I’m a bit of a softie. We give presents to all of Clare’s teachers – not only her classroom teacher, but the helper, the library lady, the office staff, the Italian teacher, the art teacher, the music teacher, the after-school-care lady, the keyboard teacher, the school principal, and to Stella’s dance and swimming teachers. And to the school cleaner and gardening volunteer. Whew! It’s usually something little, but I like to have something concrete that lets them know how much they are appreciated. Because they definitely are! And maybe because I was once a teacher I know how much they do for not as much recognition as they deserve.
This year the women all get necklaces made from alpaca/wool tubing and felt balls. They were super easy to make and I think that they are super effective. Some of my sophisticated book group friends kindly modelled them for me when we were away for the weekend. There is white tubing:
There is brownish coloured tubing:
There is bluish-grey tubing:
and it is completely up to you as to what felt ball colours or styles go inside. Alternatively you could thread the tubing through beads, or alternate putting beads/balls inside the tubing with threading it through. You could fill up the tubing completely or space out the balls/beads or only use them as a feature as I have done. There is lots of creative potential to be had with this!
And the male teachers/staff? They get tins of biscuits this year. Store-bought. Except for the classroom teacher, who will get a “bloke bag”. If I get it finished before Thursday….