It is never to early to get started on your Christmas shopping list.

Once lockdown is over, I can imagine the shops are going to be insanely busy. People will be everywhere, stock will be running low and you will have to settle with something you really don’t want to buy.

So buying online, with no pressure of time for delivery, may be the way to go to get on top of things now.

Whether you are buying for a teacher friend or your children’s teacher, here is my go to list of beautiful gifts they will adore…

• for teaching stamps check out Teacher Latte or The Teaching Tools

• for groovy earrings check out Etsy for Mymee Loves Design or Made By Emily

• for personalised teaching stickers check out Teacher Stickers or Teach It Co.

• for funky lanyards check out The Aussie Educator or Milkie Co or Mikibeads Australia

• for lunch bags check out the gorgeous collection on Kollab

• for cotton tote bags check out this one from Fox + Hind

• for delicious candles check out The Common Folk Collective

• for teacher keyrings check out variety at Engrave It Studios or Hand Stamped Delights

• for name plaques for the classroom check out Elkwood Designs

• for affirmation cards see the beautiful The Teacher Collection

While it is never expected or compulsory, it is hard to not recognise the support your child’s teacher has given this year. Don’t underestimate how hard teachers work. Even though they are only employed for the hours of 9 - 3, there is much of their own time spent, of an early morning, late at night and weekends they are busy preparing, marking, assessing and endless meetings.

Do you have any other great ideas for teachers? Or know of any great small businesses we should support? We would love it if you joined the conversation and left a comment below.