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It’s been a while since I’ve done a “Geeky” post, which is a bummer because I LOVE doing Geeky gift idea posts (make sure to check out my Geeky Baby Shower Gift Guide as well as my list of gifts for the geeky husband). I realize I’m a little late doing this one since Teacher Appreciation was LAST week, but that week was actually the MOST stressful week for me as a teacher and my blog sort of took a backseat… Now I present to you, the ULTIMATE list of Gifts for the Geeky Teacher.
It was hard not to go overboard!
You might noticed that in this list of gifts for the geeky teacher I have not included mugs… To be honest there are some REALLY cool geeky mugs out there, but really, teachers get mugs all the time. They don’t need anymore mugs. It might be OK if it really is an awesome mug.
Harry Potter
Most teachers are probably into Harry Potter, ESPECIALLY the geeky ones like me. As a fourth grade teacher, every year I read The Sorcerer’s Stone to my class. At the end of the year on the last day of school, we had a Harry Potter Party where we watched the movie and ate pizza. It was awesome.
Some teachers even have their students take the house quiz and put them into houses. You’d be surprised at how accurate it is.
The common love of Harry Potter among teachers, both geeky and non-geeky, is why you will find Harry Potter Themed products in every category. If you learn nothing else from this post, learn that YOU CAN’T GO WRONG WITH HARRY POTTER WHEN IT COMES TO GIFTS FOR THE GEEKY TEACHER!
Bookmarks
A New Lanyard
Almost every teacher I know uses a lanyard for their classroom key and their ID card. It’s an absolute must (so you don’t continually lock yourself out of your room-I had to learn the hard way).
Lanyards are a great way to show your personality with something that you have to have, and there are so many to choose from! Do you know their Hogwarts house? Get them a lanyard to represent!
Below I have selected a few from each of the common geeky obsessions!
Classroom Decor
Teachers love to have themes in their room but decorating can be time consuming and expensive (especially when you want to do a geeky theme).
This year my theme was Doctor Who. I didn’t buy anything for it, but would have welcomed some cool Doctor Who decor to put in my room.
We went the handmade route (see below) and I’m lucky to have an artistic husband. He’s seriously amazing.
Do you know their theme? Harry Potter? Star Wars? Doctor Who? Marvel? Whatever your geeky teacher loves, chances are there are plenty of ways you can help them decorate their room!
Wall Decals
Wall decals are PERFECT for a classroom because they are fun and look fancy without having to put in a lot of work. Many teachers have become accustomed to projecting a design on the board, putting poster paper up, and tracing from the projection (my go-to strategy).
But decals look fancy and even stick to whiteboards! A lot of teachers have started using vinyl to decorate their whiteboards and walls to look fancy.
Posters
Posters are awesome to hang in the classroom and they are easy to find! Give the geeky teacher in your life some great posters of their favorite theme to hang around their room!
Bulletin Board and Classroom Decorations and Letters
Door decorations like this Marvel Set are so fun!
Bulletin Board Letter sets like this Star Wars set are perfect gifts for the geeky teacher. I laminated my letter set that I bought my first year of teaching and used them for five years!
Along the same lines, getting them an entire classroom set of bulletin board decorations like the one below helps them have everything they need to give their classroom a cohesive theme!
Miscellaneous Gifts for the Geeky Teacher
Room decor, lanyards, and bookmarks are great gifts for the geeky teacher, but there is no end to the great geeky products out there that are just perfect for the geeky classroom!
Harry Potter UNO game
Card games are perfect for indoor recess and this Harry Potter Uno game would be an excellent addition to a Harry Potter-themed classroom as well as just regular Harry Potter Playing Cards!
Deathly Hallows Projection Lamp
Seriously, how cool would this be to have in the classroom library projecting the Deathly Hallows on the wall?
Lord of the Rings Mousepad
Dragon Stapler
A teacher can never have too many staplers. This is one made for a warrior.
A Cool Clock
Gifts for the Geeky Teacher
I may be having too much fun with this! In summary, when it comes to gifts for the geeky teacher, anything that can be useful in the classroom but also lets their geek flag fly can be a great gift!
What do you think? What is the perfect gift to give to that special geek?
These are SO cool!! My daughter’s teacher loves Harry Potter so now I am trying to choose one of these for him……
Yes!! Harry Potter anything is usually appreciated 😛
These are all great ideas. I love that your husband helped you those wall decorations are such a cute idea.
Aren’t they so cool? He’s so talented!
This post is seriously so fun! I love all of your ideas!!! Also, I have some of those Harry Potter bookmarks and I love them!
Thank you! I had a lot of fun with it!
Great gift ideas for the end of the year! We all know that our teachers work so hard and this could be a great way to end this years story… Happy summer
These are SOO COOL! I am sure kids love it. I guess there can not be too much fun when it comes to teaching kids. Very creative!
What great ideas! You really have an exhaustive list!
Oh yeah! I thought of more ideas after I published too! LOL
I’m nerding out here!!! I would buy all of these and I’m not a teacher. I want the Harry Potter Bookmarks!!
These are great ideas. I wish I knew about these when we did teacher gifts. I love them.
Awww..such a great post! Love all the teacher gift ideas. I know a few teachers who love to get out of the norm things for teacher appreciation week.
Great post! I loved it!! We have a HP fan teacher and we do fun things for her. 🙂
I love the classroom decor ideas! I know that teachers would love these, and of course not having to pay for them on their own.
Those are really cool ideas. I was a geeky teacher but not in that way. I still have yet to read a Harry Potter book! I’ll bet your students love their classroom. I never really took the time to decorate mine, just kept it simple and cleaned it all the time!
Honestly, if I didn’t have my husband, mine would probably be pretty bare.
ahhh the dragon stapler is so cool! I kind of want that for myself 🙂
I know!!! So cool! And it works with so many things. Dungeons and Dragons, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings/Hobbit, Harry Potter, I mean really any fantasy fandom would love this stapler…
I love all these ideas, especially the lanyards. I would love that as a gift 😊
What great geeky gifts (even for non-teachers)! I’ve never seen a lot of these!
These are such great gift ideas! And I am loving the dragon stapler.
These gifts are priceless!! I left my teaching job to be a stay at home mom and I secretly want to buy some of these gifts for myself just because 😉 love the Harry Potter and Marvel ideas!
Love these ideas I have a couple of friends who teach and these are such fun ideas! I’ll keep in mind for sure, thank you for sharing 🙂
Yeessss! We are always looking for unique gifts for our kids’ teachers. Such a great list. Thank you!
I’m not a teacher but I’m a total geek and I love your recommendations! Harry Potter is always great. And I love that you had a Doctor Who theme. So cool.
Where were you about five years ago? LOL!!! These are great ideas for teacher’s gifts. I’m going to keep them in the back of my head for other gift ideas.
Aw! My kids are homeschooled, so I guess I’m the only teacher to buy things for, haha. Maybe I’ll grab some of these for myself!
These are all fantastic ideas! I know if I was a teacher, I would love any of them ha. I love that you read The Sorcerer’s Stone to your students every year. That’s about the age I started reading the books!