Teacher Appreciation: Teachers Inspire Growth, a Gardening Kit

I don’t recall growing up with a Teacher Appreciation Day, did you? I am not sure when it started; it is celebrated in a variety of ways across the country. In some schools there is a whole week of activities focused on saying THANK YOU to our teachers. In others, there is one special day filled with a luncheon, surprise gifts and (hopefully) appreciative students! I am sure in many schools there is no such day and teachers continue to work as hard as possible to better the lives of their students.

Whatever the case where you live, think about giving your teachers a small thank you gift that is not only nice to receive but useful as well. Hopefully this gift fits that criteria. Spring is in bloom and thoughts turn to gardening. Fill a gardening pot or container with gardening gloves and seeds, add a thoughtful quote or sentiment, and present it to your child’s teacher.

This gift idea lends itself to a class gift in which all the children can participate. You could ask each student to contribute one small item related to gardening then add all of the gifts to one large basket or terra cotta planter. Seeds, gloves, small shovels and spades, even potting soil would all make a lovely presentation.

If there isn’t a specific day for Teacher Appreciation in your child’s school, this would make a cheerful end-of-the-year gift too. I’ll include the card I created too which can be printed as a gift tag. Click HERE for the 4x6 printable.

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