Teacher Gift Ideas
School's ALMOST out! And that means it’s time for teacher gifts! If you're in Austin, why not get your child's teacher an ACR gift card and introduce them to the MOST AMAZING ART AND CRAFT STORE IN TOWN: Austin Creative Reuse.Teachers spend a lot of money on supplies for their classrooms. They buy everything from school supplies to classroom decorations and materials for big projects too. Once they know about Austin Creative Reuse, they will not only save money but be inspired by all the traditional and non-traditional items they find in the center. $5.00 at a chain craft store won’t get you much but $5.00 at Austin Creative Reuse and you will walk out with your arms FULL of creative fodder.In case you’re wondering what you can get for under $5.00 at ACR, here’s a small list. And this isn’t even counting the Bucket Area at ACR where you 
pay just $5.00 for everything you can put in a bucket including corks, containers, fabric sample books, heavy cardboard tubes, matte board and poster board, bags of all kinds, prizes for your treasure box, and much, much more! But back to that list idea, here are a few examples of what you can get for under $5.00 that will help teachers create the most creative classroom ever…
- Yards and yards of fabric
- 5-10 balls of yarn
- 20 packs of crayons
- 2-5 sketch books
- 20 sheets of stickers
- 20 or more pens and markers
- 5 inches of paper of all varieties from looseleaf to construction paper to printer paper and cardstock too
- 20 never used greeting cards for every occasion with envelopes
- 5 glue guns and glue sticks
- 10-20 packs of markers
- Oodles of pencil sharpeners
- Rolls of corrugated banners for classroom décor
- Handfuls of paintbrushes
- Oodles of jars of glitter and glitter glue
- 50 or more sheets of colored tissue paper
- 10 or more jars of tempera paint
- An entire parties worth of decorations including paper themed tablecloths, napkins, cups and straws
- 5-10 sets of knitting needles
- A drawer full of notions for sewing
- A variety of paper punches
- AND SO MUCH MORE!
Whether you are a teacher, a crafter, a parent, a curiosity seeker or maker of any kind, come on in and get a gift card for a teacher today. And while you’re in there, take a look around at all the endless creative possibilities in store. Maybe you'll be inspired to start a project. Or clean out your own workspace. Either way, I guarantee once you see it, you’ll be the first to raise your hand when the teacher makes a request for supplies. And you'll know where to go in August when the school supply list is staring you down!