Teacher Gifts

This is the first holiday season that the twins have been in school, so it's the first time I've had to think about giving teacher gifts. I taught preschool for years, so I'm well aware of how hard their teachers work to keep the kids active, engaged, safe, learning, having fun, and having meaningful social interactions. I certainly don't have the funds available to properly thank them for all that they do, but I wanted to give them something meaningful. Here's what we ended up with:

For each of their teachers, I made a little journal using this ultra-easy tutorial.

Then I asked each kid to tell me something about each teacher, as well as something they liked doing with each teacher. Here are their answers:

"Mr R. is really nice. I like to play with the crane with him." -E
"Mr R. is a friendly guy and a nice, nice, nice person. I like to play trains with him." -I

"Miss. A. is good and she gives me a kiss. I like to sing and dance with her." -E
"Miss A. is a nice girl in our class and a good job teacher. I like to paint with her." -I

"Ms. D. is kinda really cute in her outfits. I like to do art projects with her." -E
"Ms. D. is very nice and I like to play with her and hug her and I like playing on the slide." -I

I also got each teacher a magnet with a JFK quote that says "One person can make a difference and everyone should try". I'm planning to write something along the lines of "Thank you for going above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of our children."