I am never good at this. I need 4 teacher gifts for DD1 and I have no idea what to do for DD2's teachers...she was in the infant room most of the year and they have 4 main teachers (I think) plus lots of helpers who rotate in and out. Ideas?
I am never good at this. I need 4 teacher gifts for DD1 and I have no idea what to do for DD2's teachers...she was in the infant room most of the year and they have 4 main teachers (I think) plus lots of helpers who rotate in and out. Ideas?
Target gift cards. Even if all you can do with that many teachers is $5 or $10, at least they can do something with it rather than a trinket to throw in the goodwill pile.
As a teacher, gift cards, even if it is only $5 to Starbucks!
I always love gift cards myself, but one year I had a parent give me personalized notepads/stationary, which I loved. Also, for elementary/pre-k teachers, stamps are a really welcome gift. A set of them or a personalized one (I had one that said, "This book belongs to: (me)"
Jen
"What we permit we promote."
Would a gift card for Target be more appreciated than Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?
Mom to a spirited, red-headed, former 28-weeker 10/2009 and a more mellow monkey 12/2013.
I always do gift cards. Some years we have a list of the teacher's favorite things, which usually includes favorite restaurant, favorite place to shop for themselves, etc. In that case, I get a gift card to somewhere from their list. Without a list, I get a Target gift card.
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DS - Feb 2010
DD - May 2012
I usually do gift cards for end of year gifts. This year I was thinking maybe Amazon ones, at least for the two classroom teachers. DD1's teacher is a big reader and both of the teachers have kids still in school. Does it look bad if I print off an ecard/egift from Amazon? I normally gift Target cards but already gave one of those to DD1's teacher at Christmas. And I usually do Dunkin Donuts cards for the bus driver and aides.
ANY gift card is greatly appreciated!! I have received candles, bath items, and plants this year. All are soooo appreciated but I am sensitive to scents and kill anything that is supposed to be green.I pass the plants onto friends with green thumbs. The candles are under my sinks to "freshen" the air without my actually smelling it. I don't have the heart to donate or toss them.
Panera and Target were popular gift cards throughout my coworker circle this year. Over the holidays I bought my kids' elementary teachers Amazon gift cards and their end-of-the-year gift will be TJ Maxx/Home Goods/Sierra Trading Post gift cards...my weakness!! My middle school teachers are either getting Starbucks or Trader Joe's GC's bc the smaller amount will go farther there.
Mom to:
1 BLUE(03) and 2 PINK
(05 & 07)
^i^ 10.01 & 12.03
Pardon my typos...blasted Auto-correct!!
I don't drink coffee, but even I can spend a Starbucks card since I like their pastries. I love Panera though and hadn't thought about that one before. We had some class money left over this year and purchased books for the classroom. It isn't exactly a gift for the teacher. However, they do spend a lot of their own money on the class, and that is what they asked for.
DS1 - 8/09
DS2 - 9/11