Summer is almost here and that means school is ending soon and it’s time for kiddos to say bye to their wonderful teachers.

My girls and I love making creative gifts for their teachers at the end of every school year, and this year we decided to make these fun Teacher Survival Kit Snack Gift Boxes.

This fun gift is filled with all their teachers favorite treats along with a gift card and printable gift tag added on top.

A unique teacher gift that’s so easy to put together and fun to give for teacher appreciation and end of school! 

Stella’s sweet teacher Mrs L. was such a kind, thoughtful, and creative teacher. 

We are so grateful for her and hope she loved her gifts. 

Stella ready on her last day with her teacher gift.

These small tackle box style snack boxes are perfect for this fun gift idea and only cost $1 from Target’s Dollar Spot!

Print out the Teacher Survival Kit Tags and cut out.  There are two sizes available. 

Scroll down to download. 

The large size tags are what I used on the top of each snack box. 

The regular size tags are perfect for cutting out, punching a hole on top, and tying on a gift bag or basket. 

We decided to include both a gift card from Stella’s teachers favorite place (Chickfila) and a sample of her favorite small treats (truffles). 

I taped the gift card to the inside of the lid along with jeweled stickers spelling out her name. 

The small box has 6 square openings to be filled. Her teacher likes sour candies, gummies, and truffles so we filled it with those and added some “Smarties” to stick with the teacher theme! 

You can tape or tie on the tag. I used the large tag and added it to the top of the box with double-sided tape.

So fun, easy, and unique! 

I hope your kiddos teacher loves this gift as much as Stella’s did! Have a safe and fun summer! 

Scroll down to download the free gift tags!

>>> Click here for the Large Size Teacher Tags (2 to a page) <<<

>> Click here for the Regular Size Teacher Tags ( 3 to a page) <<<

End of school year photos of my girls! So proud of them.

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The end of the school year snuck up on us this year! How is it already the end of May?!

If you are like us, y’all enjoy making gifts for your kids teachers and classmates at the end of the school year and for teacher appreciation week, birthdays, holidays, you name it! But are you in need of new ideas for school themed gifts to give? This roundup features over 45 creative DIY Gifts for Teachers and Classmates for you and your kids to make at home.

Classmates:

1. Jump for Joy Jump Rope Class Gift – Our Thrifty Ideas

2. Popsicle End of the School Year Gift + Free Printable – Our Thrifty Ideas

3. O-FISH-ALLY Summer Class Gifts & Printable Tags – The Crafted Sparrow

4. End of School Year Gift Idea: Chalk It Up – Landee See Landee Do

5. Let’s Stay in Touch Cards – The Simply Crafted Life

6. End of School Year Summer Themed Gifts with Tags – For the Love of Food 

7. Sour Patch Kid End of Year Printable – The Crafted Sparrow

8. This Year Flew By Frisbee Class Gift – Happy Home Fairy

9. End of School Year Summertime Bubble Gift Tags – For the Love of Food

10. End of Year Crayon Class Gift Printable – Keeping it Simple Crafts

11. This Year Has “Blown” By Printable Gift Tags – Dot Dot Dot

12. One Smart Cookie Printable Gift Tags and Cards – For the Love of Food

13. Ball in First Grade Printable – Erica’s Edventures

14. Have a Sweet Summer Printable Candy Tags – Mrs. Wheeler First

15. Beach Ball End of Year Printable Tags – Tidy Lady

16. School Days Snack Mix – For the Love of Food

17. Shine Bright End of Year Gift Tags – The Printable Princess

18. End of School Year Pop Rocks Gift Tags – For the Love of Food

Teachers:

1. Edible Chalkboards – Hungry Happenings

3. Teacher Appreciation Sticky Note Memo Holder Gift – Creative Cynchronicity

3. Thanks A Latte Teacher Appreciation Coffee Gift – For the Love of Food

4. End of the Year School Teacher Survival Kit DIY – Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom

5. DIY Candy Rose Bouquet – For the Love of Food

6. Teacher Gift Hoop Art – Albion Gould

7. Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies – For the Love of Food

8. “I Love My Teacher Because” Printable Gift – Paper Heart Family

9. Printable Teacher’s Flower Pick – Rediscovered Family

10. Star Wars Teacher Appreciation Printable Gift Card Holder – One Mama’s Daily Drama

11. School Days Apple Cupcakes – For the Love of Food

12. Summer Themed Teacher Gift Basket – Kids Activiy Zone

13. DIY Plastic Bottle Apple – Red Ted Art

14. DIY Coffee Mug for Teachers – Sustain My Craft Habit

15. Orange You Glad Gift Basket – For the Love of Food

16. DIY Decorative Wood Block Apples – Sustain My Craft Habit

17. DIY Highlighter Teacher Gift – Making Frugal Fun

18. Easy DIY Lip Balm Holder – Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom

19. Don’t Worry Bee Happy Gift Basket – For the Love of Food

20. Thanks a Latte FREE Printable – Feeling Nifty

21. Tea Gift Baskets with Printable Tags – For the Love of Food

22. DIY Pencil Shaped Pot Holder (Teacher Appreciation Gift) – Seam Whisperer

23. Wine Cork Apple Craft – For the Love of Food

24. Printable Photo Surprise Card – Red Ted Art

25. DIY Picture Frame with Flowers – By Deze

26. Cupcake Bouquet – For the Love of Food

27. Pencil Mason Jar Gift – Oh My Creative

28. DIY Flower Pens and Painted Pots – For the Love of Food

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School ends here next week and today we are putting together our annual end of the school year gifts for my kids’ classmates and friends.

This year they agreed (shocker!) on the same gift idea: Pop Rocks! So I created these simple gift tags with two phrases to tape to the individual pop rock packs.

No baggies, ribbon, hole punching, etc this year (woohoo) and I love how cute and fun they are!

I love how thoughtful my girls are!

They take the time every year to make gifts and write thank you cards to their friends and teachers.

We found the best deal on the Pop Rocks at the Dollar Tree where they sell 3 individual packs for $1.25. You can also find them on Amazon, Party City, and Walmart.

Can’t find or don’t want to give Pop Rocks? You could also gift Rock Candy sticks or small bags of Chocolate Rocks and still use the Summer Rocks tags below.

I created two phrases for the free gift tags below:

Hope Your Summer Rocks! and Hope Your Summer Is Poppin!

Print out both or just one. They come in small 10 to a page or large 8 to a page.

My girls hard at work signing their names to the bottom of each cut out gift tag.

It’s optional but I think signing your name or adding a little note makes it more special and personal!

Now add tape to the back of the tag ( I used double sided) and place centered on the Pop Rocks pack.

The small size tags fit nicely on the bottom front of the packs and the larger tag fits perfectly on the whole backside.

All done and ready to gift!

Download the gift tags below!

There are two different designs and two sizes available to download and print for free.

>> Click the links to download and print.<<

Hope Your Summer Rocks large tags

Hope Your Summer Rocks small tags

Hope Your Summer Is Poppin large tags

Hope Your Summer is Poppin small tags

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These adorable recycled Wine Cork Apples are an easy to make at home painted craft.

Display as home decor or they make thoughtful gifts for teachers and friends this school year!

What you need: 

•  Recycled Wine Corks
• Red Acrylic Craft Paint
• Green Assorted Felt and Fabric Scraps 
• Assorted Ribbons
•  Twigs
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Scissors or Pinking Shears
• Paintbrush
• Wire Cutters

Directions: 

1. Begin with the smallest apple. Attach two corks, three corks and two corks with a glue gun.
2. Glue the corks together in rows. Stack and secure two corks on the bottom, three corks in the middle, and two corks on the top with a glue gun.
3. For the medium apple, attach two corks, three corks, three corks and two corks with a glue gun.
4. Glue the corks together in rows. Stack and secure two corks on the bottom, three corks on the second row, three corks on the third row, and two corks on the top.
5. For the largest apple, attach three corks, four corks, five corks, four corks, and three corks with a glue gun.
6. Glue the corks together in rows. Stack and secure three corks on the bottom, four corks on the second row, five corks on the third row, four corks on the fourth row, and three corks on the top row.
7. Place red craft paint on a paper plate. Paint the ends of each cork apple with red paint using a paintbrush.
8. Gather a tree branch from the yard (or a few twigs). Cut one-inch to two-inch sections with a pair of wire cutters.
9. Attach a stem to the top center of each cork apple with a glue gun.
10. Cut out leaf shapes with scissors or pinking shears from different shades of green felt or fabric.
11. Apply a dot of glue at the tip of each leaf and fold in half. This creates dimension.
12. Attach to the side of the apple stem with a glue gun.
13. Finally, cut small piece of ribbon and tie in three bows. Glue onto the front of each apple stem.
14. Now your apples are done and ready to display.

Note: If using liquid craft glue hold corks together with a rubber band during the drying process.

First, gather all your supplies.

This craft is a great Earth Day craft too since you are using recycled wine corks, fabric scraps, and twigs from the yard.

Begin with the smallest apple. Attach two corks, three corks and two corks with a glue gun.

Glue the corks together in rows. Stack and secure two corks on the bottom, three corks in the middle, and two corks on the top with a glue gun.

For the medium apple, attach two corks, three corks, three corks and two corks with a glue gun.

Glue the corks together in rows. Stack and secure two corks on the bottom, three corks on the second row, three corks on the third row, and two corks on the top.

For the largest apple, attach three corks, four corks, five corks, four corks, and three corks with a glue gun.

Glue the corks together in rows. Stack and secure three corks on the bottom, four corks on the second row, five corks on the third row, four corks on the fourth row, and three corks on the top row.

Now you have all three apples ready to go. 

Note: If using liquid craft glue hold corks together with a rubber band during the drying process.

Place red craft paint on a paper plate. Paint the ends of each cork apple with red paint using a paintbrush.

Gather a tree branch from the yard (or a few twigs). Cut one-inch to two-inch sections with a pair of wire cutters.

Attach a stem to the top center of each cork apple with a glue gun.

Cut out leaf shapes with scissors or pinking shears from different shades of green felt or fabric.

Apply a dot of glue at the tip of each leaf and fold in half. This creates dimension.

Attach to the side of the apple stem with a glue gun.

Finally, cut small piece of ribbon and tie in three bows. Glue onto the front of each apple stem.

Now your apples are done and ready to display.

Gift to your child’s favorite teacher or school staff member as a thoughtful, handmade present for the end of the school year!

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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and my girls have been making so many sweet gifts for their favorite teachers.

From handwritten cards to pretty pictures they always think of thoughtful and one of a kind gifts. But this year we decided to add a coffee themed treat complete with chocolate, a decorated cup, and a gift card. Because we all know most teachers need caffeine and drink a lot of coffee!

These make great gifts year round too but I especially like it for Teacher Appreciation, birthdays, the last day of school, and as a welcome present for the beginning of the school year.

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

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My sweet Stella at school this year.

Stella and her teacher Mrs. P, who always pushes her to try harder, share a sweet moment in class.

When I found this cup I knew I had to make a cute teachers gift centered around it!

This simple gift can be customized depending on the recipient and what they like. 

Here’s what I included:

Starbucks gift card

Teaching themed reusable coffee cup 

Handwritten card from their student

A sweet treat like chocolate truffles

A cute themed label and string

First, I had Stella write a thank you card to her teacher. 

Then we added the card, gift card, and truffles to the inside of the coffee cup.

Finally, tie on a Thanks a Latte gift tag and add the cup lid if you have one.

All done and ready to gift!

Labels

I found this cute Starbucks cup label on FeelingNifty.com .

She offers it as a single PDF to download here.

I made it into a Word doc with 4 across that you can also download here but please check out her site above too!

“If you can read this, thank a teacher.”- American Proverb

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This cute, colorful, and crunchy treat mix is an easy back to school snack to make for hungry kids of all ages!

Try adding to lunchboxes or serve a bowl full after school for nibbling.

Print

School Days Snack Mix

Makes approx 16 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cheerios cereal or similar
• 2 cups SchoolBook Letter Cookies I found mine at Trader Joes
• 2 cups Cinnamon Apple Straws
• 1/4 cup Raisins
• 2 cups mini pretzels
• 2.8 oz share size M&M's candies or similar

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix gently until well combined.
• Store in a large ziptoc bag or covered container for easy access and snacking!
• This mix is perfect for school lunchboxes. I serve about 1/2 cup in a small sandwich baggie.

Start by adding your ingredients to a bowl.

First add 2 cups mini pretzels.

Now add 2 cups Cheerios (or similar) cereal. 

Then add 2 cups of SchoolBook Letter Cookies. I found these at Trader Joes. 

2 cups Apple Straws are the next ingredient. 

Finally, add 1/4 -1/2 cup raisins.

Lastly, a sweet treat: a alrge share size bag of M&Ms. 

A cute, colorful, and crunchy snack!

Mix gently until well combined.

Store in a large ziptoc bag or covered container for easy access and snacking!

This mix is perfect for school lunchboxes. I serve about 1/2 cup in a small sandwich baggie. 

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It’s Back to School season and boy, are we ready!

This Mama needs a break and the kids are excited to see their friends and meet their new teachers. 

Snack time is one of their favorite parts (of course) both in the classroom and at home.

So I put together this roundup of over 30 Back to School Themed Kids Snacks for everyone to enjoy all school year long!

1. Back to School Pencil Cupcakes – Catch My Party

2. Mini School Book Sandwiches – Kids Activities Blog

3. Back to School Apple with Worm Cookies – Ottawa Mommy Club

4. Learning Shapes Fruit Kabobs – For the Love of Food

5. Pencil Cookies – When is Dinner

6. Easy Ruler Cupcakes – Ruffles and Rain Boots

7. String Cheese Pencil Stubs Back to School Snack – Arts and Crackers

8. Apple Shaped Gingerbread Cakelets – The Monday Box

9. Customizable Write-On Lined Paper Cookies – The Decorated Cookie

10. Notebook Paper Rice Krispies Treats – Ruffles and Rain Boots

11. Apple Slice Donuts – For the Love of Food

12. Back to School Chalkboard Cookies – Tikkido

13. Back to School Chalkboard S’mores – Surf and Sunshine

14. Apple Shaped Rice Krispie Treats – How to Make Cereal Treats

15. School Days Apple Shaped Cupcakes – For the Love of Food

16. Back to School Graham Cracker Pencils – Frugal Coupon Living

17. Easy String Cheese Pencils Snack – Money Wise Moms

18. Ruler Nutter Butters – Messy Little Monster

19. Apple Oatmeal Cutout Cookies – The Monday Box

20. Book Worms Fruit Snacks – For the Love of Food

21. Back to School Apple Marshmallow Pops – Swag Grabber

22. School Days Snack Mix – For the Love of Food

23. School Books Rice Krispie Treats – In the Kids Kitchen

24. Back to School Brownie Bars – Surf and Sunshine

25. White Chocolate Notebook S’Mores for Back to School – Finding Zest

26. Pencil Shaped Fruit Pizza – Little Wonders Days

27. First Day of School “Smart Cookie” Gift + Printable Tag – For the Love of Food

28. Back to School Apple Donuts – Frugal Coupon Living

29. Graham Cracker Apple Snacks – Messy Little Monster

30. Apple Marshmallows – Natural Beach Living

31. Ruler Rice Krispies – A Cultivated Nest

32. Pencil Twinkies – A Moms Impression

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How can it be the last week of school already?!

My kiddos are so excited for summer but sad to leave their friends and teachers. So we sat down and created these fun summer themed gifts they can hand out on the last day of school.

I even included printable tags below for you to download and add to your own gifts.

They are the perfect size for attaching to gift bags or small items like sunglasses, ice pops, and bubbles.

Scroll down to check out our end of school year gift ideas and download the coolest gift tags around!

AHHH! School’s almost over!

Also check out End of School Year Summertime Bubble Gift Idea For Kids .

I created two summer themed gift tags for the girls’ end of school years gifts.

I love them because they are fitting for just about any summer themed gift from candy, toys, glasses, bubbles, and even drinks.

There are 12 tags on each page. Print, cut out, and attach to your gifts!

I taped some on and others I punched a hole on top and tied on gift bags with ribbon or twine.

When assembling classroom presents I always look for affordable but fun gifts that kids will actually like and use.

This year we decided on a summer theme so I let my girls choose a favorite summer treats to gift.

Ava chose Kool-Aide packets (about 20 cents each).

Stella chose ice pops (about 7 cents each).

Other cute ideas include mini sunglasses and bottles of bubbles.

The tags have a space on top to punch a hole for tying on ribbon and kids can write a note or sign their name on the back.

My girls ready for school and loaded with their gifts to hand out to friends!

Print your gift tags!

Click here to print the Cool Summer Gift Tags !

We hope you enjoy these gifts and tags as much as we did!

Have a cool summer full of fun and sunshine!

Enjoy these gift ideas and stay cool this summer!

Also featured on : 45+ End of School Year DIY Gifts for Teachers and Classmates

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The awesome folks from Harvest Snaps sent a box of their crispy peas and lentils for us to sample and give away at our event! Everyone loved these crunchy snacks and every single bag was gobbled up or taken home for later!

Print

Play Date Learning Shapes Fruit Kabobs

Makes 15 servings

Ingredients

• 15 strawberries stems removed and a "V" cut into top for a heart shape
• 1 large starfruit thinly sliced
• 15 green or red seedless grapes
• 1/4 melon peeled and cut into triangles
• 1/2 angel food cake cut into cubes
• wooden skewers

Instructions

• Wash, peel, and cut all fruit into the desired shapes.
• Thread onto wooden skewers, starting and ending with cubed cake.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

This recipe can be adapted easily for whatever fruit is in season. You can also substitute another fruit for the cake if you'd like. If starfruit isn't available, I like to use a small star cookie cutter and cut out star shapes from watermelon. 

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