Attack of the Christmas Mugs!

[Kano]

So, Veronica, you're saying you have more than a few Christmas-y mugs? Might be nice if some weren't "teacher" mugs, and some weren't Christmas, and you could have them out and around where they might get dropped eventually, if you're lucky, and broken, so you could use a different one from the collection?

Maybe you could add "skeet shooting" to your biking hobby? Isn't there something like that with cross country skiing, and couldn't it be adapted to bikes and mugs?

Karen in Boise

[Kano]

'Nother question, since you brought it up, sort of...

What do teachers really want for Christmas or end-of-year? (my family is past it, but I bet lots of moms are wondering!)

Karen in Boise

[Veronica]

'Nother question, since you brought it up, sort of...

What do teachers really want for Christmas or end-of-year? (my family is past it, but I bet lots of moms are wondering!)

Karen in Boise

I like book store gift certificates. Never give a teacher Palmer chocolate. It's the worst chocolate in the world. Plants or flowers are nice. I have a minature rose in my garden that is nine years old. Steven Tandy, a 4th grader at the time, gave it to me.

If you know they have a particular interest a gift certificate to a store that caters to that interest. The best gifts I've gotten have been when parents get together and do something as a class.


V.

[Bikingmomof3]

The MS teachers ask for the class to donate to the teacher's favourite charity in place of a gift. Obviously, no giving is madatory, but I really like the idea. Since we have 3 different advisories (Homerooms) we will be donating to 3 different charities.

I guess they got tired of mugs.


Oh-in elementary school- the moms would get together and collect say $5-$10 per kid and get spa gift certs for the teacher.

[chickwhorips]

Oh-in elementary school- the moms would get together and collect say $5-$10 per kid and get spa gift certs for the teacher.

i wish they would do that for my stepmum. after all she's been through with my dad being ill that would be perfect.

[Bikingmomof3]

CWR- the gift certs end up being for about $250 and the local spas give the teachers a deal, so they usually end up with quite a pampering session and they deserve it!

[Veronica]

I have SO many mugs. There's the box of Christmas ones, the shelf of ten or so that we use regularly, ten more on the top shelf of the cabinet and a bunch more in the lower cabinet.

Every so often I just toss some. If I can't remember what kid gave it to me and it's not in regular use, out it goes.

V.

[chickwhorips]

my stepmum always banked on christmas presents from her students. i think she got one mug the whole time that she kept at school.