There is No Better Way to Tell Someone What They Have Meant to You Than to Give Them Gifts Made from Your Own Hands, Especially When it's Your Teacher! 10 Wonderful Handmade Gifts for Teachers (2020)

Material Required

• Hard bond paper or cardstock
• A pair of scissors or a paper trimmer
• Embroidery items

Steps to Make it

• Various bookmarks can be easily downloaded online. You can print the colourful bookmarks on a cardstock or hard bond paper as you wish.
• Then cut them into size with a pair of scissors. If scissors are not handy, you may use a paper trimmer.
• Make a hole at the top of the bookmark.
• Use a colour ribbon and tie it through the hole made at the top.
• You can also affix some embroidery items as you want.
• Having the bookmark laminated will also ensure that it is durable and stays intact for a long time.

Material Required

• Tall cylindrical plastic vase
• Several multi-coloured pencils
• Hot glue

Steps to Make it

• To start with, paste the colourful pencils on the plastic vase with the hot glue. If the base component is plastic will ensure that it is not breakable.
• In case you do not find multi-coloured pencils, you may also paint a picture of your choice on the pencils.
• Once the pencils are pasted onto the vase, tie them together with a colourful ribbon.
• Once the vase is complete, you may put in some flowers of your choice. As an alternative, you may also put in some chocolates to make your teacher even happier.

Material Required

• Cardboard
• A pair of scissors or a paper trimmer
• Agate print
• Coloured tape

Steps to Make

• Trace the shape of the coaster of your choice on two pieces of cardboard.
• Tape them together and ensure it is covered entirely.
• Colour both the pieces according to your choice.
• Paste the agate prints on the cardboard pieces.
• Apply a waterproofing material on the parts to prevent any smudging from any liquid.
• After letting it dry for a few hours, your coasters are ready.

Material Required

• An ordinary cutting board
• An etching tool
• Transfer paper (Optional, for etching a word)
• Colours (Optional, as per your choice)

Steps to Make

• Choose a design that you wish to engrave around the drawing board.
• If you are willing to etch a word, you can print it out and use a transfer paper to trace the letters.
• Colouring the inside of the outlines will provide a better design. So, you may either opt for only outlining or fill the etched portions with some colours of your choice.

Material Required

• Few drinking takeaway cups along with the associated straw
• Lemonade packets
• Print-outs for straw flags
• Paint (As per your wish) and a paintbrush

Steps to Make it

• Take the takeaway cups and paint some designs of your choice. Keep it out to dry for some time.
• Insert a handful of lemonade packets in each of the cups. You may include the concentrate of other juices also.
• Take a print-out of the flag. There are many versions available online.
• To insert the flag in the straw, make a two-sided cut on the flag and insert it into the straw, and your gift is ready.

Material Required

• Few upholstery cords
• Some acrylic paints
• Few paper cups
• A pair of scissors
• Hot glue

Steps to Make it

• To dilute the colours, pour some water in the paper cups and add the paint and stir for a complete mix.
• Take the cords and dip them in dark colours of your choice. The colours that you require are as per your wishes, but it is suggested to include dark colours. Make the patterns as per your choice by dipping the cords into the different paints.
• You may need to use a brush to add a tinge or two in specific areas.
• Coil the cord by wrapping it around once the paint has dried. To ensure a firm fit, add some amount of glue on the cord as needed.

Material Required

• A piece of leather
• Paint along with a paintbrush
• Leather needle
• Nylon or polyester thread
• A hammer

Steps to Make it

• First of all, fold the sides of the leather piece. Then sew the edges so that it takes the shape of a holder.
• You can make designs of your choice on the exterior for which you can use the paint of your choice and a paintbrush.
• Additionally, to make it look chic, you can also use q-tips to etch a dotted pattern.

Material Required

• 6″ Rulers – as per requirement
• Embroidery hoop
• Hot glue
• Cardstock
• Baker's twine
• Alphabet letter stickers
• Ribbon and bow, or other attractive materials as per your wish

Steps to Make it

• The inner ring of the hoop needs to be removed. You will need to place the rulers evenly and paste it with the hot glue.
• Take the next set of rulers and stick them on the first layer one at a time.
• To create the name of your teacher, you need to take coloured alphabets and paste them on scrapbook cutouts as the background. The name can be strung from a baker's twine that must be stuck on the rulers.
• You can add some colourful ribbons or a bow and place them aesthetically.

Material Required

• A bowl
• Plastic pearler beads
• Cooking spray
• Microwave oven (for baking)

Steps to Make it

• To start with, you need to put a layer of cooking spray on the inner walls of the bowl.
• Next, you need to put in the beads. You must ensure that the beads form a single layer.
• Add more beads if you want it to be brighter or if you have a large bowl.
• Once this is done, bake this at around 400 degrees for approximately ten minutes. However, we would like to inform you about the smell of burnt plastic that you will smell on opening the oven.

Material Required

• A clay pot
• Paint and brush
• Colours, as per your wish
• Measuring tape
• Small-tip marker
• Some soil and flowers, or artificial flowers
• Chalk
• A "Thank You" card

Steps to Make

• Take the clay pot and apply the colours of your choice. The base and the rim can be of different bright colours.
• Take a measuring tape and mark the measurements on the flower pot. It needs to be done with adult supervision for a better finish. Take a smaller tip marker for marking the measurements in ink.
• The best idea is to put some soil and some live flowers to give the correct effect. As a more comfortable alternative, you can opt for plastic flowers as well. At least, you would not have to water the plastic flowers. You can also add colourful embellishments around the flower pot.
• You can also attach a "Thank You" card and use the chalk to write something beautiful.