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| The finished gift |
The kids have just finished preschool, and I was trying to come up with some good teacher gifts. One of my favorite things that I received from students was Christmas ornaments; I think of each student as I put them on the tree every year. Of course, Christmas ornament crafts are hard to come by in May.
I headed to Michael's to see what might be available. I'm happy with how these gifts turned out, so I thought I would share the ideas!
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| Stickers made a perfect addition to the top of the box |
First, I bought each teacher a small acrylic box (which happened to be on clearance). I bought a package of monogram-sized letters to put on top, and what I thought were raised stickers for the front. They were actually clear stamps, and they adhered really well to the acrylic (and can be moved around).
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| Clear stamps (see link) can | | be moved around on the acrylic |
I trimmed the edge with pink ribbon, which I hot-glued on. It might have been smoother if I'd used Elmer's, but I wanted to make sure it would stay.
For the ornaments, I bought sweet little wooden shapes (already painted) that they had for about 50 cents each. I just hot-glued a small ribbon to each to use as a hanger and there you go, sweet little Christmas ornaments. I put a verse on each one, the year, and a little message from each kid, along with a picture.
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| Jack is a "Puddle Jumper," so these little frogs seemed like a perfect memento for his teachers |
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| I added tiny photos on regular paper to the back; made it very personal |
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| I chose crosses for Lily's teachers and wrote a verse and the year on the back. |
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| A few kisses provided a nice filler |
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| Five gifts for around $30; I really liked how they turned out! |
