Teacher Christmas Shirt Pencils Santa Reindeer Elf

Four pencils stand shoulder to shoulder, and the second one is winking. The other three look straight ahead with round, shining eyes, but that one pencil in a striped elf cap and a pair of brown antlers has a joke going that the rest are still in on.

Teacher Christmas Shirt with Pencils Dressed as Santa, Reindeer and Elf

This teacher Christmas shirt shows four cartoon pencils in holiday costume: a candy-striped pencil in a red Santa hat and a green-and-white scarf, a reindeer pencil with a red velvet bow and holly, a bearded Santa pencil with tiny round glasses and a gold-buckled belt, and a green elf pencil with pointed ears and jingle bells. Each one ends in a sharpened wooden tip, so they read as pencils first and costumes second. We designed it for classroom teachers who spend December among glue sticks, paper snowflakes and a countdown chain on the wall.

Gold bands circle the top of every pencil where an eraser would sit, and the hats rest right on them. Small bells hang from a scarf and a cap, red berries cluster beside the holly, and snowflakes and stars drift between the figures. It is a busy, warm picture, and it suits a teacher who already decorates the door, the desk and the whiteboard.

Who Wears a Pencil Christmas Shirt Like This?

Kindergarten and elementary teachers are the natural fit, since pencils are the one object every classroom shares. Teacher gift for Christmas shoppers will also find it works for a principal, a teaching assistant, a school librarian or a mentor teacher who has been in the building for twenty years. Students notice it too. Someone will point at the elf pencil, and someone else will argue that the Santa one is the best.

It shows up on the last Friday before winter break, at the holiday party with the cookie table, and at the staff gathering where everyone arrives in a different sweater. Some teachers wear it on the first day back in December just to set the tone.

Is This Pencil Christmas Design Only for Classroom Days?

No. The four festive pencils work anywhere a teacher wants a seasonal touch, including family dinners, school concerts and holiday errands, and they suit anyone who loves school supplies, not only people who teach.

Four pencils, one red bow, and a wink that tends to get a smile from the back row.