What are you giving yours?
I'm thinking some home made strawberry jam (easy with my Thermomix ;) ) but I want something else, a personal touch from the kids.
Ideas??
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What are you giving yours?
I'm thinking some home made strawberry jam (easy with my Thermomix ;) ) but I want something else, a personal touch from the kids.
Ideas??
Oh such a nightmare... Want to give them something nice but I don't even know how many teachers there are at daycare!
Potted succulent? Anything with chocolate is easy in thermomix? Gingerbread bikkies?
I never have had luck with sterilising jars for jam!
We are doing sharpie mugs filled with homemade goodies.
What happened with your jars, surprised???
Gingerbread bickies might be a good idea...
What at about something they could keep? Maybe I'm over thinking it lol!
Edit: what's a sharpie mug??
A personalised mug
What? Seeing my sons once a week is not enough?
:o
If I had a thermomix, I would make salted caramel fudge, and lime curd.
I do not have a thermomix.
Oooo fudge, great idea!!! Off to google.
Thanks Mum2! Had never heard of them!
I got some pencil boxes made from recycled milk cartons, and DD painted them. She picked some funky pens and highlighters and erasers with the letter of the teacher's names, and they went in the pencil boxes.
DD picked everything, and i think it's really cute.
i have had some cute chrissy decs wooden box things made with name 2013 for some of CC staff and all kinder staff and all will get some natio moisturiser.
We gave DS' teachers one of DH's awesome (if he does say so himself!) homemade Christmas Puds and DS made a Santa card made with a handprint, goggle eyes and stickers.
My fave gifts from kids were handmade things like decorated photo frames, coasters, mugs, pencil pots, smelly sachets, jewellery. One extremely talented mum hand sewed me a cushion with a beautiful quote on it when I had Bub. Food always goes down well, though I do know a few teachers who refused to eat food given by kids unless they knew and trusted the parents, lol!!
And a nice thank you message from a parent/child is always appreciated (and often shared proudly with other teachers in the staff room as we are chuffed at our hard work being acknowledged).
Sorry i meant my dd1 is giving her teacher a personalised mug from vistaprint lol:
Havent heard of a sharpie mug either :)
We're giving yo yo biscuits to DD1's kinder teachers and we gave a Pandora charm with music notes to her music teacher (she's taught DD1 for three years).
We're giving DD2's teacher a double-walled travel mug, after she was overheard one day saying she never got to drink her coffee while it's still hot!
These are a few thoughts from a teachers home -
Home made goodies are always welcome as you get very sick of chocolate after a while. Plants or veggies are good. Interesting books.
Hankies & socks pile up after a bit.
When my girls were at school my rule was, if I wouldn't want to get it, neither would they.
My kids are taking mini bourbon Christmas cakes. I've made 24 of them this year. By the time the teachers and colleagues for myself and DH get one each I think there won't be any left. Lol.
We gave DD's preschool teachers (4 of them) a Maxwell Williams 'Kimono' mug each. They're stunning and at 30% off were super cheap yet a beautiful gift. They were so impressed and grateful for them and loved the personal messages I'd written on each card alongside DD's personalised drawings. They actually said they were the most thoughtful gift they'd ever received :D I was stoked.
We gave DS2 teachers in the infants & primary department a decorated Christmas fruit cake that my mum made & I decorated. It was an absolute hit and they really enjoyed it.
I have ideas. Will come Back ASAP.
I had 8 teachers to do this year (2x kids with 4 teachers) so I bought x-mas mugs, mini note pads, a pen, a tea light x-mas candle, mixed lollies, mini m&m's packet, mini mars bar.
Lol, guess what sharpie mugs are? Mugs that you personalise, using a sharpie pen :lol::
So you were right, even though you didn't know it :D
Sme great ideas here! Teachers, would you like home made jam? Is that a good idea? Do I need to do ingredient tags? The ingredients are few so it won't be a big deal...
Ok. I have a spare sec before the session begins.
I'm probably better at saying what not to give! No chocolates, soap, hand cream, candles or kitsch stuff Lol!! I sound ungrateful don't I??
I love a card with a heartfelt personalized message in it that's been thought through. That's what I really treasure. The best gift that I still use I got a few years ago was a simple and elegant breakfast bowl that I just love but its the cards I keep and treasure. I don't have the space for lots of 'stuff' so ornaments etc often get donated or passed on to others who will enjoy them.
I've heard teachers talk about too many of some sorts of gifts... but surely it comes down to quality as well? In my mind there's a big difference between a huge box of Cadbury favorites & a small box of exquisite handmade chocs from a chocolatier like koko black or Haighs?:
For kinder teachers this year a group of us mums are spending an amount with the Smith Family Joyspreaders program, helping disadvantaged kids with schooling and brekky etc.... Sick of seeing the teachers getting copious amounts of presents lol we told the teachers last year of our plans and the support us snd appreciate it 100%, the kinder will receive a card in the mail outlineing what the money went to help with.
School teacher will be getting a succulent pot done by DD, he's very environmental so I assume this will suit him
DH loves getting homemade goodies like chutney, jam, biscuits & cakes. Doesn't mind homemade chocolates either but he is not a huge chocolate eater.
When the girls were younger we were given presents that we could all enjoy. Their best memory was the couple years we got gingerbread houses & trees
I have homemade gingerbread for all the teachers - not sure if DD1's ballet teacher eats but I know the rest of them will like it :D
I made my girls teachers shadow box frames with the first letters of their last names made from coloured Popsicle sticks stacked up. I can post a picture if you which.
But they loved them!! Well said they did anyway. Hehe.
Oh and cherry ripe balls.
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They're gorgeous Beatrix, what a great idea!
Had a little giggle at this Freudian slip :) hoping her ballet teacher eats :) if not gingerbread houses are lovely to look at anyway!:
I know when I used to teach, any gift at all was always appreciated - it's so kind of people when they already have so many presents to do. Having said that, I REALLY loved presents that weren't sugar-based - I'm sure I used to put on a kilo or two every Christmas!
But I must admit I tend to fall back on the home-made sweet treats because I can't think of much else.
For daycare I've bought a big present all the teachers can share in the staff room, but need to do something little for each of them too.
DD1's teacher found out about class plans to give her a gift and asked that the money be donated to her favourite charity instead. (I love DD1's teacher so much, she is a great example to the kids and a marvellous teacher to boot).
We're giving her a handmade Xmas card from DD1 and a Xmas treat we'll make at home. I'm also getting some gorgeous charity scarves for some work colleagues and I'll get one for her too.
Loving the great ideas you all have.
I ordered Christmas tree ornaments that have a little saying about being a teacher on it. The ornament was in the shape of half an apple. Other years I have done biscuits.
Hate to say it, but one of my work colleague's SO is a primary teacher. Most of the lovely handmade treats she is given end up at out workplace. :hide: We are thankful :D
as a teacher i was a bit careful receiving homemade food stuffs- you never knew the hygiene standards and conditions that they were made in- but thats me
stationery was always a winner with me
natural bath stuff was good
homemade heat packs were good
even homemade smellies- as long as not chemically enhanced if that makes sense
movie tickets were good
and alcohol was never knocked back
chocolates were good too decent ones
I am finding this hard because I don't think DS's teacher did a very good job this year. For Easter DS gave her an Easter egg. Her response "I'm allergic." Not even a thank you. I really don't want to give her anything! Do teachers really notice if a child in the class doesn't give a gift?
His teacher last year I gave a wooden Christmas decoration that said"peace." Fitting for a catholic school.
Does it matter if they notice? Or will it matter to your child? If not, I wouldn't worry about it. Give a gift to someone you do want to thank & share your appreciation with.:
TEAR and similar organisations have beautiful gift cards for donations - you can "buy" certain things in difference price brackets, like a child's school supplies, or a bike for a teacher, or chickens to help support families, literacy and numeracy training for an adult, or training for child headed households, etc. The giftcard outlines what the funding goes towards - and you could pick one that has a meaning for your child and/or that teacher :)
We love love LOVE the TEAR ones.
And if you're not keen on the teacher, go the goat, pig, toilet, poo-fuelled-oven, etc ... ;)
I had 3 teachers that were awesome, and one that was quite bad. I wasn't brave enough not to get her something, but noticed that DD put much less effort in to her present anyway.:
Dd1 gave her teacher a gift and she opened it, looked through it pointed out bits she liked gave dd a cuddle etched etc.
Dd2 gave her teacher the very same gift she said thanks but didn't even bother to open it and that was that.
This highlights the difference between the teachers that I have noticed all year.
Still I felt obliged to give the sucky teacher a gift anyways. But I don't think a teacher would notice if not given a gift as it's really a bonus not a given. Maybe just do a card for the not so good teacher.
We did reindeer noses in a red spotty mug and a teachers survival kit with chocolates and other bits and pieces in it.
When I was a kid I think I remember there was the odd child who gave the teacher a gift but it certainly wasn't as popular as these days.
I don't
We are also going to do TEAR with the grandchildren. I am going to let them pick out what they want to give. I can see some chickens being included but will be interested in what else they choose.
Do you know what? No. I don't think you should bother. I think most teachers do an awesome job and should be rewarded more, but they earn love and respect and if she hasn't then I don't think you should have to show her a token of that. And, if she's going to tot up who she gets gifts from and who she doesn't then she's nothing more than an undeserving spoiled child anyway.:
I know everyone says no more choccie, but our teachers love it and all have lots of children so I am doing little terracotta pots painted to look like apples with M&M's inside and a neat little poem about the colours. The kids will hide a little note/picture inside.
Last year I ordered handtowels with an embroidered phrase about teachers on them that were well received.