Hawaiian Teacher Appreciation Week
Saying “mahalo” for all our teachers do!
Create a colorful and fun atmosphere to show your staff how thankful you are for them! We all wish we could be on a beach somewhere, relaxing in the sun, sipping on our favorite drink. Since we’re busy growing the minds of children and changing the world, that dream will have to wait. But you can bring that dream to your staff with these fun decorations and ideas that would make your teachers feel like they were one step closer, and even more important—loved!
Day 1: Fill Your Swag Bag
Give each teacher one of these fun colorful bags at the beginning of the day with a note, email or announcement that they can come fill their bag during a planning period or after school. Have a designated spot for them to shop. You can have tables of pens, pencils, notepads, and candy for teachers to fill their bag with. You could also have the bags already filled, but many would love the process and camaraderie of getting to ‘shop’!
Ideas of items for teachers to fill their bag with:
Hawaiian Ballpoint Pens: https://amzn.to/40yDQHM
Beach Themed Sticky Notes: https://amzn.to/3KbsBQf
Colorful Felt Tip Pens: https://amzn.to/3LQQQEv
Bulk Chocolate Candy: https://amzn.to/40wlmba
Bulk Fruity Candy: https://amzn.to/3TK7WG9
Day 2: Boxed Lunch Day
Treat your teachers to a boxed lunch. These cute cardboard boxes will hold their meal, and you can deliver them to their room or have them on a table for a ‘grab and go’ meal. Order sandwiches from a local restaurant, add chips and a drink, and they are ready to go. We even found some cute napkins to complete the theme! Teachers will enjoy not having to pack their lunch for a day!
Lunch Boxes: https://amzn.to/3ZkNlJB
Hawaiian Napkins: https://amzn.to/3Kb8YI9
Variety Chips: https://amzn.to/3FUqxJL
Day 3: Drink Bar
Set up a drink bar for teachers to visit throughout the day. You can stock the fridge, coolers, or tubs with cold drinks and have coffee available for those that prefer a hot beverage. Teachers can choose a drink, and their gift for the day could be a plastic pineapple or coconut cup. You could even use this palm tree cooler to make things more festive!
Coconut Cups: https://amzn.to/40DRV6V
Pineapple Cups: https://amzn.to/3Zn7ejj
Hawaiian Coffee Sleeves: https://amzn.to/3lOEqCz
Hawaiian Plastic Cups:https://amzn.to/3ZjH1SE
Festive Straws: https://amzn.to/3KbJ8nd
Day 4: DIY Journal Day
Put a journal in each of your teachers boxes with a note, email or announcement to stop by a designated area to decorate their journal. You can have a table of stickers for them to choose from for decorating. Teachers can also choose their own colorful journaling pen!
Notebooks: https://amzn.to/3Mcrn91
Journaling Pens: https://amzn.to/3z8b3OP
Hawaiian Stickers: https://amzn.to/3FViH2I
Inspirational Stickers: https://amzn.to/3Kdu8p8
Teacher Stickers: https://amzn.to/3nqpPhf
Day 5: Fun in the “Sun” Day!
End your week with a fun day of sunglasses and ice cream sundaes. You can let teachers top their own sundae with these fun cups and choose a pair of sunglasses!
Ice Cream Cups: https://amzn.to/3zaOYiv
Napkins: https://amzn.to/3Kb8YI9
Sunglasses: https://amzn.to/3TLjqJm