Here is a really cute gift to give teachers at the end of the year.
Take a clay pot and a wood shape (a flower would be cutest but I couldn't find one the right size) and let your child paint them.
Then somehow write "Thank you for helping me grow" on the front of the pot. And your child's name and the year on the wood shape. You could even print it out on the computer and Modge Podge it on.
Then Modge Podge a picture of your child on the wood shape.
Glue a Popsicle stick (I painted it green) onto wood shape so you can stick it down into the pot.
We have filled it two different ways:
We planted a real plant into the pot. Make sure you use a finishing spray on the painted parts so when they water it the paint doesn't run.
We have also done flower pens. We taped over the hole in the bottom of the pot and filled it with beans and then made flower pens by just wrapping a flower onto the pen with floral tape. And then stuck them down into the beans. This was my favorite because it was useful to the teacher as well as cute.
