I never really know what is appropriate for a teacher gift. At my daughter’s kinder the parent’s association has organised for us all to contribute some money towards larger gifts for the educators rather than each family buying individual presents for them. This may take the guesswork out of what to get them!

I make up baskets of useful food products like Christmas Serviettes, a set of Christmas Tea-towels Adding a few bottled Sandhurst Semi-dried tomatoes and Black and Green Olives and Cranberry Sauce and Chutney’s and Apple Sauces from brands like Beerenburg who make the best I know. I found Coles and Woolworths have these on special from time to time and that’s when I buy them to add to my baskets. Small individual Christmas Cakes and sweets are well liked by teachers. Mustards and Jams are always well received from the teachers my children had. They looked forward to getting their baskets at Christmas Time as a thank you.

Personalised mugs!

A nice notebook is often welcome. Keyrings maybe? One year I did tea infusers with a box of T2 tea.

If you like handmade creations please look at my fb page Under Her Wings macrame by Justyna. I have plenty beautiful Christmas ornaments to choose from including Angels and santas.

A set of coasters…. fancy tea and a tea infuser… a water bottle… One year, I got books where I’d asked the writer to inscribe a message personally to the teachers.

I usually get either personalised Christmas baubles or personalised candles for my older children’s teachers . This year my youngest daughters class have all put in money to buy the kindy teachers gift cards from the whole class so they can buy themselves whatever they like which is great just a little harder to organise.

Teacher gifts are such a lovely way to show appreciation. Some popular ideas include personalized items like mugs, tote bags, or stationery with their name or a heartfelt message. Gift cards (to coffee shops, bookstores, or general stores) are always appreciated since they let teachers pick something they love. Homemade treats or a thoughtful thank-you note from your child can also add a special touch. For something more unique, consider a small plant or a relaxation gift set with candles and lotions.

Personalised stationary is always a winner.

This is our first year of school. At Kindy I made a big chocolate cake in a bundt tin and took it in for the teachers room for morning tea. This year I think I’m going to pay for credit in the school coffee shop to help get them through the year, or the local cafe, and will do this next week so they get something in the lead up to Christmas. There are 3 teachers in the room so I’m thinking a cafe voucher for each of them to go and chill and have a beverage of choice (tea, coffee etc).

I went to a craft market today and apparently a lot of people were buying for teachers. A popular pick were hand made clay reindeers with twig antlers. I picked up cute decorative things to put in my pot plants and watercolour painted cards. Everything was locally made. Highly recommend looking into similar markets in your area.

My children were pre teachers gift era kids…thank goodness, and I’m still not sure it’s a good thing, however, if I were to be in charge of teacher’s gifts I think a card is enough to be honest. Definitely not a mug, I see dozens of best teacher mugs in op shops!

That’s a lovely suggestion mom486197 , knitted flowers are very nice indeed and can’t die on you in case you don’t have green fingers
In case you’re handy with the knitting and/or crochet needle, there are lovely free knitted or crocheted flower patterns available out there.
Such as tis one for example:
https://www.gathered.how/knitting-and-crochet/knitting/free-knitted-flower-patterns

I have already got my teacher gifts sorted. I bought these cute knitted flowers that say thanks for helping me grow on them. They are little but very cute. I got them off Etsy when they were having a sale a couple of months ago so they weren’t too expensive to buy as I had to buy 3.

I really do like the below suggestion from Ellen about growing a plant to give as a gift. Plants are always such a nice gift to receive. Pots and containers can indeed be sourced at a reasonable price. It also provides the opportunity for children to be creative and involved in gift giving.

I’ve always loved to give plants with a hand made card saying “thank you for helping name of child/ my child grow”. This year it’s a bit harder because I know my daughters teacher will be travelling and her inclusion teacher is male. I am thinking to get them a QBD book voucher.

Christmas gifts for teachers and others always need to be kept to a minimum and to a budget. A personalised card is always a thoughtful gift and I know teachers that cherish written words in cards from students. Also; maybe something small and sweet to enjoy over the Summer holidays.

I always think a little potted plant is nice. If you buy the little pots early in the year and grow a succulent or two in it all year it’s a cheap option.

I work with special needs children and each year we get some lovely gifts from parents. I think each person id different but it seems that we get a lot of Wine (I dont drink) and a lot of chocolate.
What I would really love is special christmas decorations for my dinner table. They are easily purchaed from Coles and cheap

I put myself in my kids’ teachers place and think ‘this is about making them feel appreciated, not me’. So I give them small gift cards from Officeworks and similar. The teachers know we are very cash-strapped, and appreciate the gesture, and that they get to pick something they want/need. It is not about going into debt to thank them, but acknowledging their hard work over a year, which actually isnt all paid for. My children all have ASD, they aren’t the only kids needing SSOs, but they are demanding and I’d like their teachers to know their efforts are seen and appreciated. I know this means more to them than 3 mugs to add to the ‘best teacher’ collection.