Teacher's Gifts

This week's "Show Us Your Life" topic over at Kelly's Korner is "Teacher's Gifts". I've only been a mom for 3 months, so I've never had to shop for teacher gifts, but I've been a teacher for a total of 9 years (daycare, preschool and kindergarten) and have received my fair share of gifts! Let me start by saying that every single gift is appreciated. I treasure them all because they come from little people I love so much!

Here are some of my favorite gifts I've received in the past:

1. ANYTHING handmade or handwritten. This year at Christmas a little girl who comes from a really sweet family, but doesn't have a lot, brought me a card she made. Her exact words were, "Mrs. T, my momma says we don't have no money to buy no presents so I made you this". Oh, melt me! That picture is hanging beside my desk and makes me smile everytime I look at it! I also have every card I have ever gotten from a parent or child. Sometimes it's just so nice to hear the words "thank you" or "you're making a difference"! There's nothing more valuable than that!

2. Initial Tumblers. LOVE these! They were one of the most creative gifts I've gotten. I had never seen them or knew I wanted them until I got some! These are the exact ones I have!





3. Cute Clipboards. I have one with my initial on it. It's so cute, so inexpensive and so practical. I use it daily!







4. Gift cards to anywhere and everywhere! I love getting giftcards. My favorites are to bookstores and teacher supply stores. But I also love Sonic cards (Happy Hour here I come!), Target...anywhere! Be creative!






5. Candles. This may be more of a personal preference since I am a candle lover! My favorites are Tyler Candles and Woodwicks. I love to keep my candle warmer with a good smelling candle on it in my classroom - especially on PE days! ha! If you've never smelled Tyler "Diva" or "24/7 Glam" you need to go find one and smell it!