To ask for your best teacher presents

[Daisypod]

One of the teachers at my kids school is leaving at the end of term. She has been there for years and taught 3 of my kids. She is just a bloody amazing teacher, one of those ones who really goes all out and I'd really like to get her something to show our appreciation. But I know that teachers get lots of stuff they don't actually want so
Does anyone have a really great idea for me?
She is passionate about reading and books, would a book token just be terribly boring and seem unimaginative? I think though at least with that she could get something she really liked?

I know a few teachers and a book token or high street gift voucher would be preferable.

I'm a teacher and my best ever present has been a Marks and Spencer voucher - BUT it really is entirely true that a really nice, detailed card or letter is fantastic- I have had several of these through the years - they are worth more than gifts, truly

My son-in-law was given a hand made card by one of his Year 11 leavers, she'd incorporated lots of messages, subject-based jokes and so on, she said how much she appreciated his encouragement in a difficult subject. I think he would have appreciated that far more than other more conventional gifts.

My late OH always kept a beautiful letter written to him by a parent when he left one job, the mugs, wine, beer etc were long gone, this was almost 50 years old.

A massage appointment.

A book token and some nice tea/coffee would be thoughtful in a 'choose a book and relax' kind of way.

Gift card. 100%.

A book token is brilliant - but you might also want to look at a small gift from here. I'm a passionate reader.

www.theliterarygiftcompany.com/

Book token would be great - maybe with a personalised book mark or one made by the kids and laminated.

Southern Hemisphere here so end of year coincides with Christmas. A quirky but not-too-big nativity set went down really well (I checked later).

Here is good for a look. www.worldnativity.com/nativities-for-sale.html
www.yonderstar.com/nativity-scenes/nativity-scenes-guatemala/
www.magellantraders.com/View-All-Nativity-Sets-from-Around-the-World_c_138.html?viewall=1

Thank you all, looks like the book token idea is fine then. We had already planned to do a card from us and the kids.

[quote MadMadMadamMim]A book token is brilliant - but you might also want to look at a small gift from here. I'm a passionate reader.

www.theliterarygiftcompany.com/[/quote]
I love some of the pencils on that site!

I think they would be perfect in addition to a book token

Book token is great. I’ve not kept any presents long term but have several cards and letters saying thank you. They do mean the world.

Book token or One 4 all card for various shops, can get them from Post Office.

If you want to buy a thing - go for something that can be used up - I had a fab notebook with my name on - was thoughtful but also when I had used it (thinking of the child everytime) I didn't feel bad not keeping it! Most teachers I know love stationery - a pen with her name on is a nice thing - useful and no one will steal it!

Three things I loved: a slate heart with a chalk-written quote from what the children know to be my favourite book; a framed 'wordle' of things we (the class) had done together and about me, and a Shakespeare anthology in which the child had written a quote from a play we had done together. It was something she said in character but at the time I received it, it had a powerful meaning and made me sob.

And I always love something for my garden!

I’d go Amazon rather than book token as she may have a kindle. It’s also not limited to books.