I need ideas ... for teacher gifts... on Valentine's day.?

Question

I feel bad.. I never got things together in time to gift my child's preschool teachers + director + p/t staff this past Christmas. I'd like to make it up to them by giving some type of creative gift(s) this Valentine's day instead. I need to keep it within a reasonable budget.. but not cheap...I'm thinking of some type of small gift baskets.. but stuck on the big picture from there. I don't want to go with typical things like shower gels or desktop teacher gifts.. ya know... trying to be creative.

Answer 1

you can bake chocolate chip cookies or peanut butter cookies. put them in a nice plastic container and tie a ribbon around it and put a tag with their names... it's really cute and you made it your own and from your own hard work.

How to make PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:

    * 2 cups all-purpose flour

    * 1 teaspoon baking soda

    * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

    * 1/4 teaspoon salt

    * 3/4 cup butter, room temperature

    * 3/4 cup peanut butter, chunky or smooth

    * 3/4 cup granulated sugar

    * 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

    * 2 large eggs

    * 1 teaspoon vanilla

PREPARATION:

In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Beat together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, or about 2 to 4 hours.

How to make CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (16 oz)

PROCEDURE

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment or wax paper.

Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.

Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Lightly beat 1 egg with a fork in a small bowl and add 1 3/4 tablespoons of it plus 2 remaining whole eggs to butter mixture, beating with mixer until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture until just blended, then stir in chips.

Scoop 1/4 cup batter for each cookie, arranging mounds 3 inches apart, on 2 baking sheets. Flatten mounds into 3-inch rounds using moistened palm of your hand. Form remaining cookies on additional sheets of parchment.

Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until golden, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool and continue making cookies in same manner using cooled baking sheets.

Answer 2

Those baskets that have cups and hot cocoa mix. Body lotions from Victoria´s Secret or Bath and Body Works. CD´s. Stationary. Nice, comfy slippers. A great book. DVDs. Tickets to something, the movies.  Starbucks gift certificates.

I am a teacher, and these would be great gifts.

Answer 3

I used to own a teacher store and we would make up gift baskets to themes that are covered in each grade. Our baskets would run anywhere from $10 to $50.  I would try to include a book to read aloud to the children, a teacher resource book (Teacher Created Resources makes really nice theme-based books at the early childhood level), something hands-on like a game or puppet, perhaps a fun notepad or accent decoration or stickers, and something just for the teacher like a bookmark, gift certificate, etc.

Example: If your theme is ice cream, you could put in a book about how ice cream is made, a TCR book on ice cream, an accent packet of ice cream cones, and a $5 gift certificate to DQ.

If you are located anywhere near a medium to large city, there is probably a teacher store--or order from one online. Ask your child's teacher what themes they will be covering in the spring. For the top of the basket, have your child help you make a heart-shaped card that says something like, "I love my teacher because she makes learning fun."

Teachers loved these because they were useful and fun at the same time.

Answer 4

samll homemade plants or flowers....a glass container of hard candy, cupcakes or cookies..

Answer 5

You have to be careful about this type of thing.  Mainly because Valentine's day "could" be a sensitive subject if there is not anyone in their personal life.  So I'd shy away from Flowers and stuff like that (although I'm sure its nice)... I'd lean more to things that could allow them to pamper themselves... not so much as just look pretty.  That way, in the event that they do not have a significant other, atleast they can do something for themselves that night.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Make or buy a gift basket for them. Things like lotions and books are well in the baskets. Be creative as you said. Pick flowers and make a bouquet. Take photos of the children and make an album. Gifts cards are nice gifts, too.

Answer 8

Someone gave me a basket with some note cards with my initial and some postage stamps and a pen.  The note cards were from Target.  She gave me the same number of postage stamps as there were cards. (Eight I think.) And, the pen was a roller ball.

The basket was  one of the little plastic baskets that WalMart sells that I've seen that are less than 2.00.  The whole gift was less than 10.00.  

Another person gave my a plastic cookie jar with a package of chocolate chip cookies.

Answer 9

Teachers sometimes have to buy special day things out of their own pockets.  If there is time you might ask if the teacher would like you to come to the class room to help with a special Valentine's Day project and if she doesn't have all the supplies you cold help out in that way too.  I'm sure they love help in working on projects with the children!  She will love you!

Answer 10

chocolate-heart shapes candies....put it in a jar that you personally designed...