A lot of parents help their children make and or buy gifts to gift to their teachers, in an effort to show their appreciation.  I wholeheartedly support this movement!  We are blessed with some wonderful teachers, and I am all for giving credit and showing appreciation where it is due.

We put together some pretty flower arrangements for our Teachers, see below for details.  Also, I have put together a list of other fabulous Teacher Appreciation Gifts, that you and your children can make for your Teachers.We grow a lot of flowers and vegetables from seed here, and I have set aside some of the various flowers for our Teacher Gifts. Doing this requires some planning – and if growing from seed, you would need to start back in late winter or early spring.  However, this is totally possible to do with flowers you can buy from a nursery or garden center. 

DIY Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Materials:

• Decorative Pots (in this case I used mugs that had been chipped previously)
• Established Plants (we used seedlings that we had started earlier in the season) 
• Gravel, broken clay, or marbles
• Potting soil
• Gloves
• Small shovel

Directions:

1. Fill your decorative pot with a handful of gravel, or broken clay, or marbles (this allows for drainage for your plants).  If you are using a pot that has a slotted bottom, you can skip this step if you want.
2. Fill the pot about halfway with potting soil.
3. Carefully transfer your established plants – root ball, soil clumps and all – into the decorative pot and firmly add more soil to secure the plant
4. Repeat step 3 until you have all of your plants in the decorative pot
5. Add some water, and keep in a safe, happy sunny place until the end of the school year!
6. Prepare a nice tag to go along with the gift as an added touch!