Christmas presents for teachers

bravobeastie

wallbash wrote: »

As a husband of a long suffering teacher, may I give some advice.

No more 'smellies' or candles , they might be polite BUT I bet they have cupboards full of the tat!

I hardly think 'tat' is a very nice way to describe something a child was probably very proud to hand over :mad:

wallbash

Sorry if you took offence. But we have a cupboard shelf full of cheap soap and awfull candles. Knowing my wife, she would smile and say the appropriate words.

She like that

BUT if its stuck away and never used its 'tat'
On the good side, our house is always good for a donation for the local charity fair.
( I will recycle tat!)

hat's why I like to give something edible

As a teacher's husband , I like the way you are thinking:D

Lickul_miss

greenpixey wrote: »

The pictures you "borrowed" was of the pot of gold I made last Christmas. Got the bowls from a charity shop. 5 for a pound so it's worth having a look around.

Thanks so much greenpixey i loved ur pots of gold (an hope u don't mind me "borrowing" ur pics) x

sarahf191979

These look nice, and filled with sweets and choc's would go down a treat I think...

http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/ff0108-gifts-of-love/ff0108-gifts-of-love4.html

Just showed my mum (Head Teacher/ Teaching for 25 years) and she approved.

HTH

Sarah
x

greenpixey

Lickul_miss wrote: »

Thanks so much greenpixey i loved ur pots of gold (an hope u don't mind me "borrowing" ur pics) x

I don't mind at all.:)

MrsTinks

As the neighbour to a teacher I know all too well that she too gets oodles of things that never gets used/eaten/etc - her view is that she'd honest honestly much rather have a card from the child! Something they have obviously made themselves and every year she has a couple lined up on her shelves at home and she displays them with pride - all the 10 packs of choclates, the plethera of candles (which she doesn't use because she has a long haired cat that doesn't understand that candles burn fur...) and soaps she tries to give away to various charities in the next couple of months. She has sensitive skin so can't use many soaps, she isn't really into chocolate (well not 10 boxes at least!) and she would NEVER dream of not saying a nice thank you to the children! And she buys each of them a little present too.
But ultimately the little things are just that... it's tat. A chocolate slab with marshmellows might not get eaten but if the child had obviously made it for her she'd jolly well display that lump for WEEKS because she loves that kinda thing... ok her OH might start nibbling at the corners of it... but still
Or home made cookies or even a christmas cake - but something the child has been involved in helping with

MrsTinks

Actually thinking about it I might tell neighbour about snowmansoup for the kids It can be done fairly cheaply and I bet the kids will love them

bunbun2

I have just seen an idea on another site that I might 'borrow' - bottle of wine, Christmas pudding/panatone, small box of chocs in a basket wrapped in cellophane.

funnyfreckle

This was my plan last year - hopefully I will get round to it this year!

I have bought some plain white plant pots (from Ikea) and ceramic paint pens (from www.bakerross.co.uk). I am hoping that my daughter, who is nearly 7, will decorate them although we might have to keep it simple with dots and swirls! I will then buy a pointsettia or similar plant to put inside and then wrap with cellopane and a bow (if I can wrestle with the cellophane!).

Alternatively, you could decorate a plate and put some home baked cookies on it and wrap with cellophane. Or decorate a mug and fill with small smellies or nice chocolates.

Although the pens from Baker Ross are expensive, about £10 for a pack of 6, they seem to last quite a long time. I have already painted a set of four bowls and eight plates with them for my girls and hoping that my daughter will be able to do a fair number of Christmas presents with them too.

MrsTinks

Funnyfreckle I think that's a great idea And one I know my teacher friend would appreciate far more than shop bought chocolates and another Mug saying "Worlds best teacher" I think when I have tea in there all her mugs are variations on this theme... although a free supply of mugs are great she must get fed up with them eventually? A Mug with her initial on drawn by a child she teaches would be SO much more fun and I know she'd use it The rest of us would probably still get stuck with "Worlds greatest teacher" mugs but at least she'll have a mug she'll love!