Fall Semester and Winter Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers
Teachers are quietly changing the lives of millions of students every day without much fanfare. They play a significant role in making a difference in a child’s world by inspiring them to learn, grow, and succeed. Great teachers are a true blessing.
As an appreciative parent, you don’t need to wait until next May during National Teacher Appreciation Week to show your gratitude. Celebrate them now during this fall semester or start thinking about a gift for them to take home over the winter break. Here are three gift ideas to wish your favorite teachers happy fall, happy winter, or just to say ‘thank you’ for all they do for your child.
Love of Learning Sculptures
The best gift ideas for teachers are heartfelt and uplifting. A personal gift of a figurative sculpture is a thoughtful selection, especially if the person is wise and a lifelong learner as well as a teacher. For the book-loving educator, choose a figure who’s reading a book. Maybe this person is an English teacher, for example. This type of gift is for the one who encourages your child to open his or her mind by reading. Children’s love of reading is often fueled at an early age. Parents and teachers are the people who instill this passion.
Angels Making a Difference
The teacher who gives the best of themselves everyday to make a difference in the lives of others is like an angel on earth. Who’s that one teacher that acts as a role model to your child? Maybe she’s the music teacher. If that’s the case, she would love to receive an angel musical as a gift. Musicals play beautiful melodies and are like sculptures in motion. Other sweet options include angel figurines that express joy and happiness through warm gestures. They make lovely pieces to display on one’s desk at school or at home.
You’re the Best Ornaments
Ornaments aren’t just for the holidays, although they do make wonderful holiday gifts for teachers. Celebrate any milestone with a touching ornament. To thank a teacher for making a difference, choose an ornament of an angel holding an apple—an unmistakable symbol of appreciation. A shiny red apple is symbolic in many ways. It represents wisdom, good health, and greatness. But it can mean whatever you want it to mean to you and the teacher. Come up with your own interpretation of the figure’s meaning. It will be well-received no matter what.
You can always buy or craft a card to accompany your gift to further express the meaning behind it and why you and your child appreciate them so much. Don’t be afraid to give thanks this fall with a small teacher gift that will no doubt leave a huge impact. If you need ideas for later in the year, consider giving the teacher a nativity set or angel ornaments for when they start decorating for the holidays.
About Willow Tree®
Willow Tree® figures are an intimate line of artwork meant to comfort and inspire. They represent the relationships we share with friends, family, pets, and ourselves. The pieces are hand-painted, and each is cast from artist Susan Lordi’s original handcrafted carvings from her Kansas City, Missouri studio. With a signature absence of facial features and simplicity of form, Willow Tree® figures use gestures such as placement of the hands, a turn of the body, or a tilt of the head to reveal emotion. This leaves the interpretation open to both the giver and receiver. Lordi’s signature work is instantly recognizable and makes memorable gifts for any occasion, including grandma gifts for Christmas, birthday, wedding and anniversary, and more.
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