Last Day Gift From DCK

[Crazy8]

Some great gift ideas that I have received:

Recently had a DCB to off to kindergarten. On his last day he brought a John Deere Book with his name signed in the front for all the DCK to remember him, a big bouquet of flowers for me, and a beautiful picture frame with a poem about daycare providers that mom typed and printed out...and DCB signed the back of the frame and put date on it. I cried when I read this poem and it is up in the daycare.

Another gift I really liked was a gift basket idea with kitchen accessories (mom knows I love to bake/cook). So this was a casserole dish filled with really nice towels/dish clothes, a cook book, oven mitts, an apron, and a gift card to a grocery store. Everything matched my kitchen perfectly and I love the quality of the cloths mom picked out.

I also received a really nice "spa" gift basket- filled with really nice antibacterial hand soaps for the bathroom, bath soaks, foot lotions, etc

I agree with the others and enjoy the gift card idea, but maybe you could make a little "spa gift basket" or something along those lines and add a gift card for her favorite restaurant or a movie theater that she can enjoy.

I've gotten several gift cards and have never forgotten one. It's hard to forget when a family takes the time to write a beautiful card and put a generous gift card for me to enjoy in it. Even once I've spent it, I still remember how thoughtful that was.

the book is a cute idea!!! Another favorite was a family gave me a photo frame with my daycare name engraved on it. I hung it on the wall in my playroom with a pic of a few kids playing together (her child in the pic of course!).

[canadiancare]

I have a family who brings me "just because" presents. A bottle of wine on a Friday or a flower arrangement that was at the office and wouldn't survive the weekend so I could enjoy it. I know receiving a gift shouldn't matter so much but just the fact that someone takes the time to think about me and what would make me happy is so special.