Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas

How fun is that last week of term before school finally breaks up? For teachers… not so much. It’s a pending shit show of glitter and paint, Jingle Bells being screeched daily in the hall (usually in 40-degree heat because: Australia), and to top it off, the kids are high as fucking kites on candy canes being handed out left, right, and motherfucking centre. SEND. HELP.

Okay, we’ve painted the picture. As parents, we have a responsibility to get the end-of-year gift right. We can’t actually send help… but we can send wine, chocolate, and coffee vouchers. Those are great — they absolutely take the edge off. But to truly show your appreciation for the saint who took your kids out of your line of sight for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, the team at The Inappropriate Gift Co believes you can do better.

Here are our top picks… but you’re going to want to get these gifts express shipped, you juggling-a-thousand-things-at-once holiday badass!

The best gifts are usually useful, and is there anything more useful than a bottle of wine in December? Just one thing, a bottle of wine with a funny custom label from The Inappropriate Gift Co!

Pair with a cute pair of socks! and your teacher gift is done!

Teaching is stressful! When wine can't always be the answer, like when in the classroom between 9 am and 3 pm, a bottomless coffee in a fun mug will have to suffice.

If your child's teacher appears to already have a large number of mugs (this can happen as they are one of the most fabulous gifts!) Try another stress relieving gift...Stress Balls!

Teachers will be looking for ways to fill those 6+ weeks off—help them decompress with a fun puzzle and they can enjoy some well-earned downtime after keeping your offspring alive all year!

If you’ve shared a few laughs with your child’s teacher over just how “special” your shitbag of a kid can be, this might be the perfect gift… just wrap the T-shirt separately and remind them definitely not to open it at school!

Start treating your teacher the way you’d want to be treated—preferably with something stronger than a candle. Rally a few parents, pool the funds, and give them a decent gift voucher, a nice bottle of booze, or literally anything from The Inappropriate Gift Co. They’ve earned it.