We love our teachers! We love to spoil our teachers! Here is an easy way to be creative and give your child’s teacher exactly what they want… a gift card! This teacher appreciation gift idea will make any teacher feel amazing!
Now, I have seen some ADORABLE ideas for teachers like beach bags full of summer fun supplies and giant popcorn buckets filled with movie-going goodies and whatnot. But, when I see these things, all I can think about is how that poor teacher then has to carry all of that out to his/her car on the last day of school along with all the other junk stuff he/she received and I just can’t fathom it. I HATE carrying loads of stuff to my car so my empathy kicks in and I can’t do that to these poor teachers. Unscientific studies have shown that really, all teachers want is GIFT CARDS, GIFT CARDS, and more GIFT CARDS. Why do we stray from this? Because we want to give them something cute and creative, that’s why.
So today I’m sharing a cute & creative Teacher Appreciation gift idea to give a Target gift card to your child’s wonderful teacher! This can be easily thrown in his/her purse or pocket so she/he can be on their merry way. ::sigh of relief::
Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea Supplies Needed:
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- A printout of the card trimmed to a 4×6 size, preferably on cardstock. Available HERE.
- A piece of black cardstock cut about 1/4 inch larger than card.
- Corner rounder (optional)
- Baker’s twine (or ribbon)
- Adhesive
- Scissors
- Exacto-knife
- Target Gift Card
Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea Instructions:
1. After trimming card down to size, use exacto-knife (on cutting surface) to cut a slit for the gift card. Follow the line along top edge of the white part of the target. Only cut the slit wide enough for the card to fit through snugly. Not too wide.
2. Round the corners of the printed card and black cardstock (optional).
3. Adhere the printed card to the black cardstock. Note: Do not put adhesive where the gift card will be.
4. “Cute up” the card by wrapping it in baker’s twine or ribbon.
5. Slide gift card in and give to your child’s teacher!
I’m hoping this makes the end-of-the-year craziness just that much easier!
I’ll be sharing a couple more End of the Year Teacher Gift ideas in my upcoming posts so be sure to check back!
If you’re looking for more Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas you might like these!
The bomb…. I LOVE this and your site. I’m gonna get making them today. Thanks for sharing!
I was wondering if it would be asking too make this print from the class, instead of from a single student. If possible that would be amazing and much appreciated!
Love this!! Awesome idea!! Thanks so much!!
What a great idea! I love it. Simple and lovely article.
I’m totally doing this! Such a cute idea, thanks Landee! 🙂 My sister and I also printed out your 4th of July printable from last year and made some super early-bird decor with it, so double thanks!
Just made mine! Thanks a ton!!!
Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us. Using this! You always have so many wonderful projects!! Have a great summer and thanks for making the presentation of my gift card way cooler than it would’ve been!
Hi! This is an AWESOME print! So creative!! As a classroom parent, I was wondering if it would be asking too make this print from the class, instead of from a single student. If possible that would be amazing and much appreciated! Thanks for doing what you do!
Hi. I love this idea. Where is the download link so I can give it to my special needs son’s teacher?
Thanks!
Hi Donna! You will find the link right under the picture of the supplies needed. It says “Downloadable HERE.” and the HERE is the link. Thanks and let me know if you have any other questions!
I cant find the link…it keeps taking me to Etsy
Sorry the listing was messed up… I fixed it now. Here you go. Thanks! https://www.etsy.com/listing/320318004/teacher-appreciation-gift-card-holder
great idea. Thanks. But i can’t print it.
I love this and want to do it for teachers this week but can’t seem to be able to print it either. Can you give us any tips to print it?
I’ve added a link in the supply list to download the PDF directly from my site (rather than going to another site to download). I hope that helps! If not, email me and I will send it to you directly.
I’ve added a link in the supply list to download the PDF directly from my site (rather than going to another site to download). I hope that helps! If not, email me and I will send it to you directly.
Thank you! Awesome idea
You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Love this idea! Made 4 today for our teachers!
Thank you! I was looking for ideas for a target gift card and this was perfect! It looks fantastic with very little work.
You are so welcome! Glad you like it. 🙂
Hi!
I LOVE this idea! I just made one for my son’s second grade teacher and it turned out so cute and was easy! Thank you for sharing your ideas! I was wondering if it’s possible to edit it for a Principal too? Is the file editable? I would like to do the same for our principal!!
Thanks again!
Candace
Thank you so much!!! I made these for all the Teachers this year and they loved them!!!
Such a cute idea! Is it editable for a “helper” instead of a “teacher”? My son has autism and I would like to do one for his helper along with his teachers. I printed them out for the teachers, but can’t seem to figure out how to change the “teacher” to “helper” …or even if I can! Thanks 🙂
Thank you so much… love your blog <3<3
Thank you Becky! Glad you stopped by! 🙂
Awesome!
can you also provide an editable document? I would like to change the wording to plural
Thanks so much for sharing this. I printed one and gave it to my daughters kindergarten teacher for Christmas.it’s such a cute and creative way to give something practical I know she will actually use!
Awesome! I’m sure she loved a GC to Target (who doesn’t, right?). Thanks for letting me know!
Hi Landee,
This is so cute and I am hoping to use it for my son’s class for teacher appreciation week. Is there any possible way that I could get access to edit the document or for you to edit it for me? I am trying to make it from the entire class, so it would need to state “us” instead of me in the top section and “we and our” instead of “I and my” at the bottom section. Thank you for sharing your creativity!!!
Hi Landee,
I LOVE your Target gift card printout. Is there any way I can purchase them directly through you, so that they are already printed out on card stock?
Thanks!!
Christie
Hi Christie! So sorry I don’t offer that right now!
Is this still printable, but any chance? The link seems to take me to an etsy site that says the product is no longer available, but I LOVE this idea!!
Yes it’s still available! Sorry, I just fixed the listing so it is showing up again. Thank you! https://www.etsy.com/listing/320318004/teacher-appreciation-gift-card-holder
SO CUTE! I just bought the PDF file. Is there any way you can edit a copy so it says, “Thank you for Keeping us on Target” since the gift card will be a class gift from all students? I just realized it says Thanks for keeping ME on Target. Let me know. Thanks!
Is this a FREE printable like it says on Pinterest and the image above? The link takes me to an Etsy site to purchase the image.
Hi Anna! I gave it away for more than 3 years and just recently decided to add it to my shop. It got pinned so much as a free printable and I feel bad about that! So sorry!