Massage Certificate

• Anyone who's spent time in a classroom knows just how demanding teaching can be. By the end of the year, your child's teacher deserves some quality relaxation time. Give the teacher a gift certificate to a local massage therapist or a massage treatment at a nearby spa. Find out prices beforehand to ensure that your gift certificate covers the entire massage price.
  
  

Movie Tickets

• Movies aren't cheap and especially if both the teacher and his spouse are educators, justifying the expense of two tickets to an evening show of a newly-released film can be difficult. Purchase a packet of 10 movie tickets at a discount and divide them among your children's teachers or purchase just two tickets for a single recipient. Include the tickets inside a heartfelt thank-you card and have your child write a small message as well if she's able to write.
  
  

Restaurant Certificate

• Give your child's teacher a gift certificate to a nice restaurant. Choose someplace that serves high-quality food that you know she enjoys or that would appeal to most people. The restaurant should be easily accessible within 20 minutes of her house, which may or may not be close to the school. Call the restaurant ahead of time or look up their prices online to ensure that your gift certificate covers the full cost of a meal for two people.
  
  

Flowers

• For a teacher with a green thumb, flower bulbs are always a welcome present. Give your child's teacher a box of flower bulbs or a potted plant that she can take home over the summer. If the teacher is less interested in gardening, have a bouquet of flowers sent to her house the day before school ends. You can also have your child deliver a fresh bouquet to the teacher's classroom a few days before school ends since teachers have many items to pack and transport on the final day of classes.