Male teacher - Gift suggestions anyone? ~ 2010

[collectorofbells]

gift card to office supply store (staples...or whatever you have locally)
anything that is made by the student....even just a letter of appreciation...
is he a sports fan? anything specific to his hobbies..
grocery store gift cards...teachers have to eat too!

[Kulis]

If you want to do gift cards, how about to a convenience store that also sells gasoline? Around here, that would be Wawa, Turkey Hill, or 7Eleven. He could use it for gasoline or for some of the specialty drinks or sandwiches they have inside.

[3timesoccermom]

Thanks so much for everyone's suggestions. I'm going to try to get some ideas what restaurants he likes and get him a gift card and if that doesn't work, will get him a gas card.

He's such a great guy though I'd like to find something special and unique.

[uncommon]

For the first time I need to buy a Christmas/holiday gift for a well liked and wonderful male high school teacher.

I'm thinking candles, even very nice ones, would be lame.

Gift cards?? Would have no idea where to get one from.

Edited to add: What about a gas card? Is that too impersonal?

What would be good?

If going the gift card route (which I would personally), I would probably do a movie theater gift card. Make it for enough that he can take another person with him and that's a pretty good but not personal gift.

[Kulis]

I just re-read your original post and noticed that this gift is for a high school teacher. That's wonderful. I worked in a high school for many years, and it was rare for a high school teacher to get a gift. It seems the gifts stopped -- at least in that area -- after elementary school.

[3timesoccermom]

Years ago we actually bought some of those tiles and my oldest daughter was going to draw on them (she'd had years of art lessons) and make gifts for her teachers but she never followed through.

We wouldn't have thought about putting cork on them though. Really a great, original idea.

I am giving my DD's male teacher a set of 4 coasters that we made together out of some 4x4 white tiles from the Home Depot. I added some adhesive cork to the bottom and then added his last name initital to the top of each one (adhesive vinyl lettering). Maybe you could find some already made like that or make your own........everyone can use coasters! I am giving a set to both of her female teachers as well.

[TiggerToo]

Make a gift basket of goodies for dinners...use your stockpile items...stuff that is easy to whip up...Tuna, Spaghetti Sauce, Canned tomatoes, etc...then include fast/easy recipes using the items you included in the basket for him to make (not sure if he is married) This would be real good for a bachelor.

[cintinative]

I like the GC idea--maybe someplace more manly like Outback or a steak place. =)

[justmama]

My ds12 has 2 male teachers, they get starbucks or gamestop GC. Sometimes homemade goodies, thrown in the mix.