Gift Ideas

Are you wondering what to get that special teacher for Christmas? As parents, we strive to give our teachers thoughtful gifts that will be useful and also express our appreciation for the wonderful work they do every day with our children. We took a small poll of a few teachers to get their ideas on what makes a good teacher gift. Below are their suggestions:

Gift cards to restaurants, bookstores, teacher supply stores, and other businesses are always nice. Some nice places have opened up in Kingsport this year like Marble Slab, Panera, Starbucks, Books-a-Million, etc.

Donations to charity in honor of the class are a thoughtful, meaningful gift.

Other practical gift ideas include:

postage stamps for mailing of class letters or teacher notes

practical dish towels

pot holders

kitchen soap

cooking utensils (like wooden spoons)

cheese ball with crackers

basket of bananas or pears

packets of flavors for water

tub of lemonade mix

Picture frame

favorite teacher drinks (like Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper)

hand lotion

A Letter To My Teacher (just telling us what we do that they like)

One teacher summed it up nicely by saying, "Any gift given from a child's heart with a joyful smile is always appreciated. It humbles me that others would share the gift of giving with me this blessed Christmas season."

Happy shopping!