Theme Park Souvies?

[milmore104]

I just went and toured my DD new classroom. She will be attending kindergarten in 2 weeks. I was just thinking we will have to p/u some little gifts for her classmates and teacher during our upcoming in Oct. What (if any)
do you all bring back for a gift for the kids and the teacher? Any and all ideas would be great. I was thinking maybe pencils or crayons for the kids but no ideas for the teacher. But then I thought it will be Halloween time should I go w/ that kind of themeing? Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[kilee]

I've never brought back souvineers for my son's classes nor his teachers. I never really thought of doing this. I can also say, I just asked my son, and he's never received one either.

 

[Amyg]

I only bring souvenirs for my parents, siblings & their family and close friends. It's a nice thought, my son did received something from a classmate from Disneyland once, but for us, we don't have enough room in our bags to bring stuff back for everyone in our lives. (Though it's a nice thought)

 

[milmore104]

I only bring souvenirs for my parents, siblings & their family and close friends. It's a nice thought, my son did received something from a classmate from Disneyland once, but for us, we don't have enough room in our bags to bring stuff back for everyone in our lives. (Though it's a nice thought)

I usually bring an empty bag or buy a new one to hold all of our souvies! I'm a bit of a SHOPAHOLIC!!!!

 

[waughzee]

When my son was younger, we used to bring back gifts for his classmates, but mostly, it was stuff that we got for free. Leave a couple of extra dollars for mousekeeping and ask for extra toiletries and pens, they will gladly leave them. When you see someone handing out stickers in the parks, ask for extras, they will eagerly give you more. Grab some extra park maps-they even have them in different languages, the kids thought those were neat! When we bought something, we asked the CM for a bunch of their smallest sized bags. We put everything in the bags, along with a Mickey shaped candy or two (you used to be able to buy Mickey shaped gumdops for like 20cents a piece, I haven't seen them in a while, but they do have chocolate coins, or even Mickey lollipops) and tiey with curling ribbon. They were like little park goodie bags and all the kids appreciated a little "something".

I am teaching Nursery School now and plan to do the same thing for my students when I go.

 

[isyt]

I usually do bring back little gifts for my 3 kids'classes. Usually its the coin chocolates or something small like that ( and cheap). I don't bring the teacher something different because I usually give them a Disney themed Christmas gift. I only do this if I can find something really reasonable. The coins are 10 in a bag and about $3 each, I had to buy 6 bags last time so I think I will stop. No one in any other class ever brought back anything so I won't feel bad.

 

[milmore104]

When my son was younger, we used to bring back gifts for his classmates, but mostly, it was stuff that we got for free. Leave a couple of extra dollars for mousekeeping and ask for extra toiletries and pens, they will gladly leave them. When you see someone handing out stickers in the parks, ask for extras, they will eagerly give you more. Grab some extra park maps-they even have them in different languages, the kids thought those were neat! When we bought something, we asked the CM for a bunch of their smallest sized bags. We put everything in the bags, along with a Mickey shaped candy or two (you used to be able to buy Mickey shaped gumdops for like 20cents a piece, I haven't seen them in a while, but they do have chocolate coins, or even Mickey lollipops) and tiey with curling ribbon. They were like little park goodie bags and all the kids appreciated a little "something".

I am teaching Nursery School now and plan to do the same thing for my students when I go.

I really like the idea of the small bags. I will have do this. I know a few years ago we came home very early on x-mas morning and I used the WDW bags for everyones gift wrapping. I like to give out little gifts during holidays so I don't mind doing it. I was just loking for some ideas. Thanks for the help.

 

[hezreck]

We brought back Mickey shaped suckers. They were 6 for $3.00.

 

[klineyqueen]

I am a teacher and can honestly say that in 7 years only one student ever brought gifts from Disney for the whole class. They brought a bag of candy and a pressed penny for everyone. Honestly, I don't think teachers or other children expect a gift. Most of the teachers have been there and know how expensive it is to buy gifts just for their family! I am sure any gifts would be appreciated, but don't feel that they are needed. That is just my two cents...

 

[pooh2001]

There is a box of salt water taffy with Goofy on the outside of the box. Nothing special about the wrapper for the taffy.
You get at least 25 pieces in one box - I do not think the box is more than $5.
I do not remember.

Check out stores in DTD:
LEGO Imagination Center -> Postcards here of the Lego Store Orlando and Star Wars Legos for 39 cents.
Mickey's Mart - "Everything Ten Dollars and Under"
Goofy's Candy Company will open Spring 2005 in the Disney at Home store.

Pencils, stickers, candy least expensive items.

teacher idea: Something for the desk - paper weight, pencil holder(with some pens), scissor, pen set. Unless you know specifically what character the teacher likes. - You may want to hint to the teacher, before you go - depending how open the teacher is with their students.

My DS - junior high school has teachers who he know like Star Wars, fast rides at parks and favoite foods, he also has teachers so up in the clouds away from the students, no one really knows them. To each their own.
Guess which teachers the kids learn more from .... the personable ones.

 

[homer424]

My daughter brought her teacher back a pencil from when we visited family this past March(they live on the left coast near the mermads of Weeki Wachee and she bought it from there) and that was about it. Albeit not Disney, but it was a small gift, something for her pencil cup on the desk. I wouldn't have even thought about it, but the pencils were 2 for a $1 and she said "I am going to give this one to my teacher"

Other than that, we only bring stuff back for family or very close friends and even then we don't do it anymore. We only brought 2 gifts back this last time around-a magnet for a friend who always brings me a magnet from her vacations and a necklace from China for my aunt.

 

[hockeybabe]

My kids took a bag of the mickey shaped pretzels for the whole class. At $3 a bag, it made a nice snack for the whole class, and our school district in under strict healthy food guidelines (no candy of any kind can be distributed in class), so the pretzels fit into the guidelines too. Nothing too falmboyant, we didn't want to make kids jealous of our trip, not to mention draw a lot of attention to the fact we took time off school to vacation (a district a little strict in the time-off area.)

 

[ZanneMarie]

We also brought back a package of the Mickey shaped pretzels and the vanilla and chocolate Mickey shaped shortbread cookies (1 bag and 1 box per classroom) and the boys shared it at snack time. Both packages were either $3 or $3.50 a bag. Inexpensive and fun!

 

[Torontogal]

I am sure you can find a ton of stuff at Downtown Disney - I loved the World of Disney Store. I spent hours there!

 

[tinkernelllec]

I also brought back a bag of pretzels and the little shortbread cookies for my DS preschool class. I also gave them a bag a mickey noodles (the daycare/preschool provides lunch) for the cook to make mac and cheese with. The kids loved it. And it wasn't expensive.

 

[tclowe]

For my son's class, we shopped at the Disney outlet at the preminum outlet stores. I bought the small individual bags of Mickey pretzels (about 69 or 79 cents per bag) Plus, I got each student a small deck of playing cards with Mickey character or Winnie the Pooh on the back of each card. These were 99 cents each.

The kids really liked these gifts.

You can get stickers as well.

 

[Miandrea]

Last year, my student bought me a Mickey Pen (the one with the the mickey head sahpe) and I loved it! He bought it because I would always lose my pens and this pen would be noticable (I still have and the use the pen).

 

[milmore104]

Thanks to everyone for all the great ideas. I never would have thought about the pretzels. DD loves them and they have a mid afternoon snack so that would be great. Thanks again. I feel myself already over spending on these little gifts!