Throughout Indian scriptures and culture there has been a
supreme significance of a Guru (teacher), who is placed at the same pedestal as
god. This is because a guru is someone who is believed to show his pupil a way
away from darkness of ignorance and bring in the light of knowledge. In India
'Guru Purnima' is a festival that celebrates a Guru and is a way to expresses
reverence and gratitude towards ones Guru or teacher.
On this day many kids like to get something special for
their teachers. As a parent you would realize that with a gift for a teacher,
there is always a thin line between showing appreciation and brown nosing. The
way to avoid this dilemma and express appreciation for the teacher is to have
your children make their own special gift for their teacher… with a little bit
of your help of course!
Let’s look at some simple, fun and pretty ideas that
children will enjoy making and teachers will sure feel excited receiving.
Bookmarks
There are various fun bookmarks you can and your child can make. The easiest would be print/draw a design on a think cardstock paper (size 3”x6”) and have your child colour it and add in a message apt for a teacher. You can also use paper, u-pins, popsicle sticks, fabric and so on to make interesting bookmarks. Good life eats has some great ideas and so does Skip to my Lou that you should check out!
Greeting Card
This is a great way to enjoy some fun time with you child cutting and pasting a card together and getting through your child’s message to the teacher. Cut and fold a greeting card using a cardstock paper and ask your child to draw on it. This is a good idea and Artsy Craftsy Mom has a wonderful idea for a paper cut and stick card. You can use stickers, stamps, buttons, bows and so on to decorate the card and have your kid write a meaningful message in the card.
Wall Art
This is another wonderful idea where you can involve the whole class or a group of friends. You can take a mounted canvas board or simply a large size poster paper. Have the various paints poured into paper plates and loads of tissue ready… then have all the children dip their palms into the paint and hand print onto the canvas or paper. Have all the children put their palm print and one dry they can all sign it and add their message. Here is a great idea that can be expanded into a wall art!
Hand-painted Bag
You can pick up any cloth or canvas bag and have your children draw on the bags using either fabric paint or fabric sketch pens. You can also go a step further and make interesting stamps using natural products like vegetables (potatoes, okra, pepper, celery, etc) fruits (apples, pears, etc)* or leaves of different kinds to add interesting elements to the bag! Check some ideas here and here.
(*Note: This technique causes wastage of food and is not a very good example for the children. You can use leaves that have fallen down or other products like sponges etc to make stamp shapes and avoid wastage of food)
Sweet surprise
There are various fun bookmarks you can and your child can make. The easiest would be print/draw a design on a think cardstock paper (size 3”x6”) and have your child colour it and add in a message apt for a teacher. You can also use paper, u-pins, popsicle sticks, fabric and so on to make interesting bookmarks. Good life eats has some great ideas and so does Skip to my Lou that you should check out!
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| Source: Simply Perfect Parties |
This is a great way to enjoy some fun time with you child cutting and pasting a card together and getting through your child’s message to the teacher. Cut and fold a greeting card using a cardstock paper and ask your child to draw on it. This is a good idea and Artsy Craftsy Mom has a wonderful idea for a paper cut and stick card. You can use stickers, stamps, buttons, bows and so on to decorate the card and have your kid write a meaningful message in the card.
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| Source: My Busy Children |
This is another wonderful idea where you can involve the whole class or a group of friends. You can take a mounted canvas board or simply a large size poster paper. Have the various paints poured into paper plates and loads of tissue ready… then have all the children dip their palms into the paint and hand print onto the canvas or paper. Have all the children put their palm print and one dry they can all sign it and add their message. Here is a great idea that can be expanded into a wall art!
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| Source: Sometimes Creative |
You can pick up any cloth or canvas bag and have your children draw on the bags using either fabric paint or fabric sketch pens. You can also go a step further and make interesting stamps using natural products like vegetables (potatoes, okra, pepper, celery, etc) fruits (apples, pears, etc)* or leaves of different kinds to add interesting elements to the bag! Check some ideas here and here.
(*Note: This technique causes wastage of food and is not a very good example for the children. You can use leaves that have fallen down or other products like sponges etc to make stamp shapes and avoid wastage of food)
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| Source: Made by Laks |
How about making some sweet treats together? Check for simple recipes for cookies, muffins or chocolates that you and your child can make together. When done you can wrap them up attractively and add in a message or note on it. There are some easy recipes here, or here and cool printable notes and ideas for wraps here and here to get you started!
How about giving your favourite teacher his/her favourite stationary? You can experiment with washi tape… cover a note book with colourful tape and personalize it for your teacher like this. You can also pick up a bunch of paper and add personalized stamps on them to create a personalized stationary for the teacher.
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| Source: Lia Griffith |
There are many more ideas like hand-painted mugs, handmade pen holders, seedlings, DIY scrubs and so on. You can check these additional ideas here, here and here… they are wonderful!
Well that’s it for now… we hope you have enjoyed these ideas and will pick one for your favourite teacher. So go on and show a little appreciation for these wonderful angels who have inspired you, they entertained you and you have always ended up learning a ton even when you didn't know it!!!
Also tell us what you think of these ideas and if you have some more interesting ones :)
- Shamoni
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