Pandemic or not, our children are still going through another school year. Whether it’s at-home, or in-person, you’re decision is the right one! For our family, we are still in daycare/preschool mode. Even though my boys go to school year round, due to our careers not having a summer break, our daycare does a wonderful job keeping a “school year” in place, with lesson plans and events. And what better way to win over teachers’ hearts than with gifts this year?!

Being a daughter of two teachers, I know that any gift – big or small – does not go unnoticed. Whether it is just a drink, or just some cookies to brighten their day, they appreciate it!

For this school year, I made each of the boys’ teachers a basket filled with the goodies in the photo:

• plastic basket
• A clipboard – I found this exact print a while back, but here is a similar clipboard
• Post-Its
• citrus notepads
• flair pens
• ballpoint pens
• skinny pop
• kind bars
• peppermint gum
• watermelon gum
• Super Coffee – you can find this at your local grocer, or in bulk on Amazon, but Target constantly has specials on them.
• watermelon lemonade
• hand sanitizer
• Ritz cheese crackers
• hot tamales
• peanut M&Ms

Additional gift idea options to add to your gift bag/basket:

• fun notepads
• cute spiral notebook
• Post-It calendar pad
• Sonic or Starbucks gift card for 1-2 drinks

For the aids and office staff at their daycare, I made smaller goodie bags for all of them. I did had some sparkling water in theirs, instead of lemonade.

I wish you all a wonderful school year!