End-Of-The-Academic-Year Gift Giving
Monday, March 10th, 2008
May is just around the corner and with it comes a host of banquets, recitals, graduations, and every other kind of end-of-the-academic-year occasion you can think of.
Start With A Large Glass Mug
It’s important to start with a good mug. If you happen to miss with your chosen filler, your recipient will still be thrilled with the mug itself. I recommend our cobalt blue large glass mug because it is quite handsome, and it is large enough to thrill coffee drinkers and to hold your chosen filler.
For me, fill a cellophane bag with Dove dark chocolates, pop it into a large mug and I’m a very happy person. But believe it or not, there are some people who don’t care for chocolate. It’s hard to believe, I know. For those people, start with the large mug and fill with one of these:
- cellophane bag of gourmet jellybeans
- gourmet coffee
- colorful stick candy (also available in sugar-free)
- sports ball foil-wrapped chocolates - great for coaches
- coffee flavoring
- assortment of tea bags
- homemade hot chocolate mix or individual envelopes of gourmet hot chocolate
- for teachers, pencils imprinted with his or her name
- a gift card for a local coffee shop
- a bag of spiced tea mix
- shaving soap, lather brush, and safety razor
- chocolate-covered spoons
- cake-mix-in-a-mug – just add water & oil and microwave
- small bottle of Irish cream and/or Kaluha
If you happen to know your recipients personally, then you might fill the mugs with something that you know would specifically appeal to them such as seeds for a gardener or tees for a golfer. Add a note that you hope they have a chance to enjoy some time off in the summer doing what they love most.
Make a bigger splash by putting two or four coffee cups in a basket atop some attractive filler such as Easter grass, raffia, or shredded colored paper. Add your other items - you now have room for several. Wrap the filled basket with colored cellophane and tie with a bow.
Laurie