I always get a laugh when I tell folks that the school has five buildings on its campus and I had four kids in four of those buildings. This next year, we’ll be down to four kids in three buildings. But, I’m so very appreciative of the work the teachers do that we try very hard to find gifts that show our appreciation for them, as well as a little insight into our life.
This year, I made quilted potholders with Texas Hill Country fabric for the “child nutritionists” (aka lunch ladies) and DD#1 added a recipe:
Recipe for Hot Lunch Happiness
1 Smiling lunch lady
1 MUFFIN
1 Hotpad holder
1 group of hungry kids
The gifts were really cute, but this mom totally forgot to take photos of them!
For the rest of the teachers that the kids wanted to give a gift to, we were given prayer shawls by the lovely ladies at our church – 18 prayer shawls in all!
We certainly weren’t trying to push off our religion or church onto the teachers, but to give them a gift that had meaning to us and hopefully, to them. Based on the number of “yahoos”, hugs, smiles and thanks the kids received from their teachers – I’d say it was a success!
If you are interested in making your own prayer shawls (or if not for prayer, could simply be foot warmers), check out these resources:
And we thank the generous ladies at our family church for their generosity and their loving hands that prepared these items.
