What to give a teacher for the New Year?

New Year's holidays are one of the most anticipated of the year. And they begin to prepare for them in advance, because I want to congratulate loved ones and important people in an interesting, original way, which is called "with a soul." Today it is customary to wish the teacher a Happy New Year, which is quite normal if this is a sincere impulse, and the gift does not embarrass the teacher.

Let's start with what kind of gifts are not acceptable. It happens that parents are "illuminated" by a bright thought - why not provide the teacher with a festive food set. A good help for the New Year's table, they think. From an ethical point of view, this gift looks unacceptable. It's one thing if you bring a basket of goodies to the festive table for relatives or close friends. If you have adopted this format, everything is fine. But a teacher is a person with whom there should be a certain distance. A grocery set, even if it consists of expensive delicacies, is an incorrect gift.

Some of the teachers are offended: is this not a hint of our small salaries and the inability to buy all these delights on our own? The offense is understandable and fair. Food packages for the primary school teacher (and all other teachers) are not allowed. Yes, we still believe that a bottle of champagne and sweets are classics of gifts, so where can we go without them? But everything related to human habits, including taste, requires a delicate approach.

If you are giving food, then it should be appropriate and not in the context of "we want to feed you."

What standard things can you give to the classroom and the head teacher?

• A good diary. Beaten, but the New Year is a time when many want to start life from scratch. And with your gift, you visualize a dream a little. Discreet, respectful and not so expensive as to embarrass the teacher. Well, to make the gift look festive, attach a funny pen with a snowman or snowflake to the diary.
• Snowball. Many adults dream of having such a mysterious glass ball with snow on their dresser or coffee table at home. It's hard to come up with a more New Year's gift.
• Author's calendar book. You yourself can develop a calendar that will somehow be associated with the teacher's professional activities. For example, if the class teacher is a philologist, it can be a loose-leaf calendar with quotes from contemporary writers, etc.
• Glider. It may even be cooler than a diary - especially the head teacher needs such a gift, which has 100 calls and scheduled tasks a day.

In middle and high school, the problem of gifts is more acute. Some classes would like to congratulate all subject students. This increases costs and makes you seriously think about what to give from the class.

The recommendations are as follows.

• Math teacher, if you really want a themed gift, you can donate a book with excerpts from the works of great mathematicians. Usually, such publications have a very interesting design, look decent, and therefore look great in the collection and on the bookshelf.
• English teacher, if we are talking about books, you can donate the classics in the original. From Shakespeare to Conan Doyle. Or give the already mentioned snow globe with Big Ben inside.
• Physics teacher you can present a ticket to the Museum of Quantum Physics, a set for independent experiments (many children's things are very interesting for adults, and if a teacher with humor, they will definitely appreciate it).
• Physical education teacher Present a snowflake medal with a nice commemorative inscription. Alternatively, on sale today you can find chocolate dumbbells, etc. If major sports competitions are held in the city, a ticket for them will also be useful.
• Dance teacher you can present souvenir pointe shoes or a ticket to a good choreographic show.
• Music teacher you can donate a souvenir tuning fork, vintage records or a stylized Grammy figurine with his name.

Some parents give a young teacher Christmas T-shirts, deer sweaters, etc. If you know that the teacher will react to this with a smile - give it. The older teacher likes this less often, so be more strict about the gift. If you are completely at a loss as to what the teacher will definitely like, take a closer look at winter bouquets. Wonderful snow-covered compositions with rowan twigs and dried flowers are created today by florists - an excellent neutral option that will suit both men and women.

You can also give the teacher for the New Year board game. There are many modern fun games for adults that add a pleasant variety to family entertainment. It is a wonderful experience when a class gives a whole group of teachers participation in an intellectual game. Modern quiz tournaments are gaining more and more popularity.

If you want to arrange a New Year's surprise for teachers at school, organize a small play with the children. Take ready-made scripts, add relevant information and work on a common creative business.

Manual labor, collective creativity - this is what is appreciated more than ready-made gifts. Once upon a time for the holidays, posters and wall newspapers were drawn up by the whole class; with today's variety of materials for decoration, this is even easier to do. Entrust this to the children: for them this kind of creativity is good. But without parental help, it is not always possible to successfully arrange a wall newspaper.

If you can take a screen-stand, then on it you will place congratulations on decorative snowflakes for each teacher who works with your children. Among other ideas that can be implemented with your own hands, we note the following.

Throw "snowballs" according to the number of children in the class into a box designed according to the season, ready to turn into a crystal box. Inside the snowball there will be a New Year's greetings, which each child should write by hand. Next, a synthetic filler is taken (for soft toys, pillows), from which a snowball is formed around a twisted note. It is wrapped with silver threads. It is presented like this: “Marya Ivanovna! Our guys decided to throw snowballs at you for the New Year, but not ordinary ones, but New Year ones - inside them there are magic wishes that will definitely come true. "

Today, painting on a wooden cut is very fashionable. Moreover, even one whose fine skills are very modest can master this art. You can take 3 such neat cuts, draw consonant plots on them (you can take a series of Soviet New Year cards as a basis). As a seasonal interior decoration, it is ideal. Tasteful, quite original and, of course, soulful.

For winter holidays, tea is often given, because it both warms and raises the tone, which is important in the cold season. Therefore, decorating a teahouse using decoupage technique is an interesting idea. You need to purchase a standard piece of wood, and the motives can be found on New Year's napkins or on the Internet.

Basically, you need to build on your skills. If one of the parents knits well, he can knit a shawl or tablecloth for the class teacher, and the team will pay him for this work. The same is with interior toys, vases, felt boots, embroidery, etc.

There are gifts that, rather, can be called a small compliment, a token of attention. They are unassuming in their cost, but they can be cute, pleasant, unexpected. Usually these are some kind of New Year's souvenirs, the options for which are countless.

Symbolic presentations for the teacher can be as follows.

• Winter marker writes in the usual color, but leaves the texture of snowflakes.
• Christmas tree toy... An elegantly designed ball is a good addition to the collection of Christmas tree decorations, it always cheers up and certainly falls into the theme of the holiday.
• Mittens - funny, very fluffy or homemade, but that looks cute too. Moreover, a beautiful gift can not only be “hung on a nail”, but also used for its intended purpose.
• Small boxes of cranberries in powdered sugar - the dose of vitamin C, winter associations and something related to the taste of childhood. If you want to please several teachers at once, this is not a bad option.
• Movie tickets. If you don’t know what to give, donate tickets to the cinema (at this time, atmospheric box-office films are available at the box office, because 2 tickets for a weekend session will cheer up the teacher and his companion in the New Year's mood).
• New year brooches - an original gift if the teacher is a woman who is interested in fashion and style.
• Design postcards. If your budget is very small, but you need a token of attention, go to the postcards section, where today you can find uniquely illustrated samples that the teacher will like (do not forget to sign nicely).

Sometimes it is enough to invite a parent with a good camera to school.who will take some photos with each teacher. A small New Year's editing in a photo editor, beautifully packed photos in New Year's envelopes and a quarter of photographs presented on the last day will delight the teacher.

If a tutor goes to a student, it will be strange to leave him without a New Year's gift. Of course, initially, in choosing this gift, everything depends on finances: how much do you think is reasonable to spend on a gift? This is a personal matter, but still very expensive gifts put the tutor in an awkward position. Therefore, limit yourself to something simple but pleasant.

The same snow bouquet will have to be in place and will look like an exquisite compliment. A set of beautiful holiday candles is also quite acceptable. You can also associate the gift with the subject taught by the tutor. For example, donate a collector's edition or a new edition of Alice in Wonderland to an English teacher. Work on New Year's motives as well - chicly designed editions of The Nutcracker or The Snow Queen always look like a tasteful gift.

Should teachers be gifted with certificates? In a sense, this gift is monetary, which is not very convenient for the teacher. A good gift should not make the teacher feel awkward or unacceptable. Make decisions by the entire parenting team, look for compromises and try to please the teacher whom you sincerely want to congratulate.

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