Teachers prezzies...

JenT

I've done something similar in the past. I did a hot drinks one like yours but at the end of the summer term I did a fresh fruit basket with cream and a bottle of fizzy drink too. They are always appreciated. Like everyone's saying, it makes a change from the usual chocolates and when you have several teachers to buy for it solves an expensive problem!

dee_mum_of_3

I always make most of our teacher gifts usually theyyre simple things like choccy peppermint creams on star shaped silver card,weve writen poems and framed them,made boozy truffles wrapped in red cellophane a little imagination goes a long way i think......your idea sound fab and id really appreciate that!

nikki32

Hi Simba_25

I've worked in a nursery for ten years. While reading your post I thought 'What a great idea'. It's a change from boxes of biscuits, sweets, flowers and wine. Your right about the basket being useful after.

A present I loved in the past was a book for the children (Laura's Christmas Star)

The staff where I work are all 18-32. One parent give everone a pack of fun socks. The kids loved seeing us wear these into nursery.

Another nice present was a fruit hamper given a week before holidays. We get so much sweets so fruit was lovely.

Best of all if there are alot of staff find out when their Christmas night out is and give towards their kitty. :beer:

Nikki

tiff

I'm too tight to give a present like that, I write something in the Christmas card to say I appreciate what they have done for my child, although this year my DS9 wants to give a present so its a writing set I got for a £1 in Sainsburys and my DD6 wants to make some fudge.

I do like the look of that basket though, really nicely put together

fesdufun

Your hamper looks fab. I did a similar thing last year but instead of hot chocolate I bought a big box of tea bags, a large jar of coffee, a bag of sugar and a pack of teaspoons. I decided against chocolates/wine etc. as they seems to get loads.

haleyhop

as a nursery teacher i would say that anything is appreciated!!!!
if you dont want to spent loads of money and there are lots of staff then one box of chocs can be put in the staff room and shared!

IHateDida

I'm a secondary school teacher and we rarely get anything I would love any of the gifts you've suggested - one girl did get me a hot chocolate set last year and it was lovely!

I also like wine, anything from Lush or Boots Sanctuary collection would go down a treat, or a handmade card would be nice. A plant would also be great - I love plants!

Teachers tend to get sick of chocolates near Xmas as we all tend to bring them in for our classes and end up feeling sick on them ourselves too!!!!

But anything received is always appreciated, especially for secondary school teachers as kids have "hardened up" by that age and think its uncool to bring something in for a teacher!!!! Although, I ALWAYS bring stuff in for my classes at Xmas, Easter and end of terms! :A

wendym

My daughter is Deputy Head at a Primary school that serves a really hard-up area, and she feels thoroughly uncomfortable that this gesture has somehow been turned into a 'duty' for parents.

But the hamper looks absolutely fab, and will be appreciated.

kellyd

I have pinched the idea to, tesco have some pink mugs with a cherry bun on they are very girly I got them, cant find a basket or cellophane yet or a wisk ? Im not sure how to make it from my daughter if u get me maybe she could just write the tag x

thanks for a lovely idea xx

full-time-mum

wendym wrote:

My daughter is Deputy Head at a Primary school that serves a really hard-up area, and she feels thoroughly uncomfortable that this gesture has somehow been turned into a 'duty' for parents.

But the hamper looks absolutely fab, and will be appreciated.

This is nice to hear. I also don't agree with the way this has become a 'duty' in the same way as sweets on children's birthdays. I was going to rebel on the birthday thing but it turned out that there were 2 other children sharing her birthday and, under the circumstances, I felt pressurised into compliance.

The school used to have a 'no birthday sweets policy' but the head changed this year and it has now been introduced. I made 30 chocolate fairy cakes.

On the Xmas present front, maybe the school could have a card only policy.