Teacher Appreciation Week is upon us. Can you believe the school year is almost over? My kiddos get out of school in two and a half weeks. Gah and then summer insanity begins!

My kiddos were super blessed with great teachers this year. I volunteered to help out with the gifts for my son’s teacher this week. I decided to put together some fun themed baskets for her and very cute cake too!

We decided to shower his teacher with some school supplies. Now a days it seems like teachers end up forking over their own paycheck to buy things for the class room. Rather than giving her a basket filled with supplies I decided to whip up a cake. A supplies cake.

I used a paper towel roll in the middle of the cake and wrapped it with spiral notebooks. Then I built around that with crayons, pencils, glue bottles, and glue sticks. I secured everything with rubber bands. Surprisingly it was quite sturdy. I added some polka dot ribbon to hide where I had placed the rubber bands.  To make transportation easy I bought a cookie sheet at the dollar store to act as the base.

I think it turned out super adorable! Who knew that school supplies could be so cute?!?!

For the rest of the week I put together some themed baskets for her. I made a movie themed basket, a pampering basket, and a summer vacation basket. It was a blast coming up with ideas to fill the baskets, especially on a tight budget.

I hope that my son’s teacher knows how much all her hard work is appreciated and I sure hope she loves all these goodies! How are you celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week?

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Easter is over and before we know it school will be out. Then we will truly appreciate the role teachers play in our kids life, all summer long we will appreciate them. Towards the end of the school year there is always a time to thank the teachers in our lives. Either during Teacher Appreciation Week or just an end of the school year gift. I wanted to create something special for the kiddos teacher’s this year because I think they have both been amazing to my kids, especially with their transition into a new school and a new way of doing things.

I created these block sayings for the teacher’s desks. I just love the saying! I used a 2×8 board and cut it to a 6in length. I used my Silhouette to cut a file from their store out of vinyl. Then I use the vinyl as a stencil to paint the block. Check out my technique HERE.

I put a pretty polka dot bow around the block to finish it off. I think they turned out adorable and I sure hope that my kid’s teachers know how much they are appreciated!

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I rounded up some other awesome ideas for Teacher Appreciation gifts that I found to inspire you as well……

Teacher’s Clipboard Gift & Tutorial

Printable Thanks “a latte” Gift Card Holder

Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas in a Mason Jar

Teacher Cups and Printables

Flower Pot Teacher’s Gift and Free Printable

Vintage Ball Jar Teacher Gift Idea

Which idea do you love best? Do you have an awesome Teacher Appreciation Gift idea? Please share your idea in the comments below!!!

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