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DIY Back to School Teacher Gifts for 2024

By: Author Jessica Ashcroft

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Check out this ultimate list of cute and creative DIY back to school teacher gifts, perfect for preschool teachers, high school teachers, and everything in between!

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We’re sharing the best cute and creative back to school teacher gifts!

Below you’ll find easy and fun gift ideas for your child’s teacher, whether they’re just starting out in preschool or a teen in middle school or high school.

These DIY gifts are inexpensive yet thoughtful and practical.

From desk decor and personal care items to gift baskets and treats, there’s something for everyone on this list!

Table Of Contents
  1. The Best DIY Back to School Teacher Gifts
  2. Teacher Gifts from Small Businesses
  3. Want More?
  4. Your Turn

The Best DIY Back to School Teacher Gifts

Desk and Room Decor

A small mason jar painted red to look like an apple with pencils inside.
A mason jar painted to look like a number 2 pencil with pencils inside.
A red apple sign with the name of a teacher on it.
A Clay pot painted red to look like an apple with a gift inside.
A wreath made out of crayons with apples and pencils on the bottom.
An apple made from recycled books next to school decor.
Rocks painted to look like apples tied with twine.

Beauty and Personal Care

A white hand sanitizer bottle with the name of a teacher on it in red and a gift tag.
A hand sanitizer bottle with a gift tag on a table with a paint tray.
Essential oil bottles tapes to cards on a marble countertop.

Gift Baskets and Boxes

a clear gift box filled with school supplies with a ribbon tied around it.
A teacher survival gift basket filled with supplies, Advil, and treats.
A gift basket filled with school supplies and blue tissue paper.
A gift basket filled with cleaning supplies and yellow tissue paper.
A pink bowl filled with candy and treats on a table.
A pink metal basket filled with supplies and gifts and tied with a boy with apples on it.
A pencil-shaped plastic box with gifts inside with a printable sign.

Treats

A jar filled with chocolate chip cookie mix tied with a cream ribbon.
A mason jar filled with M&M candies with a gift tag for a teacher gift.
A child holds a basket of fresh blueberries with a printed sign that says "I couldn't have picked a better teacher".
School bus cutouts with candies inside in a blue background.
A Milky Way candy bar with a gift tag for a teacher gift.

School Supplies

A woman holds three pressed flower bookmarks in front of a white linen curtain.
Three sharpie markers on a card with printed text tied with twine.
A pencil sharpener with a gift tag for a teacher gift.

Other

A pot holder sewn with fabric to look like a pencil next to a metal whisk.
Printable Chick-fil-a teacher gift card template on a white background.
A pencil-shaped lanyard with a card inside with text that reads "Happy First Day of School".

Teacher Gifts from Small Businesses

If you’re not in the mood to DIY, here are some cute back to school teacher gifts from small business that we love!

Wooden apple keychains with custom engraved names.
Cookies decorated to look like pencils in a plastic pouch.
A crocheted stuffed animal bee with yarn in the colors of a pencil.

Want More?

If you liked these DIY back to school teacher gifts, be sure to check out these other gift ideas to shower your loved ones throughout the year!

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Your Turn

What did you think of these teacher gifts for the first day of school? Are there any ideas you think we should add? Let us know in the comments!