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Homemade Teacher Cards and Gifts

OneMommy — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 14:44:34 +0000

For many August marks the start of a new school year. And, of course, new teachers who will spend each day growing your child’s mind.

Teachers do so much for our kids throughout the year. They deserve a special thanks.

These adorable homemade teacher gifts and homemade teacher appreciation cards are perfect for Teacher Appreciation Week, the end of the school year, and all year long.

Homemade Teacher Cards

Handprint Fish Card — Don’t you just love handprint crafts? Turn your child’s handprint into a cute teacher card with this idea. After all, that teacher made “school cool!”

Ladybug Teacher Thank You Card — This homemade card is so stinkin’ cute and perfect for Teacher Appreciation Week in the spring.

Apple Stamping — Apples have long been associated with thanking teachers. Fold a piece of card stock in half and turn the classic fall apple stamping craft into a cute card for a teacher.

Handprint Flower Pot Card — Simple and perfect card for teacher appreciation week in the spring. Turn your child’s handprint into a pot of flowers and thank that teacher for “helping them grow.”

Printable “Tea Chair” Card — Who doesn’t like a good play on words? This adorable printable card is a play on the word “teacher.” Add a small box of stress-relieving tea for the perfect gift.

Yoda Card — Here’s another printable teacher card with a fun play on words. “Yoda best teacher!” Perfect for teachers and students that are big Star Wars fans.

Superhero Teacher Card — Here’s a cute homemade teacher appreciation card that the kids will love putting together. For even more fun have them personalize the hair and eyes to look more like their teacher.

Pencil Card — No time for crafting? Print out the card and have your child color it. Quick, simple, and cute.

Fingerprint Balloon Card — This is an adorable idea to use as a card from the entire class.

Homemade Teacher Gifts

“Hands Down” Best Teacher — Whether you turn the idea into a simple handprint card or you add the suggested goodies and make it a small gift, this is a cute idea.

Potted Plant Gift — We have done this for teachers several times and it is always a hit. Usually we just add the note “Thanks for helping me grow!” on card stock, glue it to a craft stick, and stick it into the flower pot. If you want to dress it up a bit more, check out this idea.

Crayon Picture Frame — This would be perfect for a preschool or kindergarten teacher! The colors are bright and cheerful, and you could even include a photo of the class if one is available.

Highlight of My Year — Has your child’s teacher been the “highlight of their year?” Here’s a fun way to show them just how special they are.

Extra Special Thank You Gift — Another fun play on words. This one could be used for teachers, postal workers, doctors…so many people you just want to give a special thank you too.

Surprise your child’s teacher with one of these homemade teacher appreciation cards or a homemade teacher gift this school year.

15 Homemade Father’s Day Cards

OneMommy — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 03:11:37 +0000

Looking for inspiration for this year’s Father’s Day card? Here are 15 homemade Father’s Day cards the kids can make. Each one will make Dad feel treasured.

Here’s a simple Hand Print Heart that makes a cute card idea.

How about giving Dad a high five for Father’s Day?

Give Dad a monster hug with this cute card!

What about a Striped Tie Father’s Day Card?

Maybe Dad is your child’s Shining Star?

Little ones love to color! Show off their art work with this Sticker Resist card idea.

I love hand print crafts, and this “Daddy and Me craft” is adorable for a Father’s Day card.

Does Daddy like fishing? Then this “I’m hooked on Daddy” craft would be perfect for a card!

This superhero card is super cute for your little one’s biggest hero.

Join the Minion revolution with this “You’re one in a Minion” card idea!

Make your own Super Dad Card with this free printable.

Here are some other cute printable cards for Dad that the kids can color.

Or, instead of your typical card, how about a Father’s Day Book using this free printable.

I also love this Father’s Day questionnaire — so fun to see what the kids think!

And for those men who didn’t have to be the daddy, but who hold a special place in your child’s heart, a very special stepdads printable to let them know just how important they are.

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Hand Print Teacher Appreciation Cards

OneMommy — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 03:20:08 +0000

Spring is the time of year where teacher gift ideas are sought out.

Homemade cards and gifts for teachers are always popular for these occasions.

This is the last week of the church school program my kids attended this year, and so we’ve been busy making some adorable handprint homemade teacher appreciation cards.

Cards from students, especially homemade cards, are one of the mementos teachers tend to keep year after year. (I still have all of mine from my years in the classroom.)

Love gifts that are homemade? Check out these homemade gifts for kids.

Homemade Teacher Appreciation Cards

Our favorite card was a bouquet of hand print flowers.

Use a paintbrush to thoroughly coat your child’s hand in green paint to make the flower stems for the card.

Have them use a different color paint to create the flowers. Just paint one finger and have them make petals with their fingerprint. For a touch of sparkle you can add a bit of glitter to the wet paint.

A simple construction paper flower pot finishes the card.

Add the words “Thanks for helping me grow!” to the flower pot to complete your homemade teacher card. (It would also make a cute homemade Mother’s Day card.)

Homemade Teacher Card

Need a second handprint teacher card and want to do something a little different?

This time turn your child’s handprint sideways. Add a googly eye and use a permanent marker to make a few details and you have a cute hand print fish.

Write “Thanks for making school cool” or a similar phrase at the bottom and you’re done!

These homemade teacher appreciation cards are sure to make your child’s teacher smile.

Silly Heart Homemade Valentine

OneMommy — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 21:25:21 +0000

Store bought or homemade Valentines?

That is the question parents ponder this time of year when the kids need to bring Valentines to the school party, or they want to give them to friends and family members.

This year we are having a Valentine’s Day party with several other homeschooling families, and my daughter decided to make these cute Silly Homemade Valentine’s Day cards to share.

She based them off of one of her favorite Valentine’s Day crafts we’ve done. And they turned out so cute, we just had to share them with you all.

The idea for these Valentines come from our silly heart characters we made to decorate the doors a couple years ago.

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Silly Homemade Valentine’s Day Cards

To make your own silly heart character card, cut out a 6 x 3 inch rectangle from thick construction paper or cardstock. We used fancy scissors to cut ours out.

Cut out a 4 inch tall heart to form your character’s body.

Draw a face on the heart. You can use wiggly eyes if you have them for extra fun!

To make arms and legs, cut long rectangles from construction paper.

We had our silly heart creature hold a box of stickers. (We found packs of them at the dollar store.) You could also have the character hold a heart shaped lollipop or other treat.

Use clear tape to hold your character’s around the treat.

Decide on a message to write on top of your card. Since we were using stickers, we added, “Valentine, I’m stuck on you!”

You could also use:

“Stick with me, Valentine!”
“Valentine, you’re sweet!” — if it’s holding a lollipop or other edible treat

All the kids at our homeschool party loved these silly homemade Valentine’s Day cards.
I hope your child loves making them as much as we did!