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Teachers deserve to be reminded of the positive impact they have on a child’s life. That’s why I decided to give our kid’s teachers personalized mugs for teacher appreciation gifts this year. I found some awesome teacher mugs from Crazy Cool Mugs that I know our teachers will love. I got creative and included some goodies in each mug, along with a cute gift tag with a pun to match the contents. Keep reading for how to make these 5 DIY Teacher Mug Gift Ideas with Free Printables.

You can purchase your Crazy Cool Mug here. They have many personalized mugs to choose from but the Dr. Sues mug and the “Teach, Motivate…” 15 oz. mugs were my favorites for teacher gifts. Their customer service was awesome and shipping was fast! When I opened the shipping box, I could tell they took great care in the packaging. Each mug was packaged with bubble wrap, in their own box, wrapped with more bubble wrap, and placed in the shipping box. You shouldn’t have any shipping issues with these standards 🙂

If you’re not sure what your teachers like (not a soda person, etc.) you can’t go wrong with a chocolate mug cake mix! But if you happen to know what she likes (see them drinking coffee or mention their favorite tea) then go with what you know.

And if you don’t know what the teacher likes, just pick up a Crazy Cool Mug and attach the generic “Happy Teacher Appreciation” gift tag as pictured below.

Free printable gift tags

You will find the free printable gift tag in my private digital resource library. Get access by subscribing here. Each tag has a pun for each mug gift theme:

• Mug Cake Teacher Gift (You make learning a piece of cake)
• Tea in a Mug Teacher Gift (Thanks for being a tea-riffic teacher!)
• Coffee in a Mug Teacher Gift (Thanks a latte for being an awesome teacher)
• Soda in a Mug Teacher Gift (I’m soda-lighted you’re my teacher!)
• Booze in a Mug (Cheers to a great school year!)

Keep reading for how to make each one and a disclaimer about giving booze as a gift to teachers below.

How To Make these 5 DIY Teacher Mug Gift Ideas

1. Mug Cake Teacher Gift (You make learning a piece of cake)

Supplies Needed:

• Crazy Cool Mugs (check out the teacher mug options here)
• Free printable (get it below)
• White cardstock
• Mug cake (make your own or try these single-servings)
• Ribbon
• Hole Puncher

Instructions:

1. Purchase your Crazy Cool Mug.
2. Download and print free tags (get them below).
3. Place the mug cake packages inside mugs (I used the bubble wrap from the mug packaging in the bottom of the mug so the package stuck out further).
4. Place entire mug inside a cellophane treat bag.
5. Attach free printable gift tags to the top of the cellophane bag using ribbon.

2. Tea in a Mug Teacher Gift (Thanks for being a tea-riffic teacher!)

Supplies Needed:

• Crazy Cool Mugs (check out the teacher mug options here)
• Free printable (get it below)
• White cardstock
• Tea bags
• Ribbon
• Hole Puncher

Instructions:

1. Purchase your Crazy Cool Mug.
2. Download and print free tags (get them below).
3. Place the tea bags inside mugs (I used the bubble wrap from the mug packaging in the bottom of the mug so the package stuck out further).
4. Place entire mug inside a cellophane treat bag.
5. Attach free printable gift tags to the top of the cellophane bag using ribbon.

3. Coffee in a Mug Teacher Gift (Thanks a latte for being an awesome teacher)

Supplies Needed:

• Crazy Cool Mugs (check out the teacher mug options here)
• Free printable (get it below)
• White cardstock
• Single-serve coffee and creamers
• Ribbon
• Hole Puncher

Instructions:

1. Purchase your Crazy Cool Mug.
2. Download and print free tags (get them below).
3. Place the coffee and creamers inside the mug (I used the bubble wrap from the mug packaging in the bottom of the mug so the package stuck out further).
4. Place entire mug inside a cellophane treat bag.
5. Attach free printable gift tags to the top of the cellophane bag using ribbon.

4. Soda in a Mug Teacher Gift (I’m soda-lighted you’re my teacher!)

Supplies Needed:

• Crazy Cool Mugs (check out the teacher mug options here and get 10% off when you use coupon code “simplemadepretty”)
• Free printable (get it below)
• White cardstock
• Soda bottle/can
• Ribbon
• Hole puncher

Instructions:

1. Purchase your Crazy Cool Mug.
2. Download and print free tags (get them below).
3. Place the soda inside mugs (I used the bubble wrap from the mug packaging in the bottom of the mug so the package stuck out further).
4. Place entire mug inside a cellophane treat bag.
5. Attach free printable gift tags to the top of the cellophane bag using ribbon.

5. Booze in a Mug (Cheers to a great school year!)

Warning: most schools do not allow alcohol on the premises and I doubt you want to give your child alcohol to give to their teacher themselves :0 This mug gift idea is probably left best to give to close friends or family that are teachers. One of my best friends is a teacher and I know she wouldn’t mind receiving this gift from me but I would never give to my child’s teacher unless we had an understanding regarding this type of gift.

You could substitute the Red Bull pictured with a small bottle of cranberry juice or use a different beverage combo (Malibu and pineapple or rum and coke) or use a small bottle of wine or champagne.

Supplies Needed:

• Crazy Cool Mugs (check out the teacher mug options here)
• Free printable (get it below)
• White cardstock
• Miniature and mixer
• Ribbon
• Hole Puncher

Instructions:

1. Purchase your Crazy Cool Mug.
2. Download and print free tags (get them below).
3. Place the miniature and mixer inside mugs (if they both don’t fit, you could stack the miniature on top or tie it to the handle).
4. Place entire mug inside a cellophane treat bag.
5. Attach free printable gift tags to the top of the cellophane bag using ribbon.

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BAM!  You have a super cute, inexpensive, and thoughtful gift ideas to give to the wonderful teachers in your child’s life! Here is what the mug cake looks like wrapped with cellophane (simple yet adorable!).

I hope you were inspired by these teacher mug gift ideas. Don’t forget to go to Crazy Cool Mugs and check out all their amazing personalized mugs!

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