June is here, and that means it time to celebrate Teachers, Dads, and Grads (as well as father figures)! If you are unsure about what to give and already planning to make gifts or curate gift baskets to celebrate these special people in your life, you’re going to love browsing this collection of fun, inventive, and always appreciated DIY gift ideas.
DIY Gifts for Teachers
Fun in the Sun Towel Bundle
Give your favourite teacher a lesson in relaxation, with a fun in the sun towel and bottle gift set. Simply wrap a water flask in the folds of a towel, then roll the whole thing up. Add a bottle of sunblock or some other sunny day necessity and tie everything up with ribbon or twine. Next, create a fun tag, using Avery Rectangle Tags and one of our free template designs, or upload your own original art.
Nacho Average Teacher Gift Basket
This charming snack basket is very easy and affordable to make, because you fill it up with everything your favourite teacher needs to enjoy a snacking fiesta! That means bags of tortilla chips, jars of queso or salsa, a packet of guacamole seasoning and a couple of avocados. To make it really special, pile everything into a charming bowl and tuck in a few festive kitchen towels. Not into nachos? Make a taco basket instead, filled with shells, salsa, and other non-perishable fixings! Best of all, you can find everything at your local grocery store or even the dollar store. To finish this festive gift, add a Rectangle Tag, then print your message and add it to your basket.
Download these cute doubled-sided Teacher Gift Tags to use with our Rectangle Tags!
DIY Gifts for Dads
Homemade Sauces, liquors, or jams
If you have several Dads, Grads, or Teachers on your list this year, why not make up a batch of your best jam, sauce, liquor, cookies, or other homemade treats?! Of course, you will want to ensure that the presentation is just as delightful as your delicious delicacies. So, be sure to package them in useful, reusable containers and add a personalized label to each. You can opt for labels that wash right off under warm water , making it easier to reuse the containers, or go for labels that stick firmly, even when wet.
Dad’s Snack box
Make a custom stash box for dad from a new tackle box, cookie tin, or other useful, reusable container and fill it with all of his favourite treats. Then design a durable, personalized label to ensure that dad’s stash is clearly identified. Those treats are just for him after all! Plus, once he has finished the treats, the film label will stay put, so he can reuse the box for storage.
DIY Gifts for Grads
Destination Adventure!
Travel is often a priority for secondary and post-secondary school grads. Whether you give your recent grad a curated travel comfort kit, luggage or even a travel voucher, they’re certain to love your choice. Planning on creating a travel comfort kit? Simply fill a toiletries bag or other small pack with things like a charge bank and charge cord, hand cream, lip balm, hand sanitizer and other useful items. Be sure to add Waterproof Labels to any travel bottles containing liquids. Doing so ensures that your labels stay put, and the ink will not smudge, even when wet!
Are you looking to get your graduate closer to their dream travel destination? Add a travel voucher to a personalized greeting card?
Food for Thought
If your graduate is heading off to college in the fall, send them with a binder filled with favourite family recipes. Be sure to include recipes that can be made on a college budget, in a dorm, or for a smaller number of people. If some of your favourite recipes are online, include a page in the binder that lists the recipe name, a picture of the recipe and a QR code that links to the recipe’s location. Not sure how to add a QR code to your binder page? We have got you covered! Take a look at this blog to learn more: /en/blog/how-to-create-your-own-barcodes/.
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