Free Printable: Teacher Thank you In-n-Out Gift Card

I saw a cute idea on pinterest, but there was no link to a printable for it. So I made up my own version.
To thank the teachers this year, we are giving them In-n-Out Hamburger gift cards- with this cute little card I made in photoshop. 

I made it so you can cut off the blog link and for personal use only reminder. Those are just reminders. ☺☺If you use it or share it, please direct people to this little blog-www.allmylittlegems.com


TO PRINT: click on the photo and right click to "save picture as", and save it on your hard drive. This was made in a 3 inch by 5 inch format. When printing select size 3 by 5 or 4 by 6. You should be able to print multiples on one page. Attach gift card with twine or ribbon.

Thanks for reading! Remember to thank those teachers as school ends!

DIY Crayon Monogram for Teacher Gift

This is another project I made LAST fall.... But since it is Teacher Appreciation Week- I thought I would share. I'm sure you have seen these crayon monograms around. The idea came from FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE.

There are different versions of this. We took the papers off of the crayons (soak the crayons in water and they come right off) and then Gorilla-Glued them to burlap. NOTE- don't use Gorilla Glue- it left a mess to clean up- since it expands when drying. Hot glue or super glue would probably be a better choice.
See what you learn when you make stuff? ha ha.
Anyway, the teacher loved it. It is really cute with the crayon papers left on. Check out pinterest- you'll see it a bunch.

Happy Teacher Appreciation! Is Mother's Day really Sunday?
I can't keep up with all these holiday events! 
When is summer? Wait. That is birthday crazy time at our house.
I need a vacation for all this celebration. :)

Teacher Appreciation Door Decorating Ideas

I always loved seeing all the fun door decor when I was a full-time teacher. Now that I am a stay-at-home-mom, (SAHM), it is fun to be on the other end and decorate the doors. I did 3 this year for my children's school. Of course, I spent the most time on the one- for my favorite teacher.

Here are just a few ideas...there are a ton out there! I'll have to add to this post as I get more photos.
{For privacy reasons, I cut off the names on most of the doors...}

Here are more ideas- just click on the links below:
Skip to my Lou
Tip Junkie
Room Mom 101
more at Skip to my Lou






Make sure to tell the teachers in your life THANK YOU! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teacher Appreciation Idea: Make A Teacher Survival Kit

The other day I got distracted from doing the laundry and made this. Sometimes that happens...especially after I go to Target. ☺ Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Being a teacher myself, I know how nice it is to feel appreciated. My son has a great teacher this year! We just love her. So I made her what I call a "Teacher Survival Kit". {Just need a cute poem to go with it....hhhmmm....}

Want to make one for your favorite teacher?

Here ya go:

 I started with this container. You can find these lots of places now- but look in the fishing gear where the tackle boxes are for one that is really affordable. I had used this one before, so it had letters written on it, which I scrubbed away with my Mr. Clean eraser.
Next, fill the box with things the teacher might need and enjoy.

 The nice thing about these boxes, is that the divider thingys come out so you can make the sections any size you like. I included the extra dividers, so she could reuse the box. There are some Dr. Seuss erasers throughout, to fill the empty spaces.

Some of the things do not fit in the box. I got our teacher's favorite treat, and few other things.

 SO...this stuff will need a container too.

To make the pencils not so boring, I added fabric and twine on top to make a little flower. I used a hot glue gun, and just folded the fabric and twisted it until it sort-of-kind-of looked like a flower. I added twine at the bottom of it to help hold it on and cover the messy end of fabric. ☺

 So this stuff needed a box....and I just used a cracker box which I cut in half.

 It had to be CUTE though. I found this cute wrapping paper in the dollar section at Target. I had some Dr. Seuss stuff that I was including, so this matched perfectly. I think I bought about 10 rolls of this cheap wrapping paper-- they had really cute patterns and designs! {thanks Target dollar section- I never spend just a dollar there....}

I used the same wrapping paper to cover the other container, and added a tag, with some stickers. That is it. Now all I need is a card letting her know just how much we really appreciate her!

Thanks for reading!

oxoxo