The election is over, Thanksgiving is in 2 weeks, and Christmas is coming soon after that! Every Thursday leading up to Christmas, I’ll be sharing a gift guide for a certain group of people (click here to see all the gift guides). All of us seem to have a few people that stump us every year, so I hope these gift guides will help you figure out what to get those people in your life! This week, let’s take a look at a gift guide: for teachers! 🙂
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I was a teacher for two years, and in that time, I was gifted with approximately 792 coffee mugs that proclaimed my greatness as a teacher. 😉 Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but I would say that mugs, pins, and knick-knacks are the most common teacher gifts. As a teacher, let me say that we love the heart behind the gifts. But let me also say that we can only handle so many of those gifts. 😉 Many times, people tend to default to the mugs and pins because they just don’t know what to get teachers, but I’ve got you covered! I’ve got a whole list of gifts that I KNOW teachers will love! 🙂
- SterlingPro French Coffee Press (because teachers + coffee = love)
- Kikkerland Wood Grain Sticky Notes
- BuBu Pen & Pencil Holder
- Scotch Chameleon Tape Dispenser
- Melissa & Doug Deluxe Classroom Stamp Set (especially for elementary teachers!)
- How Teachers Swear! Adult Coloring Book
- Willow Tree Love of Learning Figurine
- HanZa All Natural Bath Bombs Relaxation Kit
- Ideal Pair of Facebook Like/Dislike Stamps (perfect for junior high/high school teachers!)
- Teachers 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
- Mziart Cute Reusable Insulated Cotton Lunch Bag
- What Teachers Make by Taylor Mali
- MiniPresso GR Espresso Maker
- Kikkerland Hippo Doorstop (a fun classroom addition)
- Bath & Body Works Stress Relief Body Cream
- Einstein Mimobot USB Flash Drive
- Prime Resources Cow Stress Toy
- Swingline High Heel Stapler
- X-Acto TeacherPro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener (because every teacher needs a good pencil sharpener)
- Gift card to their favorite restaurant, movie theater, or store
Be sure to check out our other gift guides while you’re here!
Now it’s your turn. What would you add to this list? Teachers, what would you ask for?
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This is PERFECT!! Thank you for posting this! LOVE the espresso maker and so will my third grader’s teacher 😉
No problem, Shela! Any teacher would definitely love that! 😉
These are great! My mom is a teacher and would love some of these.
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That’s awesome, Mariah! Thanks for checking it out! 🙂
Former teacher over here, and I say YES to all of these! Especially the French press and other coffee-related items. 🙂 The stress relief body cream sounds pretty amazing too!
Thanks, Brittany! 🙂 I actually got the body cream from a student last year from Christmas and I LOVE it! 🙂
I didn’t know you were a teacher for a while!! We are twins 🙂 Also, I’m a high school teacher so I don’t really ever get gifts, but I love getting gift cards unexpectedly! Bath bombs sound great right about now too!
Definitely twins! 🙂 Thanks, Kelsie! I didn’t get many gifts as a HS teacher either, but I got the lotion and it was wonderful!
These are all great gift ideas! I especially like the coffee press. I work with teachers and we have a Keurig in the office. One day it died and the principal immediately went out to buy a new one. The teachers need their coffee!
Oh dear, that would be a crisis! 😉 Haha props to the principal for being on top of that! Thanks for checking it out, Crystal! 🙂
I love these ideas! My favorite teacher gifts are a keychain with my name on it and a plastic cup with a lid. I use them all the time and I think of the kids that gave them to me each time I do.
Thanks, Brittany! Those are such sweet gifts! 🙂
What an awesome list of gifts! I have a french press on my Christmas list–it’s so yummy! For whatever the reason, coffee tastes 100% better out of a French press.
Thanks so much, Rachel! 🙂 My mom uses a French press every morning and she swears by it, too! 🙂
I’m a teacher and this is definitely teacher-approved : ) I would love a French press.
Woohoo! Thanks, Lindsay! Maybe you can hint at it to your students! 😉
Oo, these are all great ideas! We’re guilty of not buying teachers gifts, TBH. Usually just a card. But this year I wanted to get my daughter’s teacher a gift as well as her daycare provider and this guide really helped!
Thanks, Cole! I totally understand not buying teacher gifts, no judgement here! I’m glad the guide helped you out! 🙂
Great gift guide! I love the stress relief lotion. My parents got that for me one year and I was able to make it last for over a year. It really did help melt the stress! There is something so soothing about its smell. A french press is key!! Every teacher needs coffee and french press is some of the best way to get coffee!
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Thank you, Elizabeth! 🙂 I have that lotion, too, and it’s soooo good!
Haha I love that “how teachers swear” coloring book! That’s so awesome!
I thought so too! Haha