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Kindergarten is almost over? Ten farewell gift ideas
The kindergarten period is something very special, as is the relationship between children and educators. At best, the parting gift should reflect that.
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When kindergarten is coming to an end, some parents are faced with the question: What is a suitable farewell gift? We have ten ideas – from traditional to unusual.
The kindergarten period is something very special for children: They usually make their first real friends, build up a relationship with the educators and are prepared for (pre-)school and the upcoming school enrollment. At best, the kindergarten feels like a second home. No wonder that as a parent you want to give those responsible a gift that shows appreciation and that will be remembered. We have ten ideas that are suitable as a farewell gift for kindergarten.
1. Colorful sweets with a message
A nice, personal idea pretty glasses, which you can fill with colorful content: chocolate beans, gummy bears, candies or something else. Then glue it to the glass label with colorful dots in the colors of the content that represent the things you are grateful for: green for example, for playing together, blue for listening – or whatever comes to mind for you and your child.
2. Individualize daily utensils
So that the educators remember the little ones, it is always nice to have utensils like these coffee potTo individualize pens, lanyards or other things and to provide them with a saying or something else and then give them away. You can also put sweets, vouchers or other things in the cup.
3. Photo gift
The classic among personalized gifts is of course one photo card. With this, children are remembered, they can be easily hung up and provided with a heartfelt message. It doesn’t take much to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
4. Flowery greetings
Another personal and sustainable idea for a kindergarten farewell gift is a plant that the educators and children will take care of later and thus provide memories. There is ready-made growing kits to buy, which are delivered in sustainable wooden boxes, which can also later be used as a pen box or something else – even if the plant is no longer flowering.
5. Insect hotel
Farewell gift ideas that can be used for kindergarten and can be practical are also nice. A insect hotel is one of them. This can be exciting in everyday life if the educators want to bring the children closer to the world of insects. The little ones can see who finds a home there and remember who gave it away. You can even have it engraved if you want.
6. Aviary
Similar to the insect hotel idea is also suitable birdhouse as a farewell gift for kindergarten. After all, freshmen drop out too, so symbolically the idea is particularly nice.
7. Food for the nerves
Everyday life as an educator in kindergarten is a real challenge and it takes strong nerves to be able to withstand noise and different needs. Nerve food in the form of sparkling wine and chocolate are therefore also a sensible farewell gift idea for kindergarten. Both can also be personalized and – similar to the candy idea – provided with messages or things for which one is grateful. There are also suitable ones Bottle Labels for the well-deserved drink after work.
8. Voucher
Another classic, which is always practical, is a voucher for something that the kindergarten or the educators can use well. But instead of just giving it away, there is one Coupon in the form of a puzzle, for example. First you write your message on it, put the puzzle in a bag and it has to be assembled first. The educators can also do this with the other children.
9. Engraved wooden bench
If you and other parents are looking for a suitable farewell gift for kindergarten, there is one too engraved wooden bench a nice idea. It looks great in the garden, reminds you of the children and parents and is here to stay.
10th book
It can also be a nice idea to to design book, which reminds of the time together and contains stories that can also be read to the other children in everyday kindergarten life: with anecdotes and photos from the day-care center, for example, stories you have made up or rhymes and poems. Or for those who are less keen on handicrafts: give away the child’s favorite book and add a personal dedication or message to the inside. There is also thank you books with space for thanks and photos.
Farewell gift Kindergarten: The message counts
In the end, the most important thing about the farewell gift for the kindergarten is the message that is sent to the educators. After all, they often lovingly look after the offspring, support parents and become caregivers and, at best, even friends. You can and should show your appreciation – which is sometimes neglected in everyday life.
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