Teachers do not want lotion, candles or another coffee mug. They want something useful like cold hard cash or gift cards. Let them choose something they really want or have been lusting after. Do not give them something for their classroom, you wouldn’t give your postman, stamps or your cleaning lady some windex to to do her job, would you?
Find out what they like ahead of time by having the teacher fill out a “My Favorite Things” list and distribute it to all the parents, this will take all the stress out of guessing. Do they have a dog, love to travel, knit, plays golf etc… so even your gift cards can be thoughtful and focused around his/her hobbies and interests.
My favorite way to give a gift card is through Tiny Prints, you order a Christmas Card, customize it with your teacher’s name, special greeting, child’s name and then at check out you can select a gift card to go with it. Your teacher can redeem their TangoCard for any retailer of his/her choice or your teacher can donate the money to his/her favorite charity. It’s brilliant, I give it a A+
You can also think outside of the box and get creative with tickets to local activities, sporting events, restuarants or a spa. Another favorite of mine is gift cards to the movies, a teacher can always use a time out and will always appreciate the “Silence”.
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the best gift i ever got was the births of my boys (dec ’87 & dec ’90) and the worst was a 15 gc to walmart that I had to share with my husband!
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The best Christmas gift I ever recieved was the Tiffany & Co. Eternal Circle pendant – the hubs and I were engaged, living in a tiny apartment in the city & I had just moved hundreds of miles to be with him. It still means so much to me.
The worst gift I have ever recieved – a GNC giftcard from my dad. Because, I was “putting on some lbs”. And yes, that’s what he wrote on it!!
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best = iphone
worst = the movie castaway
I love this. My daughter has been wondering what to get her 2nd grade teacher who she absolutely ADORES! This is perfect. My fave gift is always jewelry.
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The best Christmas gift I ever got was from a very close friend of mine. He knew how much I loved to cook and he bought me a large set of the emeril pots and pans. This was a long time ago , but I still have those pans because they are so great. The worst present I ever got was from my husband. Sad to say, was a necklace in yellow gold(which I hate) and with a prayer and cross on it. I am not particular religious.
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My best gift were diamond earrings from my husband. My worst gift was a bright pink sweatshirt with a big, fuzzy bunny on it.
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worst gift (actually given to our family while I was growing up): a bathroom set that included a toliet bowl brush, back scrubber brush and other cheap, random, and otherwise crazy items.
best gift: gift card to the day spa
The best was my Pug. The worst was a regifted food basket that the food had expired. Yuck.
best gift a microwave and least best gift a bowl of salty cookies
way 2 much soda
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Best is my DD – she was born on xmas day – I really cannot think of the worse x-mas gift. The worst gift I received was for valentine’s day.
Best- a set of pearls
worst- a hammer