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I have run out of ideas. I need a valentines day gift idea for a male and a female teacher open to anything. I thought I would add male is 5th grade teacher and female is 6th grade teacher. I would like to take the time now to say Thank You for your response and time to read this post.
sonia
Give them some Treasures (chocolates) and say "Thanks for all you do! You are treasured!" And then write a check for a few thousand dollars and call it a good gift!
(Can you tell I used to be a teacher! Ha!)
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How about the post it note holder with the matching pen and some extra post its. Or the small paint can with stuff in it. I found tiny canvas bags and stamped on them, I filled them with a Pampered Chef seasons best ($1) a tiny spatula and some little candies.
The notepad and pen idea is good. It is amazing how many pens just walk off at school. The colored RSVP pens are esp. good. Gift cards of any kind - you could make a cute little gift card holder. Even $5 to Starbucks or the ice cream shop!
Give them some Treasures (chocolates) and say "Thanks for all you do! You are treasured!" And then write a check for a few thousand dollars and call it a good gift!
(Can you tell I used to be a teacher! Ha!)
I like it!! I like it alot!!! haha (I'm a preschool teacher)
A gift card is always nice.. I got a Barnes and Noble card for Christmas and LOVED IT!
Actually I just had a fellow teacher tell me that she would love "Thank You" cards. A "pack" of cards would be an awesome gift! (You wouldn't have to do more than 5 if you didn't want to!) Also, if you made cards that were kid orientated. I can't wait to send little "you're doing great" notes home with my students!
Something different for the guy teacher - stamp him one of those mugs that you can personalize because they're clear.
Teachers like just about anything - chocolate, handmade (avoid like cookies though, we're kind of weary about that... LOL). Really, it doesn't have to be elaborate - just to know that we're appreciated, that's what we like the most!
Here are pics of the mugs I did for my daughter's teacher, student teacher and librarian. I found these mugs at my local "Dollar Tree" store. You could change it to something more masculine for the male teacher. I filled the inside with a hot cocoa package and chocolate candy. My daughter couldn't stand waiting and wanted to give it to them early (yesterday) so I finally gave in and let her and they all loved them and just raved about them.
Also, at Christmas I gave them a 2 liter bottle of their favorite pop. I then hooked a jiffy pop container of popcorn onto the top of the 2 liter bottle of pop. I decorated the front of the jiffy popcorn and made a pocket on it where I slipped in a movie gift certificate. I can't remember where I first heard of that idea but the teachers loved it.
My two children go to a Montessori Pre-school and last year I gave their regular teachers stamped cards and envelopes and stationary. I made a hand made box for the cards and for the stationary I used Roses in Winter, they turned out lovely and I made stamped folders to hold them. For the support staff I stamped cute envelopes to hold gift cards from Jamba Juice or you could do Starbucks. I'm going to try the stamped cubes and pens for the support staff this year . I'm hoping to make quilted bags for my son's teachers as he is off to kindegarten in the fall and this is a good-bye gift...of course there's going to be a stamped card with them. As for Valentine's Day, a stamped card and a flower or planted seed pot might work.
I did a cello bag with topper. Filled with graham crackers, marshmallows and a Hershey bar. Attached a poem - "Instead of an apple, though you're sweet to the core....I'm giving you this Valentine, because I couldn't like you smore"
Found that idea somewhere here on SCS. We did the project at my Mommy and Me Stamp Camp and it was a big hit.
-Tracy
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The first thing that came to my mind is stamping a note cube--you know, one of those 3D ones. Perhaps wrap it with stamped plastic/shrink wrap and stick pens or pencils in with it.
I need help coming up with a teacher gift
