Teacher Gift Ideas

       Today I'm sharing gift ideas for teachers.  I get this question A LOT this time of year and I always hesitate to share since I don't have a ton of new and unique ideas - but with as busy as this time of the year is I hope this post helps out a bit! 

I know that this can be a bit overwhelming ESPECIALLY if you have a middle or high schooler (or both!) who have 7+ teachers and one idea is to find a few other parents in the same boat as you and pool your gifts together to get one gift card or other gift for each teacher. Keep that in mind as you're reading! ;)

 - NOTE/GIFT CARD -

I get asked a lot about what I like to receive as a teacher and people don't like to hear that it's gift cards - but as a 20-year veteran teacher please hear me - it's gift cards ;)  

 $5 to Sonic or Starbucks... A Baskin Robins gift card to take their kids out for ice cream or a Cinemark card to check out a movie with their kids over break.  A gift card for a local restaurant to enjoy a meal with their spouse or a gift card to their favorite store.  EASY!  Write a note, pop the card in the envelope and call it a day!  I know gift cards get a bad wrap for being impersonal but I think if you pick a place that you know a teacher loves or write a note about enjoying a meal with their family it can make it super personal and special.  

- OVENTURE RING AND ID HOLDER -

I use my  O-Ring every day and keep my teacher ID and key card in the  ID holder on the ring.  It makes my keys easily accessible (and identifiable if I leave them somewhere!) and the silicone are my favorite option for school because I can wipe them down with disinfectant.  

Summer Doodle Town

   Short and sweet today :)  Here are some HAPPY coloring pages to use with your cuties at home and/or at school as we start to get excited about summer!  

Teen/Tween Girl Shopping Finds

Y'all know that I have always LOVED dressing G - picking out clothes, making outfits, all the things. That said - finding clothes for a pre-teen/teenage girl is NOT for the faint of heart ;) Finding things that she feels good in, loves to wear, are comfortable (because duh!) and are what we feel are age appropriate can be a challenge. Sizing is hard at this age, they're growing like weeds and then you throw in the added challenge of bras and it's just a whole thing ;) hahaha. I get asked often about what G is wearing so I thought I'd share a few "wins" we've had lately in the clothing department as well as a few stores that she really likes.  I will say - our struggles are WAY LESS than others since she's in a uniform Monday - Friday... GODSPEED to those of y'all with girls that you're trying to clothe 7 days a week ;) hahaha

I just ordered her this tank top....

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Here we go again with the "short and sweet" post talk because this week has been CRAZY BUSY and I'm prepping a few final details for my classes tomorrow AND the 7th/8th grade dance I'm putting on tonight! GODSPEED, y'all! ;) 

A Monday baseball spirit day that means I can throw my dirty hair up under a hat?!?! FAVORITE!!!

(dress is super old Free People - sorry!!!)

Amazon Lately

 I grabbed several of these acrylic facial towel holders to give as graduation gifts (along with a package of these). I figured that clean washcloths/towels may be harder to come by when not living at home and that these would come in handy.

What's Up Wednesday

    Today I'm linking up with  Shay and  Sheaffer to talk a little bit about what's been going on around here! I missed out on this last week when I was in DDC with Luke, but wanted to share anyway ;)

BABY SHOWER FOOD!!! Well - we were eating it this weekend and it's my FAVORITE! I'm not eating cucumber sandwiches and homemade scones NEARLY often enough!

House Game: Balloon Ball Race

This game was SO MUCH FUN and we've played it a couple of times this year and I feel like this last time we played it we perfected it!

Weekend Happies

 A few things that brightened up my weekend that I wanted to share! 

First up - Getting out one of my FAVORITE pairs of pajamas for Spring! This print is from In My Sundays last spring and is long gone but they have several other cute Spring options out now that I think are SO CUTE!

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

I feel like I'm just going to keep talking about how crazy our weeks are until school is out in May ;) Things have been FULL but so fun!

This pic that I snapped of my cuties while we were waiting for the girls to arrive for Prom pics is a FAVORITE...

Scalloped Potatoes

 There's a new FAVORITE side dish in our house and I am so excited to share because they were SO EASY and delish!

G's 13th Birthday Ducks and Daisies -Themed Dinner

G turned 13 last Friday and for our family birthday dinner I went with a sweet duck/goose theme! I took not nearly enough photos because it was also the day of cheer tryouts, Luke was at his district track meet, she invited a friend to join us and I was just more distracted than normal BUT it was SO SO SO SWEET and perfect for our now-teenager ;) 

G has been having a "duck moment" for a while now and when I saw this handmade goose candle holder I knew it was meant to be. I'm SUCH A SAP when it comes to stuff like this and I'm going to hold onto this and *MAYBE* one day she'll have a little girl and will use it on one of her birthday cakes. I KNOW! I KNOW! hahahaha

Prom 2026

 This past Saturday was MCA's Prom and while I was planning on just adding these pics to my Friday Favorites post there were so many cute ones I decided they needed a post of their own ;)