The 5 Best Teacher's Gift Basket Ideas

It’s teacher appreciation week this week. I think this year, more than ever, we REALLY, REALLY, REALLY appreciate the teachers out there. We suddenly had to help out in this arena due to the recent pandemic. Those who never intended on being a teacher were suddenly thrust into homeschool teacher, and let me tell you, teachers should be paid a WHOLE lot more. It is H-A-R-D. It is a tireless, demanding and selfless job. It requires the patience of a saint. They are the ones who kindly deal with the confusion of the crazy math. They are the ones that answer ALL the inventive crazy questions that are asked of them approximate 103 times a day. They break up bickering kids on the daily. They instruct, guide and love on these kiddos of ours. And for that I am so thankful for them. Because, I have learned quickly over the next few weeks, that I could NEVER do it myself.

Though most of out kids have been out of school for the last couple of months, teachers have still been working so hard to put together packets and lesson plans for all the families out there. They have been planning classroom zoom calls and making sure kids are staying connected the best way they can. They deserve to be loved a little extra this year. I put together several different Teacher’s Baskets Ideas to make this a little easier on all the parents.

See below for Teachers Gift Basket Ideas for every teacher in your life!

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The Teacher Who Deserves to Be Pampered

Can you imagine having a full classroom of littles asking a million questions and tugging your constantly ALL while trying to teach them something? Teachers need to go home and relax at the end of a day. This basket includes bath soaks, fancy soaps, candles, eye gel packs, lotions and everything you need to have a night of relaxation!SHOP THIS BASKET: 1. Small Water Hyacinth Storage Box with Hinged Lid / 2. Peggy Sue Tea Bath Brew Pockets / 3. French Girl Organics Rose Sea Soak / 4. Side Eye Mask / 5. Simper Goods Wood & Vanilla Soap Gem / 6. Baudelaire Small Wool Sponge / 7. H. Hazel Eye Gels / 8. Campaignie De Provence Tea Hand Cream / 9. Safety Matches / 10. Paddywax Impressions Collections Candle

The Teacher Who Spends Their Weekends in the Kitchen

This is the teacher who winds down by getting in the kitchen. He/she is a total foodie and would rather be baking cookies than anything else. Fill their basket with a mini cheeseboard and fancy kitchen accessories they may not buy for themselves. Baking mixes or gourmet salts and sauces will be so appreciated by your foodie teacher. SHOP THIS BASKET: 1. Leather Trim Pot Holder / 2. Fill Circle Veggie Brush / 3. Grow Salsa Kit / 4. Bouchon Bakery Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix / 5. Balinese Truffle Salt / 6. Bloomingville Whisk / 7. Stasher Sandwich Bag / 8. Mini 3.5″ Cast Iron Skillet / 9. Cravings by Crissy Teigan Stainless Steel Gold Measuring Cups / 10. Oak Cheese Board with Knife / 11. Yamakazi Black Tosca Basket with Wooden Handles

The Tea Lover

For the Teacher who loves nothing more than to curl up on the couch on a Friday night with a cup of tea and a good book or great Netflix show. Maybe this is me? Fill their basket with gourmet teas, a great mug and all the accessories like a tea spoon, bag squeezer and tea strainer. Throw in some great tea towels, fancy honeys and shortbread cookies for a perfect pairing. This could easily be substituted for coffee, too!SHOP THIS BASKET: 1. Swarm Glass Honey Pot / 2. Willa’s Shortbread / 3. Mini Tea Spoon / 4. Whitewashed Wooden Storage Bins with Handles / 5. Big Heart Tea Co. Box Tea / 6. Mini Succulent / 7. Aieve Tea Bag Squeezer / 8. Bloomingville Gold Stainless Steel Egg / 9. Salted Honey / 10. Sway Mug / 11. Bee Raw Cheesemonger’s Honey Flight / 12. Bolt Blie Dish Towel / 13. Thai Tea 5-Pack Kit

The Art Teacher who wants to do their own projects

Art teachers spend time helping kiddos with age appropriate art projects. These teachers, who are artists themselves want to spend their own time working on their craft instead of helping kids learn to fade colors or glue paper to a stick. A really nice set of colored pencils or paint will be so appreciated by this teacher. Get them a nice pencil case or a personalized paint water cup is always a way to make them feel special. Sketch pads or coloring books will be a fun add on to their basket.
SHOP THIS BASKET: 1. Minimalism Art Classic Notebook with Dotted Grid Page / 2. Mutibey Scissors / 3. Monogrammed Paint Water Cup Brush Pot / 4. Watercolor Pencils / 5. Teacher Life: A Snarky Chalkboard Coloring Book / 6. iSuperb Cotton Linen Pencil Case / 7. Laurence King Publishing Guess the Artist Quiz Game / 8. White Plastic Storage Bins with Handles / 9. Bob Ross Heat Changing Mug / 10. Butterflies Watercolors in a Tin Box / 11. Herstory of Art Notebooks

The Not-So-Generic Teacher’s Gift Basket

We tend to always pick a up a mug, lotion or apple-themed gift for the teachers (don’t get me wrong, those things can be nice as I have featured them in the other baskets), but let’s try to think outside of the box and come up with some really thoughtful gifts this year. These are the things they would never buy for themselves or make them think “I’ve never gotten anything like this before!” Let’s make them feel extra special by going beyond the generic gift and put together something really unique. Adding something that is personalized is always a nice touch, like the stamp shown below. See below for more unique gift they may not expect.