End of the Year Teacher gifts

Yes, teachers should get a gift from their students at the end of the year. As a former preschool teacher I can say, probably stay away from homemade baked goods, coffee mugs (they probably already have too many), or a ton of candy.

Some of the things I appreciated getting from my students were gift cards (Wawa, movies, etc.), and Bath and Body Works lotions.

You don't have to spend a ton of money on a gift.  A gift card and a hand made card stating "thanks for all you do" is enough.  However,  I like to try to take it to the next level. 

Last year, for her first grade teacher, I put together this mani/pedi kit for my daughter to give:

Most of the items could be found at Walmart and I don't think I paid more than $15 - $20 for all of it.  It includes nail polish, nail polish remover, foot scrub, nail files and other pedicure tools, and the bottom is stuffed with cotton balls.  I think I got the bucket at target or the dollar store...

This year I found a cute idea on Pinterest and did something similar.  It is a pool/beach themed gift for the summer.  I started out buying a beach towel (this time of year Walmart has them for $5.77 a piece so you don't have to spend a fortune), then I found some pool/summer-ish things to go with it, matching the color scheme and also including a bookstore gift card. 

Just a couple ideas....

I'm not very confident in my gift giving ideas so hopefully these ideas can help some of you. I didn't spend more than $20 on them and I think they are things that can actually be used.