Helping a hard working teacher out - WFMW tip

I am not a teacher, nor have I ever been , but I am close to some people whose occupation is teaching in the public schools. So I know from talking to them that they work hard and put in lots of hours that we (as parents) don't know about, especially during parent/teacher conference times. They sometimes are pulled away from their families during conferences and sometimes until late into the evenings for these conferences.

So this year I decided to make each teacher a little "Dinner in a basket" gift. I picked up a few baskets at the thrift store. Then I prepared some homemade chili, stuck in some crackers, a couple apples, a few biscuits (just from a can), Mr. Man made some salsa that we packaged up and I stuck in a jar of homemade pumpkin butter. I attached a note that said "With the stress of parent/teacher conferences, please enjoy dinner on us tonight! Thank you for all your hard work!"


The kids and I enjoyed packing these up and then Mr. Man helped the boys deliver them to the school Monday morning when he dropped the kids off. The boys were so excited to give them to the teachers. I immediately got a note back from Lefty's teacher saying "Thank you! Dinner is just what I needed this week! Things are going to be so crazy with conferences. Thanks again!"


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