Bouquet of Pencils Teacher Thank You
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that they are as few as there are any other great. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. -John Steinbeck
If your child’s teacher was one of those Steinbeck was speaking about, then this is the perfect teacher appreciation gift for you to give them!
Numerous family members of mine are teachers. And after seeing the numerous heartfelt, yet perhaps not clutter-free, gifts that have been given, I have decided giving teachers only gifts that they can use. Let’s be honest, there are only so many chotchkies of apples, worms, and owl paperweights that a woman can have! Although, now that I think of it, all those chotchkies might look good hanging together on some small potted tree in the classroom…but I digress, here is a chotchkie-free gift!
Ever since the 1998 movie, You’ve Got Mail starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils has become a beautiful thing which any teacher (or woman for that matter!) would love to receive. Here is how to make one:
1. Buy 20 to 50 pencils or colored pencils. Less than 20 does not have the same effect and more than 50 is hard to secure in a bouquet.
2. Take them out of the box and gather them into your both hands making a rough circle with all the ends flat against your tabletop.
3. Twist the top half of all the pencils with one hand making the top and bottom of your “bouquet” flair out.
4. Have someone else secure the pencils around the middle with a piece of floral wire very tightly.
5. Cover wire with bow or twine.
6. Have your child write his name on our printable 4×6 card and attach the free card from No Fuss Fabulous! Download here.
6. Give to your adoring teacher who will remember your little Tom Hanks forever!
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What a cool idea!! My soon to be daughter in law just graduated with an Elementary Teaching Degree and I know that she would LOVE a little thank you gift like this someday.
Annie,
I love this idea. I have a great friend who is one of those teachers that just goes above and beyond. )This year she even made each one of her students a cd loaded with the photos and projects of each student throughout the year! What teacher does that? She is amazing.) I am definitely going to make her this little gift just to say thanks for being such a great teacher to me of how to go the extra mile.
Love it!
Talk to you soon – Loralee
Thank you for such a FABULOUS idea!!
Terrific idea! I just love the thank you note too! One of my most favorite movies.
Very creative idea!
What a great idea (and one of my favorite movies)! I was stumped on what to do for my kids wonderful teachers. Thank you for saving me!
P.S. I love this website. You have so many good (and practical) ideas. Thanks!
Loved this idea! I used Sharpie markers for my kids teachers….they LOVED it!
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I love this fun but very practical idea, thank you for the downloadable note. I added an image of the note along with direct link to this post and credited you by name in a feature we are working on for Teacher Appreciation on our blog. Let us know if you’d prefer we remove it and we’ll do so immediately.
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