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Post by hdoublej on Nov 12, 2015 17:51:37 GMT
I have been trying to come up with a good idea for a Christmas gift for my DS's kindergarten teacher. I don't want to get her something she won't use or want and I had an idea. I was thinking of asking her to make a wish list on Amazon for parents who would like to buy something useful for her for Christmas. My mom was a teacher and my sister is pre-school teacher and I know how much money teachers put into their classrooms. I know teachers get a lot of Christmas ornaments and knic-knac (sp?) kind of things that they love but are not sure what to do with. Is this a good solution? I don't want to offend her by asking her to do this, I don't want it to look like I don't want to buy her specifically something but I just want to make sure she gets something she wants, ykwim?
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Post by myshelly on Nov 12, 2015 17:55:26 GMT
Maybe suggest to the PTA to do teacher like sheets at the beginning of the year.
The teachers here do them and it's great!
It's stuff like
Favorite restaurant
Favorite store
Do you like Starbucks
Favorite bath and body works scent or no thank you to BBW
Favorite candy
Favorite soda
You get one about your child's teacher at the beginning of the school year.
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Post by hdoublej on Nov 12, 2015 17:58:43 GMT
That's a good idea!
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Post by littlemama on Nov 12, 2015 18:01:59 GMT
I preferred to get the teacher something she could use for herself (restaurant gc if I knew what they liked), sometimes I would get something that could go either way (Like a Target or Amazon gc). I think they should get something they want, not something for the classroom.
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Post by tduby1 on Nov 12, 2015 18:02:34 GMT
Maybe suggest to the PTA to do teacher like sheets at the beginning of the year. The teachers here do them and it's great! It's stuff like Favorite restaurant Favorite store Do you like Starbucks Favorite bath and body works scent or no thank you to BBW Favorite candy Favorite soda You get one about your child's teacher at the beginning of the school year. why did I think you homeschooled? |
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Post by myshelly on Nov 12, 2015 18:03:57 GMT
Maybe suggest to the PTA to do teacher like sheets at the beginning of the year. The teachers here do them and it's great! It's stuff like Favorite restaurant Favorite store Do you like Starbucks Favorite bath and body works scent or no thank you to BBW Favorite candy Favorite soda You get one about your child's teacher at the beginning of the school year. why did I think you homeschooled? I homeschool my kids. My husband is a public school teacher. |
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Post by hdoublej on Nov 12, 2015 18:07:53 GMT
I preferred to get the teacher something she could use for herself (restaurant gc if I knew what they liked), sometimes I would get something that could go either way (Like a Target or Amazon gc). I think they should get something they want, not something for the classroom. Hmm....that's a good point too. |
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Post by scrappinghappy on Nov 12, 2015 18:12:31 GMT
Just give her an Amazon GC then she doesn't need a wishlist and you're not embarrassed by asking
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Post by tduby1 on Nov 12, 2015 18:13:22 GMT
myshelly why did I think you homeschooled? I homeschool my kids. My husband is a public school teacher. Ah, ok. I thought I remembered you mentioning that. |
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Post by myboysnme on Nov 12, 2015 18:35:04 GMT
My husband is a teacher and he brings home less and less every year, but his favorite gifts are gift cards of course. He especially likes book stores and amazon. He usually gives the food gift cards to our kids to go out with their friends but probably other teachers keep them for themselves.
He likes baked goods (cookies and candy) but I know many people don't. I think it's because I don't bake so it's all the home made goodies that he will get.
Definitely thoughtful but not needed/used are mugs: travel mugs or any kind of beverage container, ornaments, lotions, calendars
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Nov 12, 2015 19:53:53 GMT
I always encouraged DD to suggest gifts for her teachers. Yes, some years the teachers got knick-knacks that they probably didn't use, but DD learned to listen to the things people say and watch what they do to figure out a good gift. DD's teacher who came in every day with coffee - yep, she got a nice mug and a gift card to her daily coffee stop. The one who loved Yankee Candles got another Yankee Candle.
I always liked it when the room mom mailed out a list of "favorites," because DD could use that in her shopping. I wouldn't have liked a wish list as much - that doesn't help the kids learn to be good gift givers, and if I were a teacher, I would feel self-conscious about asking for specific gifts.
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Post by mrssmith on Nov 12, 2015 20:04:12 GMT
Our room moms usually coordinate cash gifts for the teacher, asst teacher and aide. It comes from everyone, regardless of how much a family contributes. Our area is very mixed socioeconomically and this eliminates some kids possibly feeling bad if they can't give a gift. Do you have room parents? Maybe they can find out what the teacher likes or coordinate a group gift.
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Nov 12, 2015 20:05:48 GMT
I usually do a Barnes and Noble gift card.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Nov 12, 2015 20:31:28 GMT
I always encouraged DD to suggest gifts for her teachers. Yes, some years the teachers got knick-knacks that they probably didn't use, but DD learned to listen to the things people say and watch what they do to figure out a good gift. DD's teacher who came in every day with coffee - yep, she got a nice mug and a gift card to her daily coffee stop. The one who loved Yankee Candles got another Yankee Candle. I always liked it when the room mom mailed out a list of "favorites," because DD could use that in her shopping. I wouldn't have liked a wish list as much - that doesn't help the kids learn to be good gift givers, and if I were a teacher, I would feel self-conscious about asking for specific gifts. This is what I did too. My daughter is pretty good at picking out what people like. One year she got her teacher a stamp and sealing wax. Her teacher loves to write and journal and truly loved the gift. The same year she got the TA in her classroom some beautiful yarn because she loves to knit. Now she has 9 teachers so there are no personalized gifts  . We always bought her teachers a gift card to a book store as an end of the year gift. I figure pretty much every teachers likes a new book in the summer, wether professional or just for fun. |
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Post by M~ on Nov 13, 2015 2:59:25 GMT
I have been trying to come up with a good idea for a Christmas gift for my DS's kindergarten teacher. I don't want to get her something she won't use or want and I had an idea. I was thinking of asking her to make a wish list on Amazon for parents who would like to buy something useful for her for Christmas. My mom was a teacher and my sister is pre-school teacher and I know how much money teachers put into their classrooms. I know teachers get a lot of Christmas ornaments and knic-knac (sp?) kind of things that they love but are not sure what to do with. Is this a good solution? I don't want to offend her by asking her to do this, I don't want it to look like I don't want to buy her specifically something but I just want to make sure she gets something she wants, ykwim? How about a personalized tote bag? Or a personalized fleece throw? (from land's end or mark and graham) Personalized stationary? The fancy travel mug someone posted not too long ago? Or, a fancy lunch bag? I actually use a picnic bag because I take my breakfast and lunch to work. I bought this one from amazon.com |
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Post by elaine on Nov 13, 2015 3:05:22 GMT
Last year I got The Big One throws from Kohl's during their Black Friday sale for all the teachers and aides - they loved them!
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Post by ten&rose on Nov 13, 2015 3:08:31 GMT
I bake pumpkin bread for the teachers every year. I figure they must eat it as they all rave and ask for the recipe. Oldest DD has a gluten free teacher who is male.. I'm a little stuck on this one.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 3:22:42 GMT
Last year I got The Big One throws from Kohl's during their Black Friday sale for all the teachers and aides - they loved them! I did this for my staff last year! They loved them too! |
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 13, 2015 4:25:27 GMT
I bake pumpkin bread for the teachers every year. I figure they must eat it as they all rave and ask for the recipe. Oldest DD has a gluten free teacher who is male.. I'm a little stuck on this one. My friend who is gluten free loves Bob's Red Mill pancake mix. I know it is something homemade, but let me tell you, we have tried several gluten free pumpkin breads and there isn't one that was edible. Many had some sort of powder (gapping on the name now) and I think that might have been it, they eother tasted of chemicals or were very oddly textured. Anyway, she and her family all love the pancake mix, her husband says it is better than regular pancakes. |
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Post by beanbuddymom on Nov 13, 2015 4:27:10 GMT
I always gave my kids elementary teachers Barnes and Noble gift cards as well as something else to open, usually those Lindt truffle balls, and I usually package it pretty in cello/ribbon, etc. The Barnes and Noble card can be used for something personal or for the classroom so that's why I've always given those, and they always love them.
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 13, 2015 4:31:56 GMT
I personally loved one year when a parent asked the kids in my class what they like best about school/me and then she typed all the answers and printed them out on strips of colorful paper ( well paper she cut into strips anyway) and put them in a cute jar with colorful ribbon. They were sweet and funny and I still read them periodically. They always make me smile! They weren't signed, but I could figure out who some were from.
I know that may be difficult to coordinate, but I love my jar.
Gift cards are always appreciated, ask your child where they think the teacher likes to shop, they might be able to help "personalize" it a bit that way. Amazon are great generic ones though.
I appreciate books for the classroom library as well. Good books get read a lot and are always needed!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 13, 2015 4:46:58 GMT
The best teacher gift idea I've seen online was a book made out of dollar sized pieces of scrapbook paper that have things the kids love about their teacher printed on them interleaved with new dollar bills and attached all together on one side with padding compound glue. So, "50 Things I (or We) Love About Ms. (Mr.) Xxx" goes on the cover and all the inside pages have the different things printed on them. It is meaningful and cute and the teacher gets what they really need which is cold hard cash. Some classrooms get all of the parents wanting to gift something to pool their cash and have all the kids in the class provide their input, other people just do it on their own. Here's a link to the blog I saw it on. Everything is Pink Blog |
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