Teacher Gifts - GULP!

[Inspired by Reggio]

I empathize with the challenge of trying to 'thank' a teacher for an awesome year .... they work hard and the ones who go above and beyond you want to really show them you noticed .... having worked in centre care in classrooms of 24 children that changed regularly I feel the need to share that as a teacher to many children you can only make use of so many knick knacks, candles, bath products, worlds best teacher mugs or other items parents typically go to for gift ideas in the under $15 range

Personally if I felt the need to 'gift' something outside of a nicely written card I would opt for either a gift card for something they would use - Tim Hortons, Dinner & Movie, Spa service if female or even something like Chapters or Scholars Choice or I might even go with a donation to somewhere that the teacher might feel passionate about in the teachers 'honor' ... so if they are an animal lover to the humane society, an environmentalist plant a tree, a humanitarian donate to help send a child to school in Africa or what not .... just something that is not a THING that needs to be stored or EATEN cause one can only consume so many boxes of chocolates

You could also 'pool resources' if you have multiple teachers and get like a COW for a family in Africa as a symbolic pay it forward thank you for helping your child to grow and thrive you've bought a valuable resource for another family less fortunate.