Teacher Appreciation Card- Free Printable Coffee Template

Teacher’s Appreciation week is so fun! But it also can get a little crazy in May with all the things going on at once. This coffee template will help you make your own teacher appreciation card to show your teachers some love in a personalized way!

We’ve included a download that has two pages- one with an outline of the to-go coffee cup, and one with a sleeve and lid outline.

Open Card next to a folded one that looks like a to go coffee cup sitting on a piece of paper next to markers and a red paint pen.

Craft Overview: Teacher Appreciation Card

Ready In: 20 minutes

Makes: One teacher’s appreciation card ready for a sweet message or gift card.

Supplies: Printer paper, cardstock paper, scissors, gluestick, paint stick and markers.

Why You’ll Love It: This is a simple craft that can be personalized for your child’s teacher.

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Key Supplies

Printable teacher appreciate card template
Cardstock- I used white, tan and black, but you could use a variety of colors.
Paint stick or paint (acrylic or tempura is fine)
Glue stick
Markers for adding details and a note inside.

paper card shaped like a coffee cup with fingerprints made to look like apples next to the printed template and markers.

How to Make a Fingerprint Coffee Cup Card

outline of a card on white cardstock next to tan and black cardstock paper.

Step 1. Print and trace your coffee cup card onto cardstock paper. Cut out each piece.

Red painted fingerprints on a coffee cup shaped card next to kids scissors.

Step 2. Using a paint marker or paint, have your child add several fingerprints to the front of the card. Green would be cute too!

A coffee shaped card with red fingerprint dots that have stems and leaves added with markers.

Step 3. After the paint dries (the markers are super fast!) add a stem and leaves using a brown and green marker.

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A cup out coffee cup card with fingerprint apples on it.

Step 4. Cut out your coffee sleeve and lid and glue onto the front of your card.

An open card with a coffee shop giftcard and message inside.

Step 5. Add a fun message inside along with a gift card from your teacher’s favorite local coffee shop!

Ideas for Card Messages

I love a good coffee pun! Here are some of my favorite that would make for a sweet message inside the card.

Thanks a latte for being an amazing teacher!
You’re brew-tiful inside and out!
You’re espresso-ly the best teacher ever!
Thanks for bean such a great teacher!
You mocha learning so much fun!
Thanks for pouring so much into your students!You help us espresso ourselves every day!

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Coffee Cup Card Template:

This downloadable PDF set includes two pages that include an outline of a coffee cup shape to make a card, along with the outlines of a coffee sleeve and lid. Be sure to grab our full set of coffee cup printables too!