These Valentine's Day Gifts for Teachers Are Truly A+ (2024)

If, like me, you often forget it's a holiday until that very holiday, an eGift card is your BFF. This one is from Amazon, and since just about every single person you meet has Prime, giving Bezos Bucks makes a lot of sense. It's fast and friendly, and they can get whatever they want.

If you've ever had teachers' lounge coffee, you don't need me to explain to you why this Vietnamese coffee kit is a good idea. This comes with the Phin filter and cup, scoop, and scoop clip. You just pour hot water over the grounds in the filter (not included) and you have delicious coffee.

The teachers I spoke with said that these can be really fun in the classroom for assignments, inspirational quotes, calendars, and lots of things. It's a clear, acrylic, light-up sign that uses dry-erase markers. It lights up with 16 different colors and is a fun and dramatic bit of desk frippery.

A custom stamp is a fun idea that's affordable and personal. All you have to do is add their name and you're good to go. You can also go ahead and grab extra ink for the ink pad to make it last that much longer. And again, don't forget the thank-you note!

The Venn diagram of Swifties and elementary school teachers has a significant amount of overlap according to my not-at-all-scientific survey. Swifties love a custom friendship bracelet, and this pair with the apple in the center could not be more adorable. It's something they'll cherish forever.

This adorable succulent is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for teachers for a few reasons: It’s shaped like a heart, it’s little, so it will fit on their desk, and it’s hardy, so it can survive their classroom!

There are certain people out there whose love language is stationery — great pens, pretty notebooks, cute folders — and a whole lot of those people are teachers. This is why we think they’ll love this elegant set of inspirational pastel pens, complete with messages of appreciation.

This cute teacher Valentine's Day gift is a keepsake they'll cherish for years to come. It offers simple prompts that allows their favorite student to share their thoughts and feelings down on paper.

If they’re a teacher, they’re a reader. And if they’re a reader, there’s a good chance they’re the type of reader who uses everything but a bookmark to keep their place. This handsome metal bookmark is the perfect, thoughtful upgrade from gum wrappers, receipts, and junk mail.

Why give one heart-shaped chocolate when you can give two? This assortment from Ghirardelli includes individually wrapped duet hearts in a variety of flavors, including milk chocolate, caramel milk chocolate, sea salt caramel dark chocolate, and crème brûlée white chocolate.

Every teacher needs multiple beverages at once. I have witnessed for myself that they are beverage goblins just like editors. They need one drink for caffeine, one for hydration, and one for fun. This teacher's glass could be filled with any one of the three beverages required of goblins like us.

Cute notebooks make the everyday work of getting things taken care of a little bit more fun. This pair of notebooks is positively charming. Whether they're jotting down notes to themselves or to parents or even other teachers, this set is just the right size for that. (And for sticking in their bag.)

The socks are completely silly, and meant to be. They're soft, which is great, but they're a novelty item that's meant to be a piece of a gift or a fun mid-year Valentine's Day gift. It's something that the teacher will laugh at, but still throw on.

High on the list of the teachers I spoke with noted that multipacks of hand sanitizer are always a welcome gift. Kids are wonderful creatures, but they're also just so, so gross. Every teacher I know gets sick a few times per year, so helping them avoid that just a little bit is a nice thing to do.

It's no secret that teachers use a lot of pens. Each teacher seems to have their own color code unique to them, and honestly? We love that for them. Having a set of pens with six colors in each pen can make their lives a whole lot simpler. Just throw a pen or two in your bag instead of all six.

"Desk snacks" were requested for this list, and as a big proponent of desk snacks myself, I get it. It feels critical to have plenty of snacks available, especially when that afternoon dip in energy hits. This box has all of the major hits, including Fun Dip, which I believe is a highly underrated snack.

Good — not grocery store — cookies were mentioned. I can think of few cookies quite as delicious as the rugelach from the 2nd Avenue Deli. They are flaky and light, with just the right amount of sweetness. The sugar on top of the rugelach gives a delicious crunch that you aren't expecting.

I feel like I wish that I could go back in time and give this to any number of my teachers. I was, after all, quite the handful. (I never once got "pleasure to have in class.") This is definitely a gift you need to hand to the teacher, but it's pretty hilarious.

This is pure ridiculousness and that's the point. It's a silly little gift that will sit on the teacher's desk and make them smile when they use it, which will be a lot, as tape is one of those things always in need. Tape, and apparently, push pins.