Teacher Survival Kit Christmas Gifts

So now that the holidays are out of the way, and I have had some time to get everything back to normal, it's time to get back into blogging!

Today I thought I would share my favorite teacher Christmas gift.  Every year, I make each of our teachers a personalized teacher survival kit.  I start with a jar and I paint it with something personal for that teacher, then I paint their name.  Finally I fill the jar with winter necessities. This year I added a pack of travel Kleenex, a tube of chap-stick, a pair of Christmas socks, a travel sized hand sanitizer, an individual pack of hot cocoa, and a wooden hot chocolate spoon covered in chocolate, peppermint flakes, and marshmallows. It is always a hit with the teachers.

This year we had 6 teachers to gift.  I started with my daughter's teacher.  Her class is known as the bookworms, so I painted the jar with a bookworm on one side and the teacher's name on the other.

The other jars were for my son's school.  We started with his class teachers.  He is in the duck class, so I painted a cute little duck on both of their jars.

Then I worked on the presents for the principal and vice principal.  I painted the school logo on their jars.

Finally I made a jar for his music teacher.  I painted a few music notes on hers.

Everyone seemed to love their gifts, and they can be reused as candy jars for the rest of the year.  I bought these jars at hobby lobby, and the paint is folk art enamel.  I followed the directions on the paint bottle for curing them in the oven, and now they are top rack dishwasher safe.

This is a fun project that doesn't take very long but always has a positive impact.  Hopefully this gives you a few new ideas around Christmas time.  Thanks for reading!