Do you buy or make a gift for your childrens teacher at the end of the year to say thank you?
If so, what do you buy or make them?
SInce this is my 1st year with a child in school I have no idea what to get her teacher. Any ideas would be helpful.

I give small baskets filled with post-it pads, colorful pens, chalk, white board erasers & pens etc-they love it & working in a school classroom myself, I know they get used alot!:yes

I give small baskets filled with post-it pads, colorful pens, chalk, white board erasers & pens etc-they love it & working in a school classroom myself, I know they get used alot!:yes

Sounds great.. I think anything would be appreciated.. even a starbucks giftcard...

Sounds great.. I think anything would be appreciated.. even a starbucks giftcard...

:yes:gimme:drool

:yes:gimme:drool

:hehe That with some homemade goodies might just be a big hit!!

.....Interesting. Those of you that do, can you say why?

.....Interesting. Those of you that do, can you say why?

why do we give gifts??? For me it is to thank the person that has educated & molded our child/ren for the previous yr:yes

.....Interesting. Those of you that do, can you say why?

I don't have a child yet, but my mother has been one for my entire life so I spent a lot of time around her and in her classroom. Teachers are so incredibly under appreciated. They do so much for the kids. I don't think my mom ever stops working, with grading papers and creating new lesson plans. She spends tons of money out of her own pocket to create a fun classroom for the kids. Those end of the years gifts from parents mean so much to the teacher, because it means someone is appreciating what they do.

I don't have a child yet, but my mother has been one for my entire life so I spent a lot of time around her and in her classroom. Teachers are so incredibly under appreciated. They do so much for the kids. I don't think my mom ever stops working, with grading papers and creating new lesson plans. She spends tons of money out of her own pocket to create a fun classroom for the kids. Those end of the years gifts from parents mean so much to the teacher, because it means someone is appreciating what they do.

:yes well said :agree:yes

I usually do baked goods. Matthew teacher's LOVE them. I give a gift for thanks for being my son (pretty much) parent away from home...Its all about appreciation.

.....Interesting. Those of you that do, can you say why?

to say thanks.......especially if we've had an amazing teacher that has been wonderful.

i'm getting my preschooler's teacher a gift card to her favorite restaurant and I'm giving my older son's two teachers both gift cards to borders.

sometimes I'll give gift cards to their favorite place to get manicures, jamba juice, their favorite teacher supply store. just something to say thanks.

I know that after volunteering in the class I see how much teachers pay out of pocket for things for the classrooms.....so I try to give them back as much as I can.

a mug with pens in it, or box of chocolate

So how much do you give on the gift cards? Damn, that means I have to go out and get one like now.

my mom always does like a Bookstore gift card and somethign else like one year we did those little Vera Bradley key chain idea holders and put the 10 dollar gift card in there.

My mom sometimes goes crazy though and my sister has like 3 teachers and an aide :lol


I think teacher gifts, even if you just do like wrapped up cookies or something are great and something a good teacher definitely deserves.

.....Interesting. Those of you that do, can you say why?

I assumed to do it becuase for the last almost year the teacher has been taking care and educating my child. My daughter even always tells me that her teacher is like her mommy when she is at school. I even was gonna get a little something for the bus driver since she is the one that cares for my child while on the way to and from school.

Also, me being a past preschool teacher and now a childcare provider, if the parents get me a gift of thanks it makes me feel like I have done my job in taking care of their child and educating them and helping their child grow in so many different ways.

I'm going to make some chocolate cupcakes, and another mother in T's class is making the teachers lunch. I'll probably get the bus drivers Starbucks giftcard.