Simple + Cute Cookie Themed End Of Year Teacher Gift

Since New York state is officially not heading back to school this year, our time with my son’s fantastic UPK teacher is drawing to a close fast. Regardless of what area you’re in, the school year is likely winding down. This year, we had to get a little creative about gifts for my son’s teacher, since we’ve been minimizing visits to the store. Check out the adorable package I put together for a super easy cookie themed end of year teacher gift!

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COOKIE THEMED END OF YEAR TEACHER GIFT

Why A Cookie Theme?

Since it’s not likely we’ll see our teacher any time soon, one of the moms from class organized a group gesture. She let us know she planned to order a cookie cake. It was suggested that we include a card from each student that wanted to be included, and possibly a book to add to the class library. After I heard about the plan for a cookie cake, my gift theme was the obvious choice!

What Did We Include?

• A Book For The Class Library:
  • After some searching online, we ultimately chose Angry Cookie as our end of year teacher gift. The book is written by Laura Dockrill and illustrated by Maria Karipidou.
    
  • Other great book options that fit the cookie theme include Ruth Graves Wakefield: One Smart Cookie, One Smart Cookie, and The Way The Cookie Crumbled (History Of Fun Stuff).
• Cookies (of course!):
  • I chose to give a thank you gift pack of Oreos from Amazon. The nice thing about this gift is you can honestly go as fancy or as simple as you’d like. You can also customize the flavors to suit your teacher’s taste. Or maybe when we’re not in the middle of a crazy pandemic, you could include homemade cookies!
    
• A Cookie Themed Thank You Card:
  • I was lucky to find a cookie themed teacher appreciation card during a Target run for some essentials. It can be tough to find and choose the right card online, so you may want to save this choice until you’re able to find one in store.
    
  • Another great option is to create your own card at home. You can completely make it from scratch, or use one of the many free printables that exist online already! Here’s some great sites with options to explore:
    • Juggling Like A Mother
    • Just Posted
    • Pink Peppermint Prints
    • The Inspiration Board
    • Just Add Confetti
    • Rays Of Bliss
    • Grace & Good Eats
    • Giggles Galore
    • Craftibilities
    • Everyday Best
    • Mama Cheaps
• To Tie It All Together:
  • Because I’m a sucker for presentation, I chose some coordinating ribbon to tie around all the pieces of our end of year teacher gift. I based the color choices on those in the cookie box and the book cover. We ended up using blue, white, gold, and red curling ribbon.
    
• And now? 
  • We’re just waiting (anxiously!) to hear if the gift was delivered, and if she liked it! Fingers crossed it let her know how much we appreciate her, and made her smile.

Have your kids already given their end of year teacher gift? What did they choose to share?