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Rudolph Teacher and Student Gift Ideas

Every year I try to find a small gift to give out to my fellow teachers, students, and my kid's teachers. Since I see almost 100 students and work with over 50 teachers I try to keep the price to about $.50 each. This year I decided to make a Rudolph inspired gift. The students received a Tootsie Roll pop and the teachers a milk chocolate Lindt Truffle. My kid's teachers also received a gift card to thank them for all of their hard work.

In my search, I found several patterns online but they all seemed to require cutting out the shape of the Rudolph head. This was definitely something I was not interested in doing. Then, I stumbled across a Rudolph graphic. With a few modifications, the only thing I had to do was print the picture, cut out a circle nose, insert the candy, and attach the tag. The graphic templates listed below worked with 4x6 or 5x7 paper. You can either use photo paper or plain index cards. They printed on my printer and were the perfect size.

For the candy, this project works best with red Tootsie Roll pops. I found a bag of 60 at Amazon.com for about $18.00. I bought the Pomegranate suckers to keep with the holiday spirit but Amazon also had Red Raspberry and Cherry. I thought the teachers would like a better type of candy so this also works well with Lindt Truffles.

Note: I hand write every student and teacher's name on the cards. I feel it adds a personal touch. The attached cards have space at the top and bottom for you to hand write their name and yours.

Here's how to make them:

 

Materials Needed:

Rudolph Head
1 1/8" Circle Punch
Scissors
Hole Punch
Tape
Tags
Red Tootsie Rolls or Lindt Candies

Instructions:

1. Print the Rudolph head on either 4x6 or 5x7 paper.

2. Fold the paper so that the head is about 1/4" from bottom. This will allow the punch to reach the circle and secure the candy between the fold of the paper.

3. Use the 1 1/8" circle punch where the nose is.

4. Use the hole punch to punch a small circle on the fold. This will allow the stick of the sucker to go through the paper.

4. Fold the paper up and secure the flap with tape.

5. Cut out a tag and attach it with more tape to the sucker handle below the head. Alternatively the tag can be taped to top of the card by the antlers.

Note: For the Lindt Candy, follow the same directions except skip step #4 and tape the tag to the top of the card.

Here's the links for the Rudolph heads and tags:
Rudolph 4x6
Rudolph 5x7
Tags

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Wishing you and your family a great holiday season!
Hiedi