teacher appreciation gifts

[LizinSTL]

I tend to do a small gift each day during teacher appreciation week (usually under $1/day cost)

This year:
Monday- small bag Bear Creek soup mix w/ a note that said :You are a "souper" teacher!
Tuesday- Popcorn bucket from $ tree, micro popcorn, a couple cans of soda, some candy, Mrs. Field's cookies (individually wrapped) and a free rental from blockbuster with a note that said: Popping in to let you know that we appreciate you!
Wednesday- handwritten notes from my kids to thank their teachers
Thursday- School sponsored pot luck lunch, I'm sending in pasta salad and both teachers will get a candle w/ a sappy teacher poem attached
Friday- Candy bar poem on poster board.

The K class collected up to $5 from each family- I'm picking up a gift certificate to a local teacher supply store. All kids will sign the card (which is actually an autograph picture frame) regardless of contribution.

I don't do an end of the year gift typically, but my daughter's K teacher is fresh out of college and I'm making her a little scrapbook of her first year of teaching.

Other ideas.... Bag of starlight mints :"We appreciate your commitMINT"
M&Ms We think you are Magnificent and Marvelous!
Bag of peanuts/nuts- We are NUTS about you!
mini fan- I'm your biggest FAN!
School supplies- At xyz school, we are lucky to have the best SUPPLY of teachers.
100 grand bar - you deserve this every payday
Payday bar- Wish we could give you an extra payday
Take 5 bar- Here's an extra break for you!

 

[lbgraves]

I am one of "those PTO moms" who spend way too much time volunteering at the school because we have so few who can and I think that the list you were sent is excessive as well. I have organized the PTO's week for TA with something every day but we would never expect the students to do something every day.

 

[mousiemom]

We had teacher appreciation week last week for my dd K5 class. Of course, I participated because we LOVE her teacher!! This is what we got her:
Mon - scrapbook day - 12 theme sheets/letters
Tues - candle day - 2 sm. candles($1 ea.)
Wed - pamper day - basket w/lotion and bath gel
Thurs. - inspirational books/flavored coffee - made a cheesecake poundcake and put 2 sm. bags of flavored coffee in with it
Fri. - camera day/pic frames - a pack of film w/a frame

At the end of the yr. they are taking up money for a gift card but we wanted to do a bag full of summer stuff cause she likes going to the beach. We've had a really good time with her class, parents, and the teacher this yr. We are making the kids(13) all a t-shirt with their class pic on the front saying, "Class of 2018" .

 

[dizcrazy]

I have to ask - teacher appreciation week? a whole week?