I always buy the kids a gift to open at our daycare party.
Usually a toy under $20 each.
I usually make a large assortment of cookies and Chex/muddy mix to send home with the parents. This year, I also made hot chocolate bombs and stuck in a cute mug. They turned out really cute too!
I can't imagine buying gift cards for all the families. That would really add up fast. Especially since there is a gifting limit for tax purposes.
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I always have the kids make pictures and cards everyday for the two weeks before Christmas and then on the day before vacation I give the cards and pictures to two of my DCM’s that work in nursing homes to distribute to residents that are alone. SUPER important this year with nursing homes being in crisis mode with COVID
One of our local homes created an "adopt a resident" facebook event with requests, pictures and ideas.
The kids loved getting involved with that and it was nice to have a face attached with what we were gifting.