Daycare Valentine Ideas!?!?

[Unknown]

So what should I get? I have no doubt DD will end up with 11 things of bubbles and heart candy. I was going to knit a freezer pop cozy (www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ice-pop-sleeve), but I'm to time crunched with another knitting project. I'm not crafty otherwise, so am not really looking to make anything.

[girlonfire]

Omg do they really start with the class valentines thing this young? Crap.

[Unknown]

Feb 4, 2015 13:55:30 GMT -5 girlonfire said:

Omg do they really start with the class valentines thing this young? Crap.

Apparently. Last year in the infant room she got one gift bag even, it had bubbles and a rubber duck. The one toddler teacher was talking about it w/ another parent this morning, and she was saying many parents do little gifties, but not all.

[carli]

Feb 4, 2015 13:55:30 GMT -5 girlonfire said:

Omg do they really start with the class valentines thing this young? Crap.

DD did valentines last year in the infant room! 

I was thinking of doing little bouncy balls with a note that says "you make my heart bounce".  Last year I did teething rings with notes that said "I chews you" and "aren't chew cute!".  That went over really well with them

[carli]

Another one I've seen on pinterest is play doh with "Doh you want to be my valentine"

[carli]

oh! or boxes of crayons that say "you color my world"

[carli]

matchbox cars "I wheelie like you"

[carli]

little plastic zoo animals with "will zoo be mine"

sorry, i'm clearly on pinterest now lol

[girlonfire]

carli you're killing me! That's all so freaking adorable and I'm so stealing one of your ideas

[carli]

girlonfire Happy to help! I get such a kick out of this stuff. None of this was original though, I got it all from pinterest. I haven't yet decided what I'm doing but I like that most of these are cheap little things that you can likely get at the dollar store, so no need to break the bank for 15 kids.

[annarose]

I just finished these last night for our teachers

[annarose]

Total side note: I just downloaded the Tapatalk app for this - I can totally see why people were so confused when they started using it. The format is weird!!

[sugarkissed]

This makes me kind of glad that I'm a SAHM... Haha... although these are cute ideas!

[lilqt3929]

Feb 4, 2015 14:51:08 GMT -5 sugarkissed said:

This makes me kind of glad that I'm a SAHM... Haha... although these are cute ideas!

This, Haha. Daycare is expensive enough as it is but these ideas are super cute!

[Unknown]

Feb 4, 2015 15:03:09 GMT -5 lilqt3929 said:

Feb 4, 2015 14:51:08 GMT -5 sugarkissed said:

This makes me kind of glad that I'm a SAHM... Haha... although these are cute ideas!

This, Haha. Daycare is expensive enough as it is but these ideas are super cute!

That is what my DH said when I was shopping for Christmas gifts for the teachers.

[carli]

The Christmas gifts are always a struggle for me. I want to do something special for her teachers but I also know that there are others who rotate through the room during the day and I hate to leave people out. I always struggle at Christmas.

[RedDDD]

um yea....I just bought the cheezy ones you get at the dollar store. Not going above and beyond for that many kids. I have the toddler room and the preschool room since both kids are at the same DC + teachers which there are like 7...I wish I didn't have to do valentines.....Im kind of a hater.

[Unknown]

Feb 4, 2015 15:14:41 GMT -5 carli said:

The Christmas gifts are always a struggle for me. I want to do something special for her teachers but I also know that there are others who rotate through the room during the day and I hate to leave people out. I always struggle at Christmas.

I had issues w/ this as well since my DD was in transition between rooms. I got a GC for her favorite teacher, and the one I thought was the most involved during the previous year. Then I got a bunch of clothes, hats and gloves from Walmart to the center as a general thank you to all the teachers.

[ajaan113]

You're all awesome to remember the daycare teachers. As a teacher I never expect to get anything and when I do it is a really great gesture. I never get anything from students. I am a non classroom teachet. When I do get something such as a card. It feels great to be acknowledged.

[annarose]

We also struggled at Christmas with what to get for teachers - we were between teachers, so I needed up getting a edible arrangement for her room.
I'm happy to do something for the teachers on valentines day. I feel like these lip balms are an inexpensive way to say thank you and I am able to get one for each teacher that helps without breaking the bank. Hopefully they will use them, I know I would!

[redfraggle]

I just got the note that DS (3) will be handing out valentines next week at preschool, and I was like "what? They do that already?" We'll be gluing hearts or using heart stickers on construction paper because he's been asking to do an art project with me, and I suppose I'll attach a treat, too. I wouldn't think to put a treat on a toddler valentine...

[Unknown]

I just found on Pinterest birdseed hearts. I thought that would be cute and different, so I might do that.

[salemkitty]

I got little maracas. I'm making tags to say You Shake my world.

[carli]

I ended up giving these...Love them. I didn't make them myself though. Another mom in the neighborhood was selling them (18 for $5!) to raise money for a missions trip. But I think they are so cute!

[Unknown]

I strung ribbon through the holes so they could be hung on a tree with a note that says:
You are so 'tweet'
Hope your bird friends
Enjoy their treat

[annarose]

I got the vibe that the actual kids in our class wouldn't be exchanging Valentines. But they were having a class party and we got assigned cookies. I attached a Valentine card to the individual bags for each kid. The teachers got the lip balm and I hope they enjoy them. Can't wait to go pick up Dd and see how her day was. I even dressed her up more than usual for school today!