i give gift certificates...though i have a nice pinterest page with lots of creative ides haha

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I usually make make-up purses...
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I don't have any children so unfortunately I can't tell you any stories about teacher gifts, also over here in Germany the teachers aren't actually allowed to take any gifts as far as I know, so it's really more an American tradition, I'm afraid :)
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I never gave any. Every year I plan in doing so but get so busy with the kids exams that it usually too late. I planned on giving custom bookmarks embroidered with some appreciation quote.

Ha! Good question! Though I do lots of crafting, I generally give cakes and bakes as thank you presents. And if I can find a nice tin to give them in, even better.
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Hello from another Michele with one "l" :-) My favorite teacher gift that we gave was an empty Starbucks cup with a gift card inside. The card said "Thanks a latte for a great school year!"

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After reading a teacher's blog, I switched to gift cards last year, now I give a card for a movie theater and fast casual restaurant. A night out on me! If I know they will like it I might make them a zipper pouch or tote for Christmas.

My kids are grown but I think teachers can always use more hand sanitizer!

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I guess I'm a little left on from your prompt, I don't have kids, young or grown. So, if I were a teacher, I would like giftcards for gas or tea. Or a package of teas. Also, I know our school teachers always need boxes of tissues, markers and hand sanitizer for the classroom.

No kids yet, but my mom is a teacher and she always enjoyed getting gift cards. Being so busy grading, lesson planning, and participating in extra school events, it was a nice break for her to sit down at a restaurant or visit the spa. Her least favorite gift? Mugs. We must have had a million.

My kids aren't old enough for school yet but tomorrow is Daycare Provider Appreciation Day and they are taking some Ghiradeli squares in.

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The favorite was a gift card to Starbucks or some such place. :)

All the parents joined to get a gift card!

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Haven't gotten to that stage yet (my daughter is only 2). Don't really remember giving gifts to teachers when I was growing up. Except my dad always made wooden Christmas ornaments that we would sometimes give out at Christmastime.

I always make zippy pouches for my kids' teachers. Thanks for the chance to win!

I love Kate Spain too. I don't have any children but I make quilts for my niece's boys as gifts.Thank you for being a part of the SMS Giveaway Day and giving me this chance to win those charm packs. Your being very generous in that you are giving 2 and not 1 to make a very nice quilt. Thank you for that.

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I am way past the time in my life when I gave gifts to teachers, but I always figured that teachers (and everyone else) could use tote bags.

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My kids aare grown but I would take advantage of my husband's AVEDA employee discount and put together a nice gift bag of product.

Sorry, don't have kids yet :) thanks for the chance!

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It's my first year of teacher gifts! I was just going through my stash to make totes for my daughter's three preschool teachers.
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I need teacher gift ideas, too! This is the first year my son is in school, and I'm a bit clueless as to what teachers want!

I'm an assistant principal and I make gifts for the entire staff. Some of the things I've made are: Christmas ornaments, mug rugs, embroidery potholder and dishtowels, etc.

I think gift certificates are always a great gift! Somewhere they can spoil themselves, craft store, coffee shop, salon....something of a splurge!

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Well I homeschooled my kids and they are almost grown, but If I were giving to teachers I would say homemade tablet cases. dawnm1993(at)gmail(dot)com

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I give gift cards to Target or someplace that I know the teacher would shop, because as a former teacher, I know how much practical gifts are appreciated. While the #1 Teacher mugs, child-made crafts or baked goods, Dollar store ceramic figurines, and elementary student-selected sparkle handbags are a sweet gesture; they probably aren't what other professionals would request as a token of appreciation. Nicely handmade-by-mom items such as a professional tote or quilt are really nice. The rigors of teaching didn't allow time for relaxing spa treatment, so those ever-popular bath sets (soap, lotion, bubble bath, etc.) from the big box store didn't see much use. I'd refrain from candies and chocolates, unless they are are super-special splurge worth the calories; nobody's turning down, or plumping up from, Godiva or those hand-decorated sugar cookies off Etsy that cost about $3 a piece. If time and money are in short supply, a note of appreciation is very thoughtful.

My children are older, but I think teacher's really enjoy gift certificates.

I don't have children but a Starbucks card seems nice or maybe a sign for their door it's always nice to have something with your name on it.

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I think a one hour basket filled with chocolates and bubble bath would make a great gift!

I would say gift cards are great because the teacher can get whatever she/he wants.

I try to give something that is meaningful that the kids can also take part in. Thanks.

I make my grandchildren's teachers Market Bags. I have pattern that makes a really cute bag and it does not take to much time. Thanks for the great giveaway.

I gave flower bulbs one year

Sometimes I make a quilt (these are for very special teachers!!), otherwise we troll Pinterest for ideas that the kids can make (or at least assist with!). One of my absolute favourites is this one:
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A rice filled neck pillow is nice!
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I don't do teacher gifts as my kids are all grown. Sorry I have no useful ideas today!

No kids! But I would welcome fabric shopping bags or small coin purse/wallet like Valori Wells's Little Wallet.

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I'm homeschooling my kids...maybe I could pick some fabric for myself :)

Our children are all adults now, but I did like to sew up little potpourri bags and other little hand-stitched gifts for their teachers. Those cushion covers are amazing and if I won I would like to make some similar.

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When I was a kid we had avocado trees and would give those as teacher gifts. They loved them!

We used to give little gifts, bought or handmade. But then switched to gift cards , maybe in a handmade card holder or wristlet. My friends and family who are teachers enjoy those the best.

My daughter is older but we usually gave a gift card as a thank you at the end of the year. Thanks for the chance to win the charm packs.

This year I made the teachers zipper pouches with goodies inside, last year I think we did gift cards. Teachers tell me they like gift cards the best, but they seem rather impersonal to me.

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My children and I like to bake cookies for their teachers. Thanks for the chance!

no gifts but maybe a giftcard for coffee!
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I give gift certificates, teachers have mentioned they have enough lotion and bath products to last thru eternity. Thanks

I don't have children so I have never given a teacher's gift. However, I do have an idea for you for a teacher's gift - a handmade fabric Christmas tree ornament. There are lots of great free tutorials on the web for attractive fabric ornaments.

Thanks for a great giveaway! I actually don't have any children and haven't given teachers gifts in probably over 10 years. My future sister-in-law, however, is a teacher and she loves getting coffee gift cards and anything that can aide in relaxation (bath salts, heat pads, blankets, fuzzy socks, etc).

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Well, I don't have any kids yet, and I was home schooled... But some fun and easy gifts are tote bags and zipper pouches. Everyone can use them!

Sorry no teacher gifts since I don't have kids, but I'm guessing gift cards would be greatly appreciated.

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I would normally give homemade chocolate covered Oreo's or other cookies or candies that we had made.

My kids are grown up, but here in the UK teacher gifts aren't usually given any way. If the were, I'd have gone for placemats, mugrugs, things like that.

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I'd love to come up with some good ideas - my son is in FT daycare and the teachers are really fabulous. So I'll have to scroll through your comments!

I live in the country, and when my son was little we'd buy the teacher a tree. Maybe a fruit tree or a rose bush - something like that. Not homemade, but hopefully the teacher would see if and think of my son. (pegandky@gmail.com)

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Usually something yummy :)

Teacher gifts are new to me as my girl is only 3. But I gave her caregivers tote bags with matching zipper pouches. i find women can never have too many of either of those things!
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I'm a retired teacher & I can tell you that just a card written by the parents are student would be valued by me.

we usually gift cards or flower pots.

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Last year I gave gifts cards, but I made snappy coin pouches to put them in

In the UK we don't have teacher appreciation, we give gifts at Christmas and the end of the school year, last year was my first end of year, I made word pictures in the shape of an apple and apple pin cushions.

Potholders - pretty useful.
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As I live in Germany, we do not give any gifts to any school teachers, such a thing like Teacher's Appreciation Day does not exist. But we make gifts to our kindergarden teachers, usually not selfmade, but things they would appreciate like a cap or cup of their favourite football team. Thanks for the chance!

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Teacher gifts - not anymore. But my favorite were bags that I let the kids draw on the fabric and then I made up or covered books or a set of coasters.

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I don't have kids, but when I was growing up, my mom liked to give them coffee mugs and coffee--not exactly handmade, but simple. I have friends who have made zipper pouches, simple tote bags, even ipad covers (or kindle, etc).

I don't have kids or teacher gifts :) Pot holders are nice.

This year I'm busy crocheting up some pretty flowers for the kids' teachers. The stems fit over pens or pencils so that they will be a useful "bouquet" :)

My kids aren't in school yet and we never gave our teachers gifts growing up! This year though, I had my daughter paint some cards for her teachers at bible study :).

I try to make something handmade. This year I made a zippered pouch and filled it with some cute little goodies (pretty tissues, paper clips, pens, candy, and a Starbucks gift card. Thanks for the giveaway!

My kids always love making presents for their teachers. We often make totes, or zippy pouches and they do some embroidery which we incorporate into it.

My daughter isn't in school yet but I always love making a mug rug and coffee cozy and then giving a travel mug and either tea or coffee!

We usually do home made baked goods. Always been a hit - but you have to know what they like. Thanks.

I have made wristlets, sunglass cases, wallets... small things that I can tuck a gift card into.

I make tote bags and put in little goodies inside for end of year teacher gifts.

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I run the book fairs, so I sometimes let that be my gift along with some homemade jam.

Small gifts that they will like - lip gloss, candles, etc.

I had dinner at the neighbors at Christmas time and noticed her runner was too small and a little worn, so I made her a new one.. she cried...

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When my kids were younger I often gave the teachers gift cards for the local coffeeshop - they really appreciated that.
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I was a math teacher in a middle school for quite some time. I loved getting gift cards, but really all gifts are sweet and welcomed. I would have loved a hand made tote bag. I homeschool now, so maybe I will make one for me for the end of the year. Haha.

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I don't have any children, and my own teacher was my mother.. but I did give her gifts. :D I gave her a stuffed cat most recently. diningblue@gmail.com

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I'm thinking of making bookmarks for teachers this year

I homeschool(ed) my kids! I usually give a zippered pouch with some goodies inside to my church teachers. Thanks!

My kids are way past teacher age. I liked to bake gifts for the teachers.

There are four teachers/support assistants in my daughter's class so I make a small pouch with some money in it so that they can buy whichever drink they prefer on the last day of term x

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I don't have children, so this was a bit of a poser for me. My sister teaches and she ends up with a lot of candy, which she then tries to offload to neighbors and friends!

My kids are in their 20s now, but one favorite teacher gift was polar fleece socks that I made on my serger. They were such a hit that one male teacher took off his shoes and wore the socks throughout the carpeted wing of the school. Somehow I managed to guess pretty close on what was needed for sock sizes. I now have grandsons and their Mom has a vinyl business and she made travel mugs with the teachers names and at Christmas made scarves and added their family name in vinyl to them. They are well received. Since I do way more quilting and sewing now, I thought we could combine our talents somehow for future gifts.
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Oh shoot, i have so much going on that I usually just do small gift certificates to a local book store!!

I'm going to come from another angle - as a teacher I can tell you what I don't want! Some other teachers may like these gifts but not me, and not the teachers I work with. No soaps/shower gels/moisturiser etc - I have an entire box and am using them very slowly as I can only shower so many times in a day! :) I also have enough mugs, especially ones with cheesy teacher sayings. If you have to give me a mug choose a pretty one! Gift vouchers, handmade gifts are lovely. What is the best ever is a proper thank you note from the kid I taught - I love it more than any physical present :)

How about a pieced apple pin cushion.

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Pumpkin bread! We have a really yummy recipe we give out to everyone we know!

My oldest is in Preschool this year so I've never done a teacher gift yet. I'm thinking chocolate or homemade cookies in a nice container that can be reused. I'm not sure yet.

I usually give gift cards and flowers

Being a Nana, I am past that stage. I have given gift certificates for nail salons, restuarants, ect. :)
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Your quilts are wonderful! I am a new follower via e-mail. :)
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I like to make mug rugs and give them with a bag of coffee. sarah@forrussia.org

Zip pouches are always nice and welcome

Zip pouches are always nice and welcome

I try to do something crafty and unique so this past Christmas the kids teachers received handmade coasters that the boys sewed and quilted themselves! They were so proud!

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I'm no help as I don't have children. (Sorry!)

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My kids are not old enough for teacher gifts. However, I have seen some super cute gifts on Pinterest. I just recently saw a mom give pillows to teachers that she made. Thanks for the chance.

My kids are also grown and we've given many gifts to teachers. I am also a teacher and have received many gifts...in all ranges from used pencils to brand new clothing items! The ones I always love best are gift cards for manicures or pedicures. A little TLC never hurts!

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I don't have kids, but I would probably give something handmade!

I've given coffee cups to teachers in the past, plus chocolates of course.

I'm way past this stage but my daughter is a teacher and I love hearing her stories. I would think a tote of some sort would be useful.

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Usefull things, like bags, or mouse pad?

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As a retired teacher, I loved getting gifts that were 'home crafted' either by the child or a grown up. I didn't want parents to spend a lot of money on a gift, I often told the children (when they asked) that a home made card was wonderful!

Love the longarm! I've done gift cards to the local bookstore with a handmade bookmark.

My kids are still too young for teacher gifts, I'm sorry I can't be much help. But I've seen lot of bags for teachers.

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HI, even the smallest gift card is appreciated+wrapped by your child !
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I don't have kids, but I think gift certificates are always good.
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I love giving totes as gifts.

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Giving "stress reliever" gifts is something I did, i.e. eye mask filled w/cooling gel or lavender&flax seed, shoulder wrap that can be warmed in microwave or placed in freezer. Here's a simple, fast tutorial for the shoulder wrap:

http://www.sewcanshe.com/blog/2014/12/16/diy-heating-pad-for-shoulders-and-neck

We always give baked treats

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