The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved:
source: Toddler Approved
I have intense gift giving anxiety. If I want to thank someone I love or really appreciate, I think about what gift to give to them for weeks and weeks… and then when I can’t figure out something special or thoughtful enough, I resort to procrastinating. This typically leads me to the gift card aisle at the grocery store on the morning that I am supposed to be giving the gift. Does anyone else have that problem? (I love gift cards and loved receiving them as a teacher, but sometimes I want to do something that shows a little more effort).
I really admire people who have the ability to create thoughtful, sweet, and creative gifts. I love receiving them and wish I was better at giving them. My son and I have loved his preschool teacher this year, so we got started working on an end of the year gift a few weeks early. One of my favorite gifts that I received as a teacher was a set of felt flower pens that our classroom “room mom” had my students make for me. This week I decided to recreate that adorable gift and personalize it a bit with photos of my son saying “THANKS!” I have used the pens I received for years and every time I see them still I have great memories of the students who created them for me. I’m hoping my son’s teacher likes them just as much!
