Do you get parents xmas pressies?

[buzzy bee]

I am getting my mindees books (not sure whether one is enough or if I should give 2?)

But should I be giving the parents a pressie too?

[markys]

We have never given parents any Christmas presents, just the mindees. We also do books for Christmas. We just give one book to each child.

[kel1983]

Simple answer. No. They should buy us presents

We have got the younger ones books (10 for £10 from the book people) and for the older schoolies we have got them pencil crayons with their names on.

[buzzy bee]

Simple answer. No. They should buy us presents

We have got the younger ones books (10 for £10 from the book people) and for the older schoolies we have got them pencil crayons with their names on.

Like the pencil idea.

I've also done the 10 for £10 deal - do you just give them one each?

[Chimps Childminding]

I don't buy for parents, its hard enough knowing what to buy mindees and my family/friends without trying to think of parents too

June and I try and pick things up in the sales throughout the year for the mindees and spend about £5 on each child. This year all the girls (all under 6) are having a pony and stable which we got for £5 instead of £12 in the Argos sale just after easter (I think, may have been earlier than that )!!! and the babies are having shape sorters we also got in the sales!!!

[amanda1309]

I dont but I do try and do a craft close to Christmas that could be given as a present like a calendar or decorate a mug

[nic t]

My mindees make something for their parents as a present.

We have painted sleighs and put chocolates in, done hand prints with a poem, decorated keepsake boxes, decorated photoframes and I have put photos of mindees in snowglobes too.

Need to sort out what we are doing this year!

[uf353432]

Because I have in excess of 20 kids on my books I am buying a family gift per family this year. I bought a bug hotel for my garden and have asked the man who builds them to make smaller slimmer ones - he's done me a good deal on 13 units. So each family will get their own bug hotel for their gardens.

[Pipsqueak]

I am getting my mindees books (not sure whether one is enough or if I should give 2?)

But should I be giving the parents a pressie too?

Nope! simples

[Mouse]

I do give a present to parents, but it's always something to do with photos of their child.

I've done key rings with photos in, calendars, photo in a frame. Last year I did photo posters (£1.99 from Costco, so not exactly braking the bank). For one mindee who had been with me a while, so had had a photo poster the year before, I had a photo book made. Someone on here posted a code for getting a free one as it's not something I'd ever have done normally. It took time to do, but it was wonderful! I did photos from when he started with me at 6mths old, until last christmas when he was over 2. I put funny little captions with each picture. His mum cried when she saw it and carried it with her all over christmas to show everyone

I never spend much on parents' presents, but they do take thought & time.

[ziggy]

i buy each child a book and a selection pack, then buy tub celebrations/quality street for each family. Must say though all my families are more than generous to me with presents.

[Ripeberry]

This year I'm going to give each set of parents a photo keyring and the children will get a book.

[Chatterbox Childcare]

I don't give them gifts from me but with all the craft and cooking there are lots of gifts going home from the children

[boxtree7]

No I don't get paid enough !!!

[Tink]

No! we buy each child one instead as we have got 11 altogether

[miffy]

Noooooooooooooo! I have enough trouble deciding what to buy all the mindees!

Miffy xx

[rickysmiths]

No just for the mindees.

[winstonian]

nope but all our mindees make pressies for their families. Last year they did handprints on canvas, biscuits, calenders, tree decs and gift bags.
I think I may be going a bit mad on mindees pressies - I try and get them something that I know they will really like and spend between £6 and £20. But I did get lots on 3 for 2 from boots - have 15 mindees so it does add up

[jumping j]

I was just going to have the lo's make presents fro the parents, maybe foot and hand print and a bauble with lo's face in, however one set of parents are my brother a sister in law and another one's my best friend so they'd be getting a present anyway!!!

[jelly15]

I think I have overdone it this year and have got them PJs or a nighty. I was going to put a book and some chocs in too but after reading this thread I will leave it at that