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Chanukah for teachers under $5?



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amother
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Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 2:33 pm
I feel like if I were more creative I could make this look nice or at least cute. I'm not so creative though.

I have access to Amazon prime, dollar tree, amazing savings, and a couple of Jewish supermarkets. And of course handwritten cards.

Anything edible needs to be Jewish brand.

Thanks for your help!
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amother
Royalblue


 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 2:34 pm
Best, teacher mug, with iced coffee and pastry.
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#BestBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 2:35 pm
Chocolate with a letter
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r1




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 2:39 pm
Chocolate bar with a letter, in cello or blue lunch bag style bag closed with a sticker
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amother
Azure


 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 2:45 pm
Fancy donut and note
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amother
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Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 3:32 pm
Can't do ice coffee because I can't deliver fresh. This will go to school in my kids' backpacks.

Nice chocolate is pricy in cholov yisrael and I can't give cholov stam. I could do a regular chocolate bar if I have something cool to write with it though. Like if it were non Jewish I would give a milky way and say you're the best teacher in the galaxy and something else along those lines.

Not sure what the fancy donuts cost around here. Anyone know if bingo sells fancy and how much they'd be? Do they sell in a box or do I need to shop for a container too?

Thanks for helping me brainstorm.
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amother
DarkKhaki  


 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 3:59 pm
Can you buy a shelf stable ice coffee? The J&J ones don't need to be refrigerated.
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amother
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Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 4:10 pm
amother DarkKhaki wrote:
Can you buy a shelf stable ice coffee? The J&J ones don't need to be refrigerated.

That's true. But they don't seem like such a treat either.
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amother
Pistachio


 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 4:22 pm
Starbucks gift certificate. Wrap it nicely with cellophane which is inexpensive. I have a little gadget that curls cheap ribbons so everything looks fancy and perhaps a handmade card or thank you from the child

Don't give food that needs to be eaten because they will probably have too much.

Don't give cheap tchotchkes like mugs because teachers don't need or want this stuff.
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flowerpower




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 4:26 pm
You can do a gift cArd for a drink at an ice cream store. They wrap it up nicely so its decently presented. When dd was a counselor she got a few from her campers.
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Cheiny




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 5:01 pm
amother Royalblue wrote:
Best, teacher mug, with iced coffee and pastry.

That’s going to be way more than $5
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amother
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Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 5:29 pm
Starbucks won't work for my demographic (most teachers are yeshivish in my schools) and I personally hate gift cards that need to be used at a specific food store because I never get around to going.
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amother
Dill


 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 5:31 pm
amother OP wrote:
I feel like if I were more creative I could make this look nice or at least cute. I'm not so creative though.

I have access to Amazon prime, dollar tree, amazing savings, and a couple of Jewish supermarkets. And of course handwritten cards.

Anything edible needs to be Jewish brand.

Thanks for your help!

Scratch off lottery ticket. $1 each. Some stores carry the lottery brand envelopes for free to go with it
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amother
  DarkKhaki


 

Post Tue, Dec 17 2024, 5:31 pm
amother OP wrote:
That's true. But they don't seem like such a treat either.

I'm a teacher and I'd like it lol.
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amother
Clover


 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:06 am
Im a teacher and I give my children's teachers a chocolate bar and a nice handwritten card.
Chocolate bars are under $5 each
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dena613




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:09 am
amother OP wrote:


Nice chocolate is pricy in cholov yisrael and I can't give cholov stam. I could do a regular chocolate bar if I have something cool to write with it though. Like if it were non Jewish I would give a milky way and say you're the best teacher in the galaxy and something else along those lines.


You can give parve, but check out a local store and milchig may be cheaper than you think.

You don't need a cute line.

My cards are heartfelt expressions of appreciation with specific things the teacher does that child and I appreciate.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:11 am
Cheap tin menorah and roll up dollar bill I. Each hole. That would make it $8
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amother
Lightpink


 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:13 am
A Torino or rosemarie chocolate bar is less than 5 dollars. Wrap it in chanuka wrapping paper, attach a nice card in an envelope and tie a ribbon/bow around the envelope

I've done that and it looks very nice
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amother
Hunter


 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:23 am
This takes time.
A friend did this for a teacher who went above and beyond.
A tin menorah- the ones that cost under a dollar.
In each hole, was another small note, something specific that she appreciates, a picture from the child.
A few bags of chocolate coins in different colors and the whole thing wrapped up in cellophane.
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