Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts...

Erinna1112 · 11-26-2006, 07:35 PM

Ok, I don't want to give my son's teachers yet another apple paperweight. I have a gift-giving philosophy of giving things that don't contribute to other people's clutter...IMO, most people have enough "stuff." So, I give things like theater tickets, movie passes, homemade food - that sort of thing.

My son is eleven, in the sixth grade, and has six people to whom he would like to give gifts. I had the idea of giving a jar of homemade cocoa mix, a bag of homemade marshmallows, and a tin of Three-Chocolate Spiced Pecan bark to each of them. These things are easy and inexpensive to make, and one recipe of each will make enough for all six.

My question is this, to the teachers out there - does this sound like something you'd like, or do you really truly want yet another apple-shaped paperweight?

chonsigirl · 11-26-2006, 07:40 PM

I teach 6th graders, and I think you have great ideas for gifts. I think every teacher appreciates anything they get in remembrance for the holiday season.

My paperweights are lab instruments anyway.............LOL

Marie5656 · 11-26-2006, 07:59 PM

I had a friend who was a teacher. She said she , personally, most appreciated gift certificates from stores that sold office or classroom supplies, since many teachers paid for thier own supplies out of thier pockets..

K.Snyder · 11-26-2006, 08:03 PM

Ha...

I remember giving my 5th grade teacher a gift one time...

I made a lamp out of a bottle.

All I needed was the cord, a light bulb socket and , obviously a light bulb

,and a lamp shade...

...

It was made out of a Jack Daniels bottle.

chonsigirl · 11-26-2006, 08:16 PM

Oh my gosh, K!

K.Snyder · 11-26-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chonsigirl

Oh my gosh, K!

chonsigirl · 11-26-2006, 08:25 PM

You would be one tricky student to have in my science labs!

K.Snyder · 11-26-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by chonsigirl

You would be one tricky student to have in my science labs!

My teachers loved to hate me.

chonsigirl · 11-26-2006, 08:31 PM

Ha-you were probably their favorite! We always like the mischieveous ones!

Or the comedians-ghads-one kid last year, was a natural stand up comic. Any time I caught him in mischief, his one line zingers were so hard not to laugh at! It was hard to keep a straight face to deal out the consequence...........

K.Snyder · 11-26-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chonsigirl

Ha-you were probably their favorite! We always like the mischieveous ones!

Or the comedians-ghads-one kid last year, was a natural stand up comic. Any time I caught him in mischief, his one line zingers were so hard not to laugh at! It was hard to keep a straight face to deal out the consequence...........

That was me...Only I never meant to get into mischief,..it rather seemed to follow me around.

11-26-2006, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Erinna1112 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 415	Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts... Ok, I don't want to give my son's teachers yet another apple paperweight. I have a gift-giving philosophy of giving things that don't contribute to other people's clutter...IMO, most people have enough "stuff." So, I give things like theater tickets, movie passes, homemade food - that sort of thing. My son is eleven, in the sixth grade, and has six people to whom he would like to give gifts. I had the idea of giving a jar of homemade cocoa mix, a bag of homemade marshmallows, and a tin of Three-Chocolate Spiced Pecan bark to each of them. These things are easy and inexpensive to make, and one recipe of each will make enough for all six. My question is this, to the teachers out there - does this sound like something you'd like, or do you really truly want yet another apple-shaped paperweight? __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. I swear by my life - and my love of it - that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. ~Ayn Rand If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. AME*N!
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chonsigirl I think, therefore I post Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nirvana Posts: 28,697	Re: Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts... I teach 6th graders, and I think you have great ideas for gifts. I think every teacher appreciates anything they get in remembrance for the holiday season. My paperweights are lab instruments anyway.............LOL
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K.Snyder Senior Member Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,084	Re: Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts... Ha... I remember giving my 5th grade teacher a gift one time... I made a lamp out of a bottle. All I needed was the cord, a light bulb socket and , obviously a light bulb ,and a lamp shade... ... It was made out of a Jack Daniels bottle. __________________ ForumGarden chat -- Click Here! FG Trivia (Beginner) -- Click here! New FG trivia! Don't worry, you won't be stupider than I!!!...
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chonsigirl I think, therefore I post Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nirvana Posts: 28,697	Re: Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts... Oh my gosh, K!
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chonsigirl I think, therefore I post Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nirvana Posts: 28,697	Re: Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts... You would be one tricky student to have in my science labs!
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11-26-2006, 08:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
chonsigirl I think, therefore I post Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nirvana Posts: 28,697	Re: Any teachers in the Garden? Opinions on teacher gifts... Ha-you were probably their favorite! We always like the mischieveous ones! Or the comedians-ghads-one kid last year, was a natural stand up comic. Any time I caught him in mischief, his one line zingers were so hard not to laugh at! It was hard to keep a straight face to deal out the consequence...........
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