teacher/class gifts 2020

here we go again... what to get for the teachers for an end of year gift. i feel like i was onto a real winner last year with beaded lanyards as i have seen all of them being worn again and again during this school year. so that's what i did again. i let madeline and joseph choose one for their teachers, along with a giant gingerbread cookie from baked on benrua and a jar of infusion tea sachets for water bottles. done and dusted.  

but. there was still joseph's second teacher to sort. his full time teacher was made associate principal for term four and so with staff changes he was allocated a new teacher, a male teacher! first time we've had one actually. he was super nice and we loved him, so i sussed him out and he was into plants, so i bought this gorgeous pot from a local business called cemented and the thank you stick from wrapt kokedama co. he loved it!

i like the kids to be able to give a gift to their classmates at the end of the school year too, so this year i made chocolate lollipops for them to hand out with these cute little labels i made on canva. i thought they would take forever but they were so easy, just melted chocolate in a mould i got from ebay, sticks added in, christmas sprinkles on top and left to set. done.

then pop out and bag. easy.

winning. plus they looked so festive so my christmas loving self was very happy with the end result.

teacher and class gifts, sorted!

easter teacher gifts

the kids went off to school for the last time in the foreseeable future today - and even though it's not quite easter yet, i had planned presents for their teachers so decided just to go for it. we gave each one over with a perfect disclaimer: "made in a very clean kitchen in a house full of healthy people" and all four of them seemed very happy with baked goods.

madeline has 2 teachers this year and joseph just one, but seeing as they have such a small amount of kids left now, they have opened up the barrier doors between his class and the one next door - who just so happens to be madeline's teacher from last year - so i guess that counts as being joseph's teacher too? yeah? we adore her, so i am 100% per cent taking it - and she was thrilled to bits to be included.

this years offering was home made rocky road using whatever the heck i could get from the supermarket at this crazy time:

2 blocks woolworths milk cooking chocolate (slowly melted in microwave)

1 bag woolworths marshmallows (cut into quarters)

1 bag party mix (cut into pieces)

2/3 packet woolworths chocolate finger biscuits

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

1/4 cup chopped peanuts

melt chocolate and pour over other ingredients. mix well and spread over a lined tray. allow to cool in fridge until set. bring to room temperature before cutting.

rocky road is soooo easy to make. you can literally throw anything you want in and it will work as long as your combo isn't too far out. to this day i still giggle when i remember putting froot loops in a batch because i had nothing else. seriously. sky is the limit.

we packaged them up in these adorable cups we got from target on clearance after easter last year which are the cutest! lucky we have all girl teachers huh. haha. i'm not even bothered that easter is still a while off... we are due for easter holidays soon - we just had no idea covid-19 would shut down the world and ruin everything for everyone (insert eye roll emoji here ahaha) i loved making them and just hope the teachers loved them too! we are so lucky to have been blessed with amazing teachers this year. they have truly been a source of strength to our children (and us parents!) over the last few weeks, remaining calm and assuring us all each day. they deserve the biggest pay rise of all time when this is done. 

teacher and class christmas gifts

i was ready wellll ahead of time this year for the end of year class and teacher gifts, after stealing this idea from my friend who had found these christmas chupa chups at her local coles. perfect size - 25 to a pack - it's like they are meant for classrooms!

but of course, our local coles had none, neither did any of the surrounding ones. ugh. my mum to the rescue, their local coles had a shelf full and she delivered them with a smile.

add on these cute cardboard santa cutouts from ebay to hold each lollipop - class gifts done!

then - for the teachers! madeline's teacher always wears a cute lanyard with her keys on it - and when i suggested to madeline she get her a personalised one, she loved the idea. we ordered here on etsy and not only was it beautifully done, it was completed with a personalised tag and it arrived super quick. we were stoked!

but then joseph wanted one for his teacher - which was fine by me! cause she wears them too and that was one more off the list. done and dusted! joseph has a shared class (one teacher teaches m-w and the other tf) and we've had the other teacher a few times over the years and know her well. all she wanted was wine. very specific. the cheap stuff. don't waste your money on me - as long as it's white and alcoholic i'm happy. hhahahah. so wine for her it was. this has got to be the easiest year ever! done.