Christmas Gifts From Parents

[lovemykidstoo]

Happy Thursday! We're almost to Christmas woohoo! So has anyone received any gifts from your parents? Always nice to be appreciated and I most definitely do not expect anything at all. My one family gave a bottle of wine, lavender essential oil and 2 bath soaks, another gave me an ornament with their childs name on it and the other game me a $15 gift card.

The ornament is cute, but not sure what to do with it since I don't even have the ornaments that my kids (now 18 and 16) made when they were little.

[JackandJill]

All my parents have given me gifts this am - mostly chocolate and Dunkin Donuts gift cards

I have wine for all my parents and goodie bags for all my kiddos! Love this time of year!

[Pepperth]

I've been very spoiled this year. Gift cards, chocolates, coffees, a beautiful hand knit hat. They make me feel rather guilty all the years I gave my daycare provider really small presents.

[Heart12]

Last day before Christmas break begins, woo hoo!!!!

I received a bottle of local wine, a gift card, & a framed poem & some Christmas treats! The families also bought my own child some goodies which was super sweet!

[midaycare]

I've had 2 families give me something so far, but I'm also open tomorrow.

Family #1 gave me a pair of soft nice socks - I have a thing for funky socks, a bottle of wine, nice chapstick and hand lotion, and a few chocolates (it's kind of like they live in my brain).

Family #2 gave me a $100 gift card to a restaurant.

[Rockgirl]

Ornament, bottle of homemade Baileys Irish Cream--yum! And this morning, a card with a $100 bill.

[daycarediva]

Gifts from daycare parents

One gave me two weeks pay ($400!)

Three gave me $100 gift cards

One is having toys delivered here today. She put the tracking info and gift receipt in my card. No clue what it is though, she whited it out. ::

One gave me a $50 dinner gift certificate, $50 movie gift certificate, mani/pedi gift certificate AND a $50 gift certificate to a boutique clothing store downtown.

My SA dcp's got together and did a photo book with a $100 gift card.

My other dcp bought me 6 bottles of wine with customized labels, about me/their child.

Favorite gift though?

A dck that left for K in June came walking in first thing this morning. She wanted to give ME the gift she made at school. They brought me my favorite coffee, too.

OH MY GOSH. Ok, they really DO appreciate me. My mascara's been running all morning. And to top off the day, most are picking up early, AND I have FOUR paid days off AND I get to spend them with my family. lovethis

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[Play Care]

Family 1 (3 boys) $150 Visa GC

Family 2 (ft infant girl) $50 to local organic grocery store

Family 3 (pt infant girl) 1 "week" pay

Thankfully no ornaments. I used to have a small DC tree I kept in the foyer just for DC ornaments. But it broke and I haven't replaced it. Our main tree is for family.

[Play Care]

Nice! Enjoy your holiday!happyface

[daycarediva]

I have so many dc ornaments from kids over the years. I have a tabletop tree that I put them on (it was like $3 on clearance one year). I won't put dc things on my family tree.

[lovemykidstoo]

Family 1 (3 boys) $150 Visa GC

Family 2 (ft infant girl) $50 to local organic grocery store

Family 3 (pt infant girl) 1 "week" pay

Thankfully no ornaments. I used to have a small DC tree I kept in the foyer just for DC ornaments. But it broke and I haven't replaced it. Our main tree is for family.

Oh my gosh I want your parents!!! How nice! I was kinda surprised by the one family with the ornament with their childs name on it. I am going to sound like a total brat , but it would have been nicer if it accompanied a gift card . Also the child that gives me hell every single day, 50 hours a week, she walked in and handed me a $15 gift card. Not even in a bag or a card, just handed it to me. That rubbed me the wrong way. It was like she grabbed it from the gas station on the over. Made me feel really unappreciated.

[Play Care]

Oh my gosh I want your parents!!! How nice! I was kinda surprised by the one family with the ornament with their childs name on it. I am going to sound like a total brat , but it would have been nicer if it accompanied a gift card . Also the child that gives me hell every single day, 50 hours a week, she walked in and handed me a $15 gift card. Not even in a bag or a card, just handed it to me. That rubbed me the wrong way. It was like she grabbed it from the gas station on the over. Made me feel really unappreciated.

This was a good year. . But 2 of my families are teachers and one I've had since the oldest was an infant (he's 7)
Ask me about the used socks, or the ornament with their kids pictures...

[BumbleBee]

$15 Little Ceasars GC, Norwex body pack, GC for a 1 hr massage, Pack of AA batteries, Pack of AAA batteries, pictures the kids made for me, $50 Amazon GC, cookies, puzzle for the dc, Jimmie John's sub, calendar, cards, mug, brownie mix, essential oils, $400 cash.

[Blackcat31]

I've gotten:

• $75 GC to a favorite restaurant
• $20 in lottery tickets
• Handmade Christmas dishtowel (the type you hang on the oven handle)
• Cash

I've got a couple I haven't opened.....yet...

[Play Care]

Best gift! ::