to feel pressured to buy all my dd teachers amazing end of term presents?

[DiscoFever]

I dont object to box of chocs, flowers even but feel really under pressure this week to find a really amazing gift that will be opened in front of everyone. I know i shouldnt worry, but am getting stressed! I am also pretty skint as have been saving for holiday. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARHGHGHGHGHGH!

stop it

it doesnt matter

Oh good its not just me then! Was supposed to and get em today but feel stressed at dragging my 18mnth lo round town not knowing what to buy. Suggestions???? Help????

well, my dd wants to make cushions for them all which would cost me zilch. Alternatively i am going to pick up fresh flowers on friday morning before school from sainsburys.

I really hate this pressure and am glad its not just me !

Something either consumable or made by the child.

Consumable so the teacher doesn't get inundated with useless stuff
Made by the child so it has sentimental value.

You can get mugs that come with little pots of paint in Tesco for a chouple of quid. Then your dc can paint them - personal and practical.

I think end of shool year would be the only time I would like to be a teacher

dont teachers get paid enough to do their job.
What super fantastic things have they done to deserve a super fantastic present.

well you can get fab teachers that make a hugh inpact on your childs learning for the whole of their schooling
some teachers do above and beond what they are paid for
ps i'm not a teacher just a parent

I agree but don't think my kids would care, they just like their teachers and want to get them a present. I'm doing it for them.

my sons last day at primary school tomorrow {sob}
at least you dont have to get hundreds of gifts at the end of term in high school (do you??

im off to the shops!!!!!

The teachers at our school will be turning up with their wheelbarrows tomorrow to cart all the lovely pressies home.

Lol dmo, I wondered that today? jesus how many different teachers would we be buying for. I certainly don't remember my parents sending me in with rakes of gifts when I was in high school though.

I agree that there should be no pressure to get a gift. I used to be a teacher and would gratefully accept anything but never expect anything. I certainly never made a show of opening things like a lot of teachers do. I would wait until break time and if the children wanted to be there when I opened their present they could stay in for a couple of minutes.

God,cannot think of anything worse than a grim kit mug from fucking Tesco painted by someone's brat.

Well I am using a collection of gifts given to me by wel meaning eldery relatives, which I will never ever use, with a couple of gifts thrown in from my mum for the same reasons

nutty

moondog please tell me you are not a teacher

Sorry, moondog. Didn't mean to offend. I still use a mug that was painted for me by a child 6 years ago. Admittedly it didn't come from Tesco but the sentiment is the same.

bet teachers do carboot sales in the summer hols to get rid of all the stuff
i used to be a nursery nurse and parents always came with expensive chocs and biscuits but i'm a simple girl and would rather have a roses choc than a thorntons so i ended up with stacks of chocs that my sil very lovinly stoffed

No it's not Kneazle.
When what was a homemade idea is appropriated by huge supermarket chains,then something is wrong and it's more wrong stillll if people think the sentiment is the same.

I think as parents we should all get a reality check and face the fact that no,most other adults do not want a mug/mousemat/coaster/calendar featuring their kid's gurning mug or artwork.

One of my friends gave me a picture of her kid in a frame!! I was astounded by her presumptuousness.

OK. We will have to agree to differ, I guess. Like I said, I was grateful to receive anything. I'm not saying I liked everything but not everybody has the same taste.

moondog I was planning on a jar of jam made by me from fruit picked by DS (well all of us). It will be a reused jar and I will get DS to make a label. But will not expect the teacher to hang on to his label for all eternity.

I don't think it makes any difference whether it is a Tesco kit , but I do agree that these things should only be inflicted on doting relatives.

I think the jar of jam is a bloody lovely idea.
I would treasure that and feel sentimental as i washed the label off.