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Homemade Teacher Gifts: Cute Pumpkin Gift and Note

My kids’ teachers are the greatest! They are passionate about learning and always looking for new ways to inspire my kids to be better people. Why wait for Teacher Appreciation Week to tell them how awesome they are?

These Easy to Make, DIY Art project for kids are the perfect fall treat for teachers!

Water Color Pumpkin Chocolate Bar Wrapper. A kid-made gift for teachers. Budget friendly sweet treat!

Handmade Teacher Gift: Pumpkin Chocolate Bar Wrappers

Hand-made gifts come from the heart. This cute pumpkin gift is no exception. The combination of watercolor crayon resist and sweet chocolate candy is sure to win the heart of any teacher!

Materials Needed

  • white printer paper
  • orange crayon
  • orange watercolor
  • paintbrush
  • tape
  • green paper
  • scissors
  • printer or black marker
  • chocolate bar

Directions for Making the Cute Pumpkin Wrapper Homemade Teacher Gift

Turn the paper vertically. Using the crayon draw vertical lines, pressing hard for a strong line.

Homemade Teacher Gift: Step 1, draw orange vertical lines

Water color orange over the entire paper. The paint will resist the vertical crayon lines.

Pumpkin water color painting for cute homemade teacher gift

When the painting is dry, gather supplies and begin wrapping the candy bars.

Godiva chocolate bars make a sweet homemade teacher gift tread

Fold the edges just like you would when wrapping a present.

Add a green stem

Green stem on a water color resist pumpkin

Make a green leaf tag.  We wrote:

You’re the pick of the patch. Thanks for being an awesome teacher.

Homemade Teacher Gift: Cute Pumpkin Chocolate Bar Gift

3 Dinosaurs made this cute fall Thank You gift tag, which would also be a cute addition to your chocolate pumpkin homemade teacher gift! Stop by Fall Thank You Notes to download the set.

Fall in love with learning printable

For MORE DIY Budget Friendly, but still SUPER CUTE Holiday Gifts for Teachers, Neighbors, and Friends:

  • Turkey Candy-bar Wrappers and Thank You Note
  • Teddy Bear Candy-bar Wrappers Thank You Gift
  • Snowman Chocolate Bar Homemade Gift
  • Gingerbread Man Chocolate Bar DIY Gift Wrap

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Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, Fall, Fall Activities, Pumpkins, Teacher Gift Ideas, Thank you Gifts

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