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Teacher Appreciation Gifts

	At Christmas or sometimes the end of the year, parents like to express their appreciation to the educators who are in charge of their children’s schooling. Occasionally, this can be daunting if you aren’t really familiar with the person. And when you have more than one child in school, you’ll want to shop for gifts that will be treasured, without breaking your budget. But all you really need to come up with great teacher appreciation gift ideas, is a sense of value for your gift giving dollar, and the creativity to think of something that suits the recipient’s personality or role. The first thing that comes to mind is the apple, a traditional gift for teachers. Apples and seedlings first came to America in the 1600s, with European settlers. In those early days of education, the few teachers that communities acquired were poorly paid. By the 18th century, this hadn’t changed very much, and one of the ways of compensating a teacher was with the bounty of a farm, and by then, apples were a prime crop. So the teacher would get not one, but a whole basket.

Elementary School Planter

Garden décor
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Personalized Teacher Waterglobe

Great Gift for Teachers
Plays: School Days
5 1/2 Inches Tall

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Twirls in the Breeze
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Made from plastic and metal
2.5 x 2.5 x 3 inches long

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Today, while there are thousands of varieties of the real thing, there are also hundreds of apple teacher appreciation gift ideas, starting with a stainless steel apple paperweight. This SterlingCraft silverplated apple is a petite 3” tall, and makes a wonderful, glowing present to hold down the latest batch of test papers on a desk!

Or how about an apple-scented candle? Richly enhanced with cinnamon, and with real apple slices and twists of red skin embedded in the candle, it will not only light up a room, but add the aroma of spices and apples.

For when your teacher gets to go home after school, an apple welcome sign, glowing with luscious, red apples tumbling out of baskets, and greeting them as they come in the door.

You can even find an apple themed clock, in a shape that everyone recognizes, with a shiny red apple border and perky stem with leaves attached. The clock face features a pile of luscious fruit and apple blossoms.

If you want to step outside the traditional and go for teacher appreciation gift ideas that are a little more personal, consider something like a birthstone figurine that comes in a charming selection of animals, angels, and dolphins, with a crystal stone to represent the birth month. Or if they are a collector of figurines, you’ll find an almost endless selection of angels, animals, dragons, fairies, and more, in all sizes and price ranges.

Let the kids help you shop, and make them a part of choosing the teacher appreciation gifts that they’ll be giving. Select a few online sites with items that you’re considering, and offer them the chance to have the final say. You might be surprised at the good taste they show.