tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881131007731690260.post7782110741469176563..comments2023-02-16T04:29:48.619-06:00Comments on Notes for my kids' therapist: Shopping for teacher gifts?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04424613026174399780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881131007731690260.post-56259332387757065302008-12-12T07:53:00.000-06:002008-12-12T07:53:00.000-06:00Our kids' teachers (K and 3rd) are each getting a ...Our kids' teachers (K and 3rd) are each getting a jar of homegrown jalapeno jelly and a gift card for Cocoa Dolce.<BR/><BR/>FYI, anyone who wants to do Starbucks gift cards this year, last month Costco was selling a set of five $20 cards for $80. The nearest stores are in Lenexa and Overland Park, but if you have friends there who are members that is quite a deal!coppercornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860183306934969719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881131007731690260.post-64810089576078713842008-12-11T14:09:00.000-06:002008-12-11T14:09:00.000-06:00Thrift stores are an excellent place to find "#1 T...Thrift stores are an excellent place to find "#1 Teacher" plaques/figurines/ornaments, etc.<BR/><BR/>Which kind of says it all, really.<BR/><BR/>I once gave a teacher a mug, but she collected smiley faces and it was a ten-cent thrift store purchase. And even then, because I knew she had live plants in the classroom, I used it as a cache-pot for a start from a plant my son's great-grandfather gave me. I told her the source of the plant... and the mug.<BR/><BR/>I have three more mugs (and a tin tray) that I'm planning to give the principal, but they're mid-60's Fire King mugs with the Esso Tiger on them... on which the school's mascot is based (though I think I may be the only one who's twigged to that connection). I figure they'll go in the memorabilia case, though.Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761176501036052631noreply@blogger.com