Hodge Podge of Christmas Gift Ideas

Are you wondering what to give your kids teacher's and school staff for Christmas?  To help you get your creative juices flowing, I'm going to share some of the ideas I found after scouring Pinterest.  Some will be more spendy and others budget conscience, so you can pick and choose based on your cash flow.

Spendy Ideas:

1. Various ideas for male teachers... I always think male gifts are more spendy.
2. "Ten Terrific Basket Themes"
3. "Thank You for Helping Me Grow" - potted plant with gift card
4. Survival Kit
5. 12 Days of Christmas - different gift for the 12 days leading up to Christmas
6. Gift cards
7. Movie night - gift card for movie rental, popcorn, box of candy
8. Candy flower pot

Store Bought, Yet Inexpensive:

1. Bottle of Sprite - "I Hope Your Holiday's Are Merry and Sprite"
2. "Quench My Thirst" - Drinking cup with tea/lemonade packets
3. 15 gifts for under $2 - some are a little corny
4. "... Picked a Better Teacher" - fruit themed basket with lotions, etc. (Would also work with actual fruit basket)
5. Candy Bar Snowman
6. Snowman Hot Chocolate
7. Crayon bowl
8. Frosty the Snowman candy jar

Homemade:
*Presentation is the key to a great homemade gift!

1. Apple Carmel Jar - Homemade carmel dip with apple
2. Fudge
3. Christmas cookies
4. Hand dipped pretzels
5. Card made by student
6. Art made with crayon, pencils, etc.
7. Soup mixes
8. Cookie, brownie, bread mixes in mason jar
9. Soaps and bath salts

Please share your ideas too.  I am doing several different things this year.  Since my son is in Jr. High now and has a gazillion teachers (okay just 8) I'm doing a miniature version of the candy flower pot for the female teachers and a scaled down version of the movie night for the male teachers.  For the past couple years I have made a gift basket for my kids elementary teachers that we called "A Few of My Favorite Things".  At the start of the school year, I give the teachers a "homework" assignment asking them what they're favorite things are (candy, treat, drink, color, flower, hobby, restaurant, store, etc.).  I use that homework assignment to help me assemble a gift basket that includes some of their favorite things.  It's always fun to see their reaction when they ask, "How did you know this is what I liked?"