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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 3:38pm |
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I am still deciding on xmas presents for teachers.
If I go with home made baking like fudge or chocolate balls how do I package them...do I wrap individually or together. What is the best way to give them...in a box or a plate or....?
Will they melt in the heat & just be a big mess...will they turn out to be costly to make & too time consuming.....
Or should I just go with hand creams or smelly stuff (saw heaps at the warehouse today for $5) or boxed chocolates.....
Or something else?
There are 6 school/kindy teachers.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 3:57pm |
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Make truffles and wrap them in sheet of coloured cellophane with a bow. Keeps the cost down not doing a plate or a box. Hope that helps.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 4:29pm |
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If you are doing christmas baking already then go for that.
You can get little bags of trademe which are clear cellophane bags - I brought heaps last year to last me for ever to package my baking as gifts.
Mini cookies are also a good idea - cheaper than fudge or chocolate balls to make
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 4:52pm |
I was going to do baking for presents to send to family but it is not really practical so will buy now instead.
How many cookies or baking would you need per person. The rum balls I make has sherry in it (just a spoon) what would I use if I left that out? Wonder what the cost would be to make for 6.
Is scorched almonds a no thought gift?
Should I just go with hand cream?
I was trying to go for the thoughtful gift but time is running out & I am questioning my baking skills although DH & the kids scoff what I make 
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 5:02pm |
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why do you feel the need for presents for the teachers? surely it would mean more if the kids made a card with a nice message inside. it will add up if you have 6 to buy for.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 5:07pm |
I did a secret santa for work and made mint truffles (mint/choc biscuits + cream cheese dipped in choc), Russian fudge and a Bailey's nut fudge (which didn't set and so I called it a fudge sauce  ). Ingredients cost $23 and that would easily do 6 small gifts. Just to give you an idea of cost.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 5:10pm |
Bizzy that's so true...I guess I feel the pressure as others do it & thought is was expected 
Next week I have the xmas kindy party to bake for & DS1 needs 2 plates of food for yr6 graduation (he is yr5).
Maybe I should just get of the feeling of having to & get the kids to do something from them instead of me.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 5:34pm |
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i think its nice if the kids did something but you shouldnt feel as if you HAVE to get gifts for teachers. Last year i gave the head kindy teacher a bottle of wine - but thats cause she is cool and it was going to be my last xmas there after 3 years.
gabriel gave his new entrant teacher a coaster he had made at kindy and she cried - she had only had him for four weeks...
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 6:33pm |
Kmart had bath/shower gel or hand cream for like $4
My son is special needs so we do go a bit overboard as they do a lot for him/us. His teacher is getting some hand cream that I got from Farmers and his teacher aide and a parent who does the walking school bus are both getting a gift set full of smellies that I picked up from Kmart.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 6:52pm |
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I make really nice chocolate truffles - just 1/2 tub cream cheese mixed with 2C icing sugar, then add 75g melted dark choc. Chill for 1/2 hr then roll into balls, coat in sifted cocoa or little choc sprinkles, then back to the fridge again for 2hrs. Really really easy, delicious and pretty darn cheap too I reckon as the mixture makes quite a few (don't make them very big as they are quite rich).
I reckon at a guestimate it would only cost you about $15 or so for all 6 teachers.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 7:16pm |
I normally make biscuits with Ella (make a big batch and then freeze half the mix and use later) and then she decorates them and we give them to the daycare teachers in a box for them to share in the lunchroom.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 8:06pm |
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MuppetsMama - they sound really good. Do you mean half of a big or little tub of cream cheese?
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 9:01pm |
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Scorched almonds or chocolate peanuts can be put in a bag and labelled "Reindeer Poo". There are cute poems that go with it on the internet. Google it. Just a novel way to make a common item into something interesting. Also white marshmallows can be snowman poo.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 9:12pm |
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What about those cookie's that are like christmas decorations with the melted down boiled lolly centre thingy. Do you know what I mean? I've seen it in a Treasures Mag. I could always scan and send it to you if you're interested. I thought they'd be a cool gift - not sure about how you'd package them. Maybe a clear cellophane bag with a ribbon/tie thing?
This is what I mean:
http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/christmas/edible-decorations
Edited by chelle
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 9:30pm |
thanks for the ideas ladies 
MuppetsMama I am going to try that recipe mmm.
chelle those cookies look great may try next xmas lol
Mum2ET think I will do cookies & get those icing pens for the kids to decorate...
So now I need an easy cookie recipe...anyone got one??
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 9:53pm |
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You can get cellophane bags from those $2 type shops
If you decide against the baking you could make salt dough (1c cornflour, 3/4c salt and 1c water from memory but google there are heaps of recipes) and use cookie cutters to cut out xmas decorations. The kids could then paint and decorate them as presents
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 11:30pm |
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I make these they have had over 3500 reviews and the average is 4.5 out of 5:
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/Detail.aspx
It makes 6 dozen I think so you could always half the recipe or freeze some of the dough which is what I have done.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 11:32pm |
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Also look for the post christmas sales. I got 4 christmas tree candles for $2 in the sales which I am giving the teachers this year. I also got some christmas plates with a pate knife which work out at $4 each.
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Posted: 10 December 2010 at 7:10am |
oh fantastic I will make them, thanks.
Next yr I want to get some xmas stuff in the new yr sale also...love shopping
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Posted: 10 December 2010 at 9:23am |
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I mean half a big tub, so 125g :-)
Just made some this morning for my birthday and I got about 20 out of the mix!
And personally I would make my own cellophane bags if it's cheaper (not sure how many bags you get for $2 but you can get a whole roll of cellophane for $2, just cut into squares).
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