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The time is coming for school graduation ceremonies and, according to a long-established tradition, as a sign of special respect and gratitude, teachers are given memorable gifts. Children and parents are faced with the pressing question of how to congratulate their beloved teacher in an original, fresh and original way.
General tips for choosing a gift
What can you give your teacher for graduation?
During their studies, schoolchildren and their parents several times face questions about organizing graduation parties.
- In 4th grade, after finishing primary school;
- at the end of 9th grade;
- and at the end of 11th grade.
A gift to a teacher is a unique expression of the good attitude of students and parents, a tribute to the teacher for many years of work. Naturally, I want to approach the issue of choosing gifts in an unconventional and creative way.
In order to decide on a present, you should listen to the opinions of both parents and students. On special occasions, you can give 2 gifts at once. One gift will be creative and created by the students, the second gift, more practical, will be appropriate from the parents of the children.
If it is well known about any hobby or hobby of the teacher, it makes sense to choose something taking into account the teacher’s passions. Of course, the material side of the issue is also important. A small budget often does not allow you to buy what you want. This can greatly limit your options for choosing a good gift. In this case, it is advisable to show ingenuity and do something extraordinary with your own hands. After all, an expensive gift is not always synonymous with the best.
Unusual gifts
Experiment kit. You can give a chemistry teacher a set for conducting creative experiments. Entertaining experiments will interest students; there will be no end to those wishing to attend the elective.
Excursion as a gift. Biology will become more interesting if you organize an excursion to the zoo and hand over a framed plan for the field trip at the last call. Naturally, parents need to decide all financial issues in advance, and also think about how to get there.
Funny accessory. Instead of his discreet whistle, the athlete can be given a football pipe.
Gift with a surprise. For a Trudovik, a belt with a secret is suitable, in the buckle of which a mini-set of tools is hidden. With such weapons, you can go into fire, into water, and into class repairs!
Scratch map of the world. This is an original gift for a geographer. He can mark places he has been. Or let him erase the countries that he has already studied in class.
Gifts for teachers by subject
What can you give your teacher for graduation?
For teachers teaching classes in certain subjects, gifts come in two options: with a hint of the subject they taught children and general ones, without reference to the teacher’s specialization.
Choosing the same gifts for subject teachers has its advantages - there is no need to painfully search for options for different gifts and teachers will not compare the souvenirs given, so all sorts of grievances will not arise.
You can buy different gifts, but decorate them in the same style or buy the same items:
- watch,
- vases,
- writing sets,
- or boxes.
By ordering a personalized engraving on them indicating the year the class was issued and good wishes.
In order not only to gift the teacher, but also to focus attention on the subject he taught, you will have to use your imagination:
- remembering that a teacher of literature and the Russian language will always have a dictionary or a volume of his favorite poet,
- mathematics will be surprised by an unusual calculator or magnets in the form of numbers,
- A geographer will certainly be delighted by a sweet globe made of candies,
- and no physical education teacher will refuse a good leather ball.
A unique gift could be an order of personalized diaries or flash cards with images of typical teaching equipment (atlas, chemical flask, stack of dictionaries) of a subject teacher.
Chupa Chups candies
Master class and printable templates
Such sweet gifts can be given to all teachers at school.
Each lollipop candy must be accompanied by a bright cape with the inscription “Super teacher!”
The template for a candy coat with an inscription can be found HERE.
Gift for the class teacher
Gift for the class teacher
Close contact with children and their parents also means a more significant gift to the teacher who has taken on the concerns of the classroom management. It is best if the parents of the graduates prepare a present separately from the children, entrusting them with preparing their own creative surprise for the teacher.
If funds allow, you can give the class teacher a rather significant and substantial gift.
For example:
- Household appliances, sets of luxury cosmetics, a subscription to a massage room or spa.
- These pieces of equipment are ideal for a teacher fisherman, a tourist or an avid hunter. This could be a tent, spinning rod or tourist backpack, as well as a gift certificate for their purchase.
- Vouchers to a sanatorium for several days, a boat trip, or theater tickets to a famous performance are always appropriate.
- A win-win option is to choose gift certificates to a jewelry and perfume store, as well as to a fur boutique or beauty salon.
From expensive gifts you can choose:
- Wristwatch in an expensive classic frame.
- A high-quality cell phone, tablet or iPhone.
- Jewelry in the form of cufflinks and tie clips for a male teacher, and a brooch, chain or bracelet for a teacher.
Tasteful gift for the class teacher
A marker of the good taste of parents will also be an exclusive organizer or desk set for writing made of valuable wood, semi-precious stones and genuine leather.
The significance of a gift for a teacher lies not only in its material value, but also in the degree of respect and love demonstrated by the graduates. That is why the most expensive and unforgettable gift can be children’s amateur creativity.
Let it be a specially learned dance, an original flash mob, poetry, wall newspapers, a video about your favorite class teacher, or a collectively created craft. Any creative idea will find a sincere response in the heart of the teacher.
Cool DIY magazine
Master class - Cool magazine made from candies
A very beautiful and original sweet gift – a cool candy magazine. Just imagine how this gift will impress your teacher.
To make it you will need a box of chocolates, colored paper, corrugated paper and other creative materials. You can find detailed video master classes HERE.
A bouquet of candy flowers can also be an original and beautiful gift. This gift is especially suitable for elementary school teachers.
DIY candy flowers as a gift
Gift ideas from primary school graduates
Gift from primary school graduates
A gift for a teacher in honor of graduating from primary school is traditionally bought by parents. Together with the children they also come up with and create souvenirs with their own hands.
To the teacher, you can present as a souvenir:
- A self-made tree with student photographs instead of leaves and flowers.
- An album with each child's handprints and touching captions.
- Wall newspaper collage, in the creation of which all students took an active part.
The first teacher, who has been caring for her students for several years, can be touched by a bouquet of soft animal toys (according to the number of children in the class) in personalized shirts, hats or aprons.
And poetic congratulations, self-composed songs and skits will decorate any graduation party.
Handmade gifts
You can make an original and useful gift with your own hands, or you can buy it, but who said that a homemade gift is trinkets?
Table as a gift. High school students can even make a table, and there is also something for girls to do. Representatives of the fairer sex can prove themselves as designers and decorators of carpentry masterpieces.
Collage. An excellent and memorable gift will be thematic paintings made using the collage technique and varnished. For example, a history teacher will appreciate if each of the paintings characterizes a certain era.
Desk stand. The teacher's desk will be decorated with a pen stand, shelves for notebooks and folders, and a desk calendar made using the decoupage technique. Harmony and order now reign on the table.
Handmade soap. Handmade soap can be an interesting last bell gift for teachers. All that remains is to work on the design and make a universal form.
Magnets. The school year is behind us, summer is ahead, it's time for vacations. It is customary to bring refrigerator magnets back from vacation; you can give the first one to the collection, made from salt dough, with funny wishes for your vacation in poetic form.
What to give teachers for graduation? 9th grade
Gift from 9th grade graduates
Graduates of the ninth grade already have their own opinions and are able to make serious decisions.
Teenagers can invent, learn and show a modern dance or flash mob themselves. Organize incendiary musical battles or stand-up shows that teachers will remember for many years.
- Also, you can sculpt the teacher and all your classmates using the “salt dough” technique, creating an interesting custom panel.
- Order an unusual cake with the names of graduates.
- Or make albums with photo collages of students and wishes from each.
In addition, such a classic gift as a beautiful designer bouquet still holds its ground and continues to be an ideal addition to the main gift.
Inexpensive gifts for school graduates from first-graders
Live card “Good luck”
Giving memorable gifts to graduates from first-graders has long become a good tradition. And, as usual, the tradition turned into “Groundhog Day,” when smartly dressed kids present high school students with the same cards, mugs, and bells.
How to break this circle and make an original present? Choose the same postcard, but “live”. For example, here’s a “Good Luck” set, where the postcard is a container for growing basil and mustard. Fresh and unconventional in every sense!
Chalk Mug
And instead of a cup with the inscription “Graduate”, you can give a mug for drawing with chalk. And to make it really impressive, write a wish on it from a first-grader. Such a gift will definitely take its place among any teenager’s favorite things.
What to give teachers for graduation? Grade 11
Gift from 11th grade graduates
11th grade is the time to leave school. An exciting and important stage in the life of any person. The years spent together, all the successes and sorrows of school life experienced, were shared by the student and the teacher. The gift in this case is a symbol of gratitude for the work and care of the teacher.
What can you give to your favorite teacher at your eleventh grade graduation party? Of course, as before, handmade souvenirs are relevant. Self-sewn pillows, cut-out wall compositions or cross-stitched paintings, all of this is carefully kept by teachers for years, reminding them of their beloved students.
- A specially ordered box of chocolate with images of graduates will not leave any teacher indifferent. And an exclusive watch with the earliest photographs of students can remind you of the time spent together.
- The original photo album of all students can be presented to the class teacher. Moreover, the background of the album can depict the dreams and plans of each graduate.
- As a souvenir to any of the teachers, the children can also give decorative plates with the image of the teacher and a themed border.
Do not skimp on sincere and warm words addressed to the teachers and be sure to come up with something unique, bright and creative, something that will show the genuine sincerity and concern of the graduating class students.
Chocolate for Teacher's Day
And first of all, we would like to invite you to make holiday chocolate for your teacher. You just need to print the finished wrapper. Buy a delicious chocolate bar and then wrap it in a new, original themed wrapper. On the Internet you can find a variety of chocolate wrappers for teachers, as well as for teachers in certain subjects? History teacher, mathematics teacher, biology teacher, physics teacher, etc.
We bring you another cool selection of chocolate wrappers for Teacher's Day. You can print all the wrapper templates for free by following the link under the photo.Free printable chocolate wrapper for Teacher's Day
Black list of gifts
What not to give to a teacher
And now it’s worth remembering about gifts, which are considered a sign of bad taste.
It is not recommended to give alcoholic drinks to teachers, regardless of whether they are expensive or not. The only exception can be a teacher who collects elite, expensive wines.
Also, presenting an envelope with money is only permissible if the teacher himself has hinted about such a reward.
You definitely need to think through the process of giving gifts. Otherwise, negligence during presentation or sloppy, wrinkled packaging can irrevocably ruin the impression of the gift.
But sincerely spoken words, a kind song and a sincere attitude will certainly penetrate and remain in the teacher’s heart for many years.
Gifts for the soul with a professional touch
Do you know that any present, even not related to the work of a chemist, can be played up and associated with professional activities?! The main thing is to show your imagination and choose a surprise with your soul:
- Jewelry made of gold and silver: from chains to cufflinks or brooches (after all, Argentum and Aurum are important chemical elements!).
- A bottle of high-quality strong alcohol (C2H5OH is a compound known to many) is for connoisseurs to spend an evening with friends, leisurely sipping a warm drink.
- A table lamp in the shape of a flask or a chandelier with test tubes is original and with a reference to the professional activity of the future owner of the unusual surprise.
- Puzzles “D. Mendeleev’s periodic table” with many details or a construction set in the form of three-dimensional models of various chemical compounds.
- A gift moonshine still, which will be useful not only for the production of homemade alcoholic drinks, but will also allow you to easily obtain distilled water if such a need suddenly arises.
- Tea or coffee set in the form of laboratory glassware. It can be painted with the most famous and common formulas, this will add even more originality.
- Desktop holder for keys and jewelry in the shape of a funny figurine of a mad scientist.
Such surprises will not only play up the recipient’s profession, but will also bring him a lot of positive emotions. After all, a gift chosen with soul is always greatly appreciated by its recipient.
A great surprise for a chemist would be fireworks or a salute. So, if you have an open area where you can safely place your reagents, this is a great gift option. But when organizing such a surprise, you must first of all remember the safety of those who will participate in it.
So, the gift for the chemist has been chosen. All that remains is to hand it over in a solemn atmosphere, accompanied by the warmest and most sincere words. The release of endorphins will be ensured!
Creative gifts for guys
Flash drive "Robot"
Returning to the topic of photographs with school friends, we decided to tell you what to give your son as a memory of school and for the benefit of future studies. This is a USB flash drive for storing everything your heart desires, including pictures from your prom.
And since we are giving a gift to a boy, we choose the design of the gadget accordingly - in the form of a cool robot!
Puzzle "Rubik's Cube"
Men of any age love puzzles. Moreover, love for them can be noticed from a child’s early years, when he enthusiastically disassembles an alarm clock or tinkers with his dad’s flashlight.
It is better to give “long-lasting” puzzles to an adult son. For example, an improved Rubik's Cube, consisting of five elements. This upgrade completely changes the algorithm for assembling the cube and perfectly develops the logical thinking of a teenager.