Affordable teacher gift ideas for end of year

[FunGirlMum]

Hi,
I know I've left it late, but has anyone got any good, reasonably priced, ideas for teacher end of year gifts please?

I've bought bits in the past, but they turn up and always look a bit cheap. I've looking for something that looks great, but doesn't cost the earth.

Thanks

Just to agree with pp I like getting cards, especially home made ones. A small box of chocs is lovely, or a plant. You can pick them up in the supermarket for £1-2.
A girl gave me a plant from Tesco years ago which is still going strong!

Instant coffee. Jesus

a card.

Small sentimental gifts are lovely but I imagine can be hard for teachers to actually use or store.

If we’re not doing a class gift then I usually go for a Costa voucher or similar so they can treat themselves to a drink whenever suits them.

Otherwise I’d consider getting them something useful but cute for the classroom - some of our teachers use personalised stickers (‘Mrs Smith says well done’ for example) so I might get something like that.

My daughter has just finished her first year teaching (not UK). She received lots of presents - a mix of ideas from parents and from the pupils and absolutely appreciates the thought (a home-made tote bag, a sunflower picked from a field, one wrapped sweet❤️, chocolates, etc) but what she loved were the written messages from the children (some on the black board - she took a photo - some on a post-it, some drawings). The presents are a nice touch, if you like, but she'll keep the written thank-yous - she was very touched and also very much by the written notes from their parents.

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As a teacher, honestly homemade cards and lovely messages are the BEST. If you want to buy something, I always buy my children's teachers something for their classroom - mostly age group appropriate books to share with the class.

Box of Maltesers and a card. Job done.

Hi, I’m a teacher. Firstly, thank you for considering the teacher for a gift - please know it means so much.
Personally, my favourite gifts are handwritten cards from parents, plants, coffee vouchers & wine.

I am also a parent to children in the same school I work - this year I’ve set aside £10 per teacher and I have bought them a £5 book (The Teacher, Frieda McCann is it?) and wrapped it with a pocket - quick look at online videos and very easy and very attractive) - I popped a £5 costa gift card and book mark in the pockets at Christmas and they absolutely loved them! Got my daughter to help wrapping it was that easy.
For a cheaper option, £5, do the book and for added homemade touch, have your child make a cute bookmark. I would personally love that!

but also note. Please don’t feel obliged. A thank you card with heartfelt words goes much farther than money in my opinion.

I can't say enough times that a picture, card, poem, painting etc is a beautiful and very welcome gift and more than enough.

If you would still like to buy something though - I have loved hand cream and Costa vouchers and a pretty watering can! 😘

A card your child has made is plenty, as is just a thank you at the classroom door at the end of the year. Teachers get so many gifts, it’s super generous but there are only so many best teacher mugs/pens/etc we can keep and most of us don’t have space for teacher home decor around our homes 😅 I just get my daughter’s teacher a coffee shop gift card. Daughter makes a card, I add a thank you note and throw in a gift card - £5 at Christmas, £10 at the end of the year. Cheap, quick, one size fits all and it will always be an appreciated gift!