This post is written in collaboration with Gift Card Mall. I was provided a gift card and additional compensation for my fair and honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is it! It’s officially the last week of summer! Later this week we have our teacher meet and greet and at this time next week they kids will be back in school. I quite literally have no idea where the last 9 weeks went…time flies when you’re having fun, I suppose. As we soak up the last few days of summer, I’ve been gathering school supplies and getting ready for the first day. I can’t believe we’ll have a kindergartner and a second grader this year! I might be more excited than my kids are about our meet and greet on Friday.
When we went for our teacher meet and greet last year, I happened to notice that there was a list at the back of the room. The list included things like ink, reams of paper, dry erase markers, and many other things that were still needed for the classroom. Fact is, even at our highly rated school, classrooms are underfunded and teachers are spending money out of their own paychecks to cover supplies for our kids to learn. Last year my husband and I jotted down a few items from the list, picked them up, and then donated them to the classroom, but this year, we’re doing something different – VISA Gift Cards from Gift Card Mall!
Easily picked up at your local grocery store or online at www.giftcardmall.com, VISA gift cards can be used anywhere and for anything that their teachers need for a successful school year. Not only can the teacher decide how to use it, but they can hold on to it for use later in the year if they don’t need it right away. Best of all, it’s so much easier than buying reams of paper or cartridges of ink and dragging them into school on the first day when you’re struggling to get the kids to their new classrooms and settled in.
But what’s a gift card without a cute holder? 
Check out this cute rule and crayon and ruler back to school themed gift card holder. I think my kids’ teachers are going to love it. It’s easy to make too! Find the free download here and make your own by following the instructions below!
You will need:
Free Printable Gift Card Holder Download
Cardstock
Scissors
Glue
Pen (optional, in case you’d like to include a message)
Step 1 – Download and print out the gift card holder.
Step 2 – Cut out the ruler and crayons, paying attention to the edges and corners.
Step 3 – Flip over the cut out crayons and glue around the bottom and sides. Do not glue the top (around the tip of the crayons).
Step 4 – Turn the crayons over and press them on the front of the ruler, matching up the edges. Allow time to dry.
Step 5 – Insert your gift card into the gift card holder.
Add a note if you’d like to make it a little more personal and then gift to a deserving teacher so they have the supplies they need for a great school year!
Planning to donate school supplies to your child’s teacher this year? Pick up a Gift Card from the Gift Card Mall at your local grocery store or online at www.giftcardmall.com and gift it to them in this cute holder! And for more ways to give gift cards from Gift Card Mall, be sure to stop by the Twitter party tomorrow, August 16th at 12pm EST by following the hashtag #GCMallBTS. See you there!
What a great idea. What teacher wouldn’t love this??
Okay, now that is an adorable printable. I love the idea of giving a gift card for the teachers. They end up spending so much $$ on stuff. This is great. Thanks for sharing
What a cute idea. I love the gift card holder. Classrooms are always underfunded and teachers have to pay out of pocket for what they need.
I never thought of giving a teacher gift at the beginning of the year before. What a nice idea. Classrooms don’t get enough funding.
I love the whole idea of the gift holder. I think teachers are not paid nearly enough to supply stuff for kids so the more I can help with the better.
That is so totally adorable! I love the idea of making one of these to hold a gift card. It makes it so much more personal.
This is so cool! I think I need that printable! Awesome!
Thank you!~ This is perfect as a little back to school appreciation gift for my girl’s teachers.
This is so cute, I really want to find some cute ways to appreciate teachers this year. Thanks for the idea!
This is such a cute idea. I will have to get the supplies I need to make some.
What a cute and creative gift! Any teacher would love this gift!
This is a beautiful idea for a teacher. It is a nice way to give a teacher a smile at the beginning of the school year.
This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! And such a great gift idea for teachers. I know how much they spend on supplies for their classrooms so a gift card would help.
What a fun way to present a gift card to the kid’s teachers! I really love how colorful it is!
This is such a cute idea and a great presentation. I love giving gift cards to teachers and I am going to have to make one of these now! Very cute!
These are so cute and look so simple to make. A super fun craft for kids to make their teacher.
That would be so appreciated! It’s fun to make and adorable too. A teacher would smile big at this one.
Oh wow, I love this printable! Such a cute idea for teachers. They really do often need help with supplies. It’s a bit upsetting that they have to buy things with their own money, but many teachers care so much, they do it! I love this gift card idea.
-Lauren