Teacher Gift Ideas
These ideas came from my teacher friends. Wish lists for
a teacher may vary by how long they have been teaching. One school has the
teacher fill out a “Favorite Things” survey at the beginning of the school
year. That simplifies the process of gift selection for the families or the
class can go together on a gift. A
sample of the survey questions is at the end of this list.
Any gifts that
can be used up! As much as some feel that a gift card is
impersonal, teachers really like them. This was a top pick of my teacher
friends. To make it personal, include a heartfelt note of thanks to the teacher
for teaching your child.
- Gift
cards for teachers favorite store/s
- Movie
passes
- Magazine
subscriptions
- Items
from the teacher’s wish list for classroom supplies (most teachers spend
their own money on non budgeted items for the classroom
- Cozy
evening at home basket-favorite beverage and snacks in a basket
- Movie
night at home basket with snacks and movie
- Manicure/
pedicure/hair salon gift certificate
- Do
you know if a teacher likes to cook? Give an opportunity to take a cooking
class. Loves art? Membership to a museum would be an appropriate choice.
Give the gift of time. In a teacher’s case it would be to save them time.
Quote from one of my friends, “If there were a way to get TIME as a gift, that would be my
answer, hands down!”
- Easy
to prepare meal in a basket or a ready made meal brought to school on a
scheduled night to save the time of cooking a meal. Give them a
personalized coupon that they can redeem at a future date. Have your child
create the coupon.
- Christmas
cookies to save the teacher the time of baking.
- If
allowed, bring a special lunch for the teacher and watch the students
while the teacher has some alone time.
Give a gift
from their personal wish list.
- Books
that they like to read
- Items
that they collect. One teacher received all of the pieces for her nativity
set over the years and another her Christmas dishes.
Christmas
Ornaments.
- The
length of time one has taught has a bearing on this gift but it is also
personal preference. Some teachers have limited space for more ornaments
on the tree and storage could be an issue as well.
- A
couple of teachers did mention that they like to get unique Christmas
ornaments as it would remind them of students in the past. The
possibilities of unique ornaments are endless these days. The name and
year are written on the box.
“Favorite Things” Questionnaire:
What is their
favorite:
Color? Hobby? Fast Food? Snack?
Stores for shopping?
Collectable? Special Wish?
Gretchen Hudock
Reorganize Today, LLC www.ReorganizeToday.com 262.644.5381
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