Teacher Appreciation

So the school year comes to a close and I am scrambling to put together appreciate gifts for teachers. I scour Pinterest primarily, and came up with gift basics of goodies. Here is my collection:

A snack-size ziplock filled with M&Ms and a card attached:

I happened to have a bunch of cool-colored paper clips, so I bagged these up with a card reading: "Thank you for holding everything together!"

Doesn't everbody need a little fun, too? We added some silly string (Goofy String from the Dollar Store) just cuz...

Got some highlighters? Add a card reading: "You were the highlight of the year!"

I made flower heads from cereal box cardboard (although I'd recommend something heavier next time). My daughter decorated it, then we duct taped it to a skewer.

  
We glued Dove chocolates to each flower petal. Because what teacher can't use a little more chocolate??

Whatever various school supply surplus I had, I added in:

 

We gathered everything into a cute Dollar Store bucket: