Easy Holiday Gift From Kids

It's that time of year where everything is supposed to be joyful, yet when you're a teacher it's more stressful! Don’t get me wrong, I love the holidays and seeing how excited the kids are. However, it seems to be the part of the year where we tend to have both too much and not enough time. Not sure how that happens…

Something that always seems to happen is me forgetting to do holiday gifts. We like to have the students make something to give to the people in their lives that are important. Great idea in theory. having 20 something first graders make anything, not so great. It’s especially challenging because you want it to be nice, but you also don’t want to have to spend forever making the gift. The past few years I’ve also realized I don’t want to spend a ton of money on the materials for the gifts of 20 something kids.

Most teachers tend to make the same gift every year, which is totally fine. I like to make it different each year. I’ve found that I have repeat families or I have kids who have made the same craft for two years already. I like to try and make it special each year. I’ve done things such as snow globes, handprint wreaths, coasters with pictures, keychains, you name it, and I’ve probably tried it. As a mom I’ve realized the presents I enjoy getting are ones that I can keep out all year and honestly, that are useful. So, taking my own preferences and experiences in mind I created an easy gift for kids to make.