Gift Card Tree for Teacher

Another take of the Gift Card Tree I did HERE and same song, second verse of the Gift Card Wreath I did HERE.

New to the Gift Card Wreath/Tree?

It is a really simple way for Room Moms to coordinate a group Christmas gift for the teacher that she will definitely enjoy and use!

As a room mom, we always send out a principal approved letter/email to all of the parents in the class.  It asks for them to communicate with the Room Mom if they are sending a card, are sending money for the Room Mom to buy the card or if they are doing something else.  There is no pressure to participate.  The key is to set a deadline early enough that if you need to go pick up a few extra cards and/or send reminders, you have enough time.  Sometimes, if there are not many cards, I'll purchase cards of smaller amounts to fill up the tree.

The trees were personalized with the teachers' favorite colors/themes and their initials.

The card stock initials are from the Paper Studio that I simply decorated with scrap paper, glitter and ribbons.

A variety of cards from the teacher's "favorites" list make this gift a real no brainer!

Merry Christmas to all of the teachers out there!

Smiles!!!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry (Again!)

It's that time of year again...time to show our awesome teachers how much we appreciate them!

Last year we picked up some great insulated cups at Wal-Mart, filled them with candy and passed them out to our teachers.

 

This year, we did it again...but chose the blue snowflake cups.  Thought they could use them a little longer since they are not so Christmas specific.

 

If you'd like the FREE PRINTABLE for the Eat, Drink & Be Merry Blue tags,

CLICK HERE.

 

If you'd like the FREE PRINTABLE for the Eat, Drink & Be Merry Red & Green tags,

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What are some of your favorite Christmas gifts for teachers?

 

Smiles!!!

 

Will share these tags with some of the parties found in the side bar--->

 

 

 



Teacher Gift Card Wreath

Thought I'd share with you the gift card wreath that we make for the teachers at our school.  It takes a little planning before hand, so it's probably too late for you to pull it off this year.  Just put it on your to do list for next year!

We start by sending out a letter a few weeks before hand with a self addressed envelope attached. (CLICK HERE TO SEE LETTER.)

The parents are then asked to either send in a gift card, cash or check by a certain date...usually a week before the end of school.  Once we have collected all of the cards and the money, the room moms purchase the gift cards, wreaths and ribbon.  

The cards are simply tied to the wreath with ribbon and that's it!  Of course you can add more embellishments but it looks great just as it is.

   It's so easy and such a great gift for teachers!

I'm lucky enough to be the room mom to both of my boys' teachers so you get to sneak a peek at the two I created this year.  (To see the tree I made last year, click here.)

The paper mache' letters were added to personalize the wreaths a little bit.  Tied to the wreath with ribbon lets the teachers' use it for a Christmas decoration now and in the future.