts with you! For more crafts, recipes, decor ideas, organization tips, and more be sure to pay them a visit.

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