As the holidays approach, I was stuck trying to think of teacher gift ideas for my girls' kindergarten and daycare teachers.
So I turned to my good friends on Twitter. I love having a sounding board for ideas be it marketing related or for holiday gift ideas. Feedback so far - candy/food, scarf/hat, handmade items from child like jewelry or card.
Last year I got Target gift cards so they could either buy for themselves or for the classroom.
Once idea I like from the web sites below is a gift basket filled with school supplies/books for the class. There is also an appreciative wall poster about teaching that a teacher can put on the wall in the classroom.
I guess the underlying message is that teachers like being appreciated and we can show them through our children's eyes in simple, inexpensive ways.
I checked Google search as well and found a neat ecofriendly gift site as my daughter's kindergarten teacher is very earth friendly.
Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers and Caregivers
http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/01/holiday-gift-ideas-for-teachers-and-caregivers/
Teacher Gift Ideas for Preschoolers
http://www.squidoo.com/teachergiftideaspreschoolers
Celebrate Teachers with Thoughtful Gifts
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1331
Teacher Gifts: The Official Holiday Shopping Thread for teacher gifts!
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5888340