I've given the children £2 each to buy their teachers a present - mean I know but

[bummer]

it's supposed to be a present from the child and I don't agree with presents anyway as the teachers never say thank you (in the past) and when I worked we didn't get presents.

I always thanked every child for any presents recieved. Did it there and then in person directly to the child - made sure I always managed this no matter how busy the room was.

However, don't think you are being mean. A present isn't necessary at all. And yes, it is supposed to be from the child. I often got homemade presents from my pupils (secondary age).

can't believe anyone does presents tbh, although i suppose i might have to give in if everybody else is doing it and ds feels he has to. [old git emoticon]

I think this year I will be sending in a tray of brownies for the teachers - wrapped in cellophane with a ribbon perhaps! I haven't really got the money for 7 or 8 bottles of wine or whatever and I am sure they will like a chocolate brownie with their tea at breaktime - hope so anyway! Same goes for ballet teacher, brownie leader etc etc.

I think this year I will be sending in a tray of brownies for the teachers - wrapped in cellophane with a ribbon perhaps! I haven't really got the money for 7 or 8 bottles of wine or whatever and I am sure they will like a chocolate brownie with their tea at breaktime - hope so anyway! Same goes for ballet teacher, brownie leader etc etc.

Think I'll be sending in a tray of those oatmeal and raisin cookies of yours Kbear (providing they make it to school before being scofed).

Ahem. Are you researching an important piece of law at the moment KBear?

i like to reward a job well done.

So I often buy presents for all sorts of people who do their job well. This includes shop assistants/ royal mail staff/ my juniors at work / the guy who fixed my puncture today and dd's teachers. So the present to our teachers is from me, not dd. They certainly say thank you to me, normally by letter.

If dd had a rubbish teacher then I wouldn't buy a present, even if everyone else did. Not sure why you are buying a present at all if you don't agree with present buying though? And not sure on the logic of "no one ever bought me a present at work so therefore I won't get anyone else one". It's very rare for me to get a present at work but no reason not to buy for others, surely?

Aero - you made them then - aren't they fab. I made a double batch last week and ate most of them myself. P I G.

MamaG - yes I am, thank you for asking. See my silent treatment thread please and be nice to me, I have no one. sob

Oh yes Kbear - after tasting Cadbury's batch, I felt I had no option but to make my own. They barely lasted overnight! (Dh and kids did have a few though!)

Oh brownies are such a good idea! I hardly ever get pressies from the inner-city teenagers that I teach but on the rare occasions that I do I ALWAYS say thank you! One of them bought me an orange and a banana for my birthday, which I thought was such a lovely gesture!

Oh yes! Another teaching voting for the tray of brownies / cookies idea here. I wouldn't even bother with the ribbon...it wouldn't be on for long!!

I've always done home made biscuits/chocolatey things.
As the child of 2 infant school teachers, it was definitely the top gift.
I've always been thanked for any gift (even the year we gave flowers from the garden ), but I've also been given small thankyou gifts by the teachers for helping in the classroom.

Actually, I started this because I'm feeling mean because we don't have the money. I would love to find really wonderful presents because I feel our children are lucky and have wonderful teachers and I hate the fact that the mums give their children extravagantly wrapped gifts to take in, wrapping which must cost more than our £2 present. Anyway, as I was hoping what they chose would show it was actually from them and not just mum just hope they know how much we appreciate them.

Don't do teachers presents unless said teacher is leaving. I do always make a point of speaking to the teacher and thanking them for helping my child that year. That is what is important isn't it?. I remember overhearing another mum in my daughter's year discussing buying shedloads of cut-price toiletries in Sainsbury for all the helpers and teachers in her 3 kids' classes - luverly! No exactly well thought-out or personal. My sil used to drown in piles of choccies, pot-plants and bath oils. If the children want to make a card that's up to them but don't do pressies. Mind you I don't do christmas pressies for kids in the class either so maybe I'm just mean

i'm a childminder so always have paint/ glue etc out got my boys to make a card for teachers
also ds2 made a pattern out of henna beads and i put it in a box.
biscuits/cakes sound a good idea, my school have lots of support teathers in each class

I don't do it because
a) I'm stingy
b) I think it's bad form for public sector employees to accept anything that could be construed as a bribe
c) I know there are lots of parents at my children's school with very little money and I don't want to make them feel bad.

KBear that's a really good idea on the brownies.
We haev lots to do as 2 children at school, both have a TA of course, plus the head as DS1 is leaving (it's an infant school) plus the PPA teacher whom they love and I suspect never gets pressies...so yes, a fancy box of brownies for each of them is a fab thought.
Can I get suitable boxes from Asda?