I know we did this last year....

but can we suggest gift ideas for preschool teachers and school teachers? I would like something in the $10-$20 range. I am a teacher myself and I can think of NOTHING today and I need to give a few on Thursday and then a few more in a week and a half.

The ones on Thursday are at my son's college campus preschool, so most are college girls. Any brains working better than mine today?

(or someone good at digging up OOOOOLLLLD threads, we had a great one going last year!!! Can you find it???!) :) :) :)

TIA!
Jenn
 
I love restaurant gift certificates. I don't see how you could go wrong with that. Or a Starbucks gift card. I know several people who have those and they love them. I like to give special candies too. We have a local chocolatier that creates these incredibly delicious and beautiful hand painted chocolates--so find something that is special in your area.

Here's a link to the candy I mentioned--they will do mail order:
http://www.ghyslain.com/category.asp?CC=35

Michele :)
 
I've often heard that teachers love gifts for the classroom (rather than endless mugs, ornaments, etc).
 
As a teacher I would agree - mugs and teacher ornaments are out. I have way to many of those things.

Believe it or not my favorite gift is - The packages of Sharpie colored markers. I have a sharpie marker addiction. Notepads are really cool, coffee shop cards and book cards are really great too.
 
This year, I got Target gift cards. I figured that the teachers can choose whether to use them for themselves or classroom supplies.

Erica

ETA - another gift I like to give to teacher aides or anyone who I don't want to spend much on is slipper socks. I think anyone can use those. Well, anyone in a cold climate.
 
Bath & Body Works makes different Anti-Bacterial Deep Cleansing hand gels that kill germs without using water. I would think that in this flu season, they would make a great gift maybe with a hand lotion as well to keep hands from cracking.

Marla
 
Hi Jenn,

I'm so glad you posted this. I just have teachers left on my list and I've been trying to figure out what to get too.

I like whomever posted in the thread last year about the in-laws who have everything. I had that problem until my sister-in-law and I came up with the idea of a charcoal drawing of all the grandchildren in one picture. Now they look forward to an updated picture each year.

I'll be checking back here to see what everybody comes up with for the teachers.

I like the gift card idea to a bookstore so far.

Dallas:)
 
Marla - I don't know if they still make it, but I used to buy antibacterial hand lotion from Bath & Body Works as teacher gifts.

Erica
 
Ooops! I'm so northeastcentric it's ridiculous. Okay, maybe not EVERYONE needs 'em. :-( Thanks for setting me straight, Marla. I guess you can see where my mind is: on the big snowstorm that's headed this way! :eek:
 
Yes Nancy, I was talking about the ear warmers. I even got them for my kids.

Ha ha Marla! Yes, you would look rather silly. Send some warm air up north, would ya?!:7

Dallas
 
I'm not so sure that's possible as I'm trying to type through this bitter cold right now, somewhere around 65 degrees. Yikes!
 
College girls love to shop!!! (Don't we all???)And they love to shop at american eagle, hollister, abercrombie, kohls, aeropostale, etc. If most of the teachers you are buying for are in college, get them gift certificates to these stores. They would be estatic!!!

Sara B
 
I always get books for teachers and they love to receive them. For them, time to read while lazing on the couch during the break is a pure luxury and indulgence.

But consider Body Shop gifts also, or gift tokens. Their stuff is good and smelly and alwys appreciated, except perhaps peppermint foot lotion which I always seem to get and can't stanbd!!! Who has time for foot lotion, peppermint or otherwise?!?!?!

Consider also home baked goods. I typically make chocolate profiteroles/eclairs which are a real cream cake luxury, but so easy to make, that they impress and give much sin-filled joy! or I make traditional British Christmas pastries and hand them out in a pretty tin. Doesn't break the bank, just takes time, but the kids like to help out and it gives a personal touch for the child's teacher.

Clare
 
HI Clare,

What traditional British pastries are you talking about? I've been to to the UK many times and the bakeries are a site to behold--such beautiful pastries!! I LOVE profiteroles--I'll bet your kids' teachers love you!

Michele
 

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