Happy Teacher's Day 2026!
Wondering what gift to give teachers this Teacher's Day? The Animal Project is here to the rescue with our thoughtful Teacher's Day Collection!
This collection features affordable and meaningful products which will make for great Teacher's Day gifts.
Two ways to save, this Teacher's Day
1. The Teacher's Day Bundle 2026 - $60 (Usual Price: $72)
We've put together the three things teachers seem to run through fastest, in one ready-to-gift set:
- An A6 notebook for the endless mental notes — reminders, seating plans, the name of the student who definitely said they'd hand it in tomorrow. Choose from Cows, Giraffes, Pandas, Penguin, Polar Bear or Zebra designs.
- A pouch for the markers, the spare stationery, the small chaos that lives in every teacher's bag. Fourteen designs to pick from, including Flamingo, Pangolin, Hornbill, Octopus, Pygmy Hippos and our Bird Collage.
- A thermal cup so that first coffee or tea of the day is still warm by the time they actually get to drink it. Available in Mandai Green, Animal in Forest, or Animal Exodus designs.
Bought separately, the set comes to $72. As a bundle, it's $60 - and because you choose each design, no two gifts have to look the same. Handy if your class committee is buying for several teachers at once.
Shop the Teacher's Day Bundle 2026 →
2. Spend $150 or more, get 20% off plus free shipping
If you're buying for a whole department, a form class, or the entire lower primary level, this is the one to use. Any order above $150 gets an instant 20% discount and free shipping - no code-hunting, no fine print.
It's worth noting how quickly you get there. A few totes, a handful of notebooks, a couple of thermal bottles for the PE teachers, and you're past the threshold with the discount doing the heavy lifting.
Browse the full Teacher's Day Collection →
What's in the collection
Sixteen hand-picked pieces, ranging from small tokens to proper statement gifts:
Under $20 - for class gifts and thank-you tokens Metal Bookmarks ($10), Keychains (from $11), the A6 Notebook ($12), our Small Pouch ($12), Unisex Socks ($16), the A5 Notebook ($18) and the V-shaped Mug ($19).
$20 to $45 - the everyday workhorses The Pouch ($25), Pouch with Charm ($31), Thermal Cup ($32), Tote Bag (from $32), Thermal Bottle ($35) and the Press & Drink 1L Bottle ($42) - that last one especially good for the teachers who spend their days outdoors or on their feet.
$50 and up - for the teacher who made the difference The Safari Resort Tote ($55) and the Dapper Tote ($60), both roomy enough for a laptop, a stack of worksheets and a water bottle.
Across the collection you'll find our full cast of animals - flamingos, giraffes, cockatoos, hornbills, pangolins, penguins, orang-utans, red pandas, manatees and more.
Why the artwork matters
Here's the part that makes these gifts different from anything else you'll find this week.
Every animal on every product in this collection was drawn by an artist with special needs. That's the whole point of The Animal Project: we work with our artists to turn their artwork into things people genuinely want to own and use, so that their talent is met with real income and real recognition.
Which means when you hand over that pouch or that thermal cup, you're saying thank you twice. Once to the teacher who spent a year noticing your child - the good days and the difficult ones. And once to an artist whose work now travels into a classroom, a staff room, a school bag.
Teachers understand that kind of gift better than most. Seeing potential in someone, and then giving them room to show it - that's the job.
Before you shop
- Teacher's Day falls on 1 September, with most schools celebrating on the last school day before the September holidays - so do give yourself a few days for delivery.
- Six items in the collection are currently out of stock, so it's worth ordering early if you have your heart set on a particular design.
- Buying for a whole staffroom or need custom packaging? We do bulk orders and customisation — get in touch here.
To every teacher reading this: thank you. You've probably been thanked in glitter glue this week, but we mean it too.