What is a good ( cheap) gift for preschoolers?

Question

I am going to school to get my associates degree in early childhood, I am working as a student teacher in a preschool class ( 3 year olds) I have become very close to them all, there is about 24 students and I wanted to get or do something special for them on my last day, without spending too much money....any suggestions?

Answer 1

The magazine Oriental Trading Company (also online) has a lot of cute things that you can buy in bulk for fairly cheap.  I do this for filling goodie bags for my girls' bday parties, though you have to take shipping costs into account.

Another idea would be to try to be more personal and write a short poem about what they mean to you.  Then print it out with lots of colors and personalize each one with their name on top.  If you have access to a laminator, then you could make it even more durable.

My last idea would be to go search out a nearby dollar store and get an assortment of goodies (fake jewelry, $1 books, toys).  If you shop around, you could spend spend $1-2 per kid and get some cute things to give them.

Without knowing your budget, I'm sure you can find some way to give them something special!  Good luck!

Answer 2

The little plastic harmonica-thingys you can get. My son and the rest of his class just got one from their student teacher and he loved it.

Answer 3

Crayons

Answer 4

BUY THE PARTY PACKS OF BUBBLES  PRESCHOOLERS LOVE BUBBLES

also do not give candy thats the last thing 3 and 4 yr olds need is candy

Answer 5

Try out this website it has all sorts of arts and craft and gift sets all come in dozen or units alot of bange for your buck!

www.OrientalTrading.com

Hope that help and good luck!

Answer 6

candy or toys at a dollar store

Answer 7

buy them all donuts

Answer 8

probably a learning game that they could all play together.

Answer 9

I have a preschooler and she absolutely loves anything she can count. A small pack of cards, or something like that.

Answer 10

balls the bouncy rubber kind you can pick them up at a dollar store and there great for both girls and boys

Answer 11

a teady bear

Answer 12

Face Painting? Balloon Art? Pizza Party? Cupcakes or Cake and Ice Cream?

Answer 13

when i was in preschool my teacher gave us a bag with candy like gum meant that the long lasting taste =long lasting memories and whatever candy there was there was a poem and said what it meant

Answer 14

A puzzle from the dollar store.

Answer 15

A thing of playdough for each of them, or a mini-slinky?  A box of crayons and coloring book each would probably be fairly cheap - I don't know if you have time to do internet shopping but Oriental Trading Company has bulk toys and stuff for cheap - www.orientaltrading.com

Answer 16

Door Hanger thingys.Balloon animals,donuts,fake rings.go to the dollar store u will find something

Answer 17

Stickers...you can all make sticker books together and they can decorate them however they want... they are cheap, colorful, fun to count, and the book will prevent them from sticking them on the walls when they get home.  My son has several sticker collections in homemade books all over his room, (he is 3), didn't think he would love them so much but apparently they are really "cool".