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How to create your own DIY gift basket for a teacher

If you’re looking for the perfect gift idea for a favorite teacher, why not create your own DIY teacher themed gift basket? Putting together a DIY gift basket for a teacher to be given away as a birthday present, Christmas gift, for National Teacher’s Month, National Teacher’s Week, National Teacher’s Day, or just to say thank you, is a fantastic way to show your appreciation for all that they do. And there’s no better placed to get started creating your teacher gift basket than right here. We are the gift basket idea people, and we’re pretty good at coming up with fun, thoughtful, and fantastic themed ideas for items to include in your gift basket that your recipient will simply adore!

Creating a teacher-themed DIY gift basket is not a difficult process as long as you know the types of smaller gift items you want to include in the basket. In fact, the biggest challenge you’ll have is deciding what to include. There are literally thousands of small gift items you can choose from that any teacher would appreciate, and just about all of them will go well with the overall basket theme. But don’t worry, we’re here to help! We’ve already done much of the searching for you.

We’ve made the process of creating your teacher gift basket super easy. Just browse through the popular and highly-rated selections that we have listed below to get the ideas flowing. Any of the items should easily fit within most baskets, and they can all be found on Amazon and other online retailers, so you can have them delivered directly to your door. A few of these items can be found at your local retailers as well.

Whatever you decide to include in your gift basket for a teacher, there’s a great chance that your gift recipient will really appreciate how much thought you put into the gift and will give you an excellent grade on your report card!

DIY teacher gift baskets are great for Christmas, birthdays, national teacher’s month, thank you gifts, retirement, last day of school, and just because!

When deciding on what type of gift items to include in your gift basket for your favorite elementary school, middle school, or high school teacher, consider the following ideas and suggestions. You’ll want to include anywhere between 6 and 10 individual gift items to fill out the gift basket or gift box. The individual gift ideas we selected below generally fall within the $10 – $20 price range, which will allow you to put together a really fun and fantastic looking teacher-themed gift basket for less than $90. If your budget is around the $50 range, just choose from among the lower cost items. 

What to include in your DIY gift basket for a teacher

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To go along with your DIY teacher gift basket, you may also want to consider including some fun things to eat such as dark chocolate, protein bars, and other tasty snacks to round out your basket. It might be fun to throw in an apple as well (we all know how much teachers love apples!). You can probably get the best deals on food items from your local store.

Of course there are thousands of other small gift ideas that would make great additions to your gift basket for a teacher. We’ve only scratched the surface. Hopefully our ideas have sparked your imagination and have provided you with a great place to start building your homemade DIY gift basket!

Empty baskets to put your gift items in. You can also consider putting everything in a nice gift box in lieu of a basket!

Best way to arrange your gift basket for a teacher

There is no right or wrong way to arrange or organize your gift basket. As long as you have a great combination of gift items to fill your basket with, you should have a great looking gift. Follow these steps and you’ll have a great looking gift in no time at all.

  • Line the bottom of your basket or box with tissue paper or some other filler such as shredded colored paper.
  • Add the larger items that you have selected to the bottom of the basket.
  • Arrange any smaller items to sit on top of and between the larger items.
  • Wrap your basket in cellophane and tie off with a colored bow and gift tag.

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