DIY Teacher Appreciation {White Chocolate Popcorn Tutorial}

Teacher Appreciation is this week so I am going to share with you a couple of fun and frugal gifts to show those hardworking teachers how much we appreciate them. Before I had kids I taught kindergarten and always got interesting gifts. The ones I LOVED were the ones that I could use in my classroom, gift cards, edible or practical gifts.

I have 3 kids in school so I can’t afford to spend a lot on the teachers, but I like to do things for them so they know that I am grateful for how hard they work.  I make this white chocolate popcorn a lot. I love it because it is quick and easy and tastes so good and makes a ton. I made some for the teachers for Christmas and they loved it. I found these cute containers in the $1 spot at Target and knew they would be perfect for the teachers. I used my Silhouette {have I convinced you to get one yet?} to cut out some cute decorations to put on the plastic boxes. They are perfect for holding pencils, markers or pens. I made a fun tag to go with the gift. You can download your own copy of the tags to print at home here.

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Here is what you need to make the White Chocolate Popcorn:

2 bags microwave popcorn

2 cups M&M’s

1 package of Almond bark

Sprinkles

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Pop your popcorn and pour it into a bowl. Transfer it to another bowl so you can discard the unpopped kernels. You don’t want these to ruin your yummy popcorn!

Next melt your almond bark. I always melt mine in the microwave. I follow the directions on the package.

Put your popcorn in your largest bowl and pour the melted almond bark over the popcorn. Stir it as best you can. I usually use 2 big spoons to kind of toss it around to get all the popcorn coated.

Add 2 cups of M&M’s and toss it a little more

Spread it onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet. The wax paper makes it easier to transfer to bags later.

Sprinkle sprinkles all over the top before it cools.

It is okay to sneek a few bites. Next melt your 3/4 cup of chocolate chips. Be careful not

to burn them

I just use the spoon to shake it around the popcorn

Put it all over, it makes it so yummy! Now let it cool and set. I usually stick mine in the fridge because I am impatient.

After it is cooled and set, put it in bags. I love cello bags, you can find in the party section at most stores. Print and cut out your tags and attach them with a cute ribbon.

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Send it to school with your kids and their teachers will be very happy!

Here is a recipe card for you, just click on it and save it and print it.