I wanted to make something special for all of the ladies at daycare. There are at least 10 people who interact with both kiddos on a daily basis, so it needed to be something economical.
I decided to make some Holiday Scent Stew for them!
The ingredients are cheap and easy. Each bag contains:
- 3 Cinnamon sticks
- 1 tbsp of Whole Cloves
- 1 Orange (large or small)
- 1 Cup Cranberries
- 1 Bag
You can get as creative as you want - with cellophane bags and raffia ribbon. I went with the pre-decorated Ziploc bags on sale at Target! I would recommend putting them in something you can see the components in - it's as beautiful as it is yummy-smelling.
It took only about 10 minutes to assemble 16 bags. I took them all to daycare to share with any admin/teachers I had overlooked. I would recommend placing sticking labels on bags before filling them - they adhere better on a flat surface.
If you use large oranges, I would suggest cutting them into 1/4 sections instead of half.
I made a page full of labels on stickers (again - get as fancy/basic as you want). You could do printed tags and cut scalloped edges and attach them with ribbons.
I gave the gift to our teachers as a Thanksgiving/Christmas present so they could enjoy it the whole holiday season. There's definitely a scent to this time of year. The mix can last up to two weeks once they add water, so it will fill their house with the most delicious smell for a while.
One of my fondest holiday memories as a child was sticking whole cloves into oranges - something about cloves/oranges just triggers happy Christmas memories!
I've already heard from four of the teachers that they made and LOVED them! One of the ladies even said she made a batch for her relatives to give as gifts.
What are you doing for teacher gifts this year?
