I received some great gifts this year from my students and their families, as always. One of my favorite surprises was a goody bag full of these homemade gifts:
The tree is made out of paint color samples! Reduce, reuse, recycle! You know I gotta love that!
Some Guatemalan worry dolls, with a kid-decorated box.
And this oh-so-simple bookmark, will definitely come in use, and I won't feel bad when I misplace it- because I will misplace it. I'm amazed at how many bookmarks I go through.
There was also a picture frame, magnets, and some sticky notes. I go through sticky notes like no other, and I need new magnets to hang up the kids' art, so really, these were very useful gifts for me! I love the thought behind them!