[redkris]

OK, so DS's kindy is having a fundraising Mother's Day stall late next week, and we have been asked to bring in a small gift worth around $5, and then next week the kids will bring in $5 and pick something out for Mum (the teachers have said that it's just gorgeous watching the kids trying to figure out what mum might like, and they take quite a bit of pride in it)
So anyway, I have NFI what to get! I don't mind spending a few extra $ (up to 10 would be OK) but if I get something I think is pretty, will the 4 year olds look at it and think "WOW BORING" and move on? And if they like it, will their mum like it? I was thinking a pretty boxed coffee mug or tealight holder, but given that 4 year olds are buying it, will it get broken before mum ever sees it?
Anyway, I'm not particularly stressed out about it, it's more that it's something I've got no experience in, so was wondering what other people have bought for these stalls that has been a success with the LO's

[chickendrumstick]

If Owen had $5 to spend on you, what would you like him to buy?
My answer would be chocolate

This post has been edited by chickendrumstick: 01/05/2013, 12:12 AM

[Emby]

Get chocolate. Or a bottle of wine

Anyone with kids at school has already got all the coffee mugs and tea lights they'll ever need. Trust me on this. Consumables, that's the ticket.

(or maybe a nice pen? You can never have too many pens. Unlike coffee mugs...)

[jellybean icecre...]

I think you're worrying unnecessarily. Small kids aren't that judgmental - they will think everything is nice. And the mothers (if they're anything like me) will just be so rapt their little person picked this out for them, they'll completely love whatever it is.

Tea light holder, mug, photo frame they can put a pic of their kids in...you can't go far wrong really.

[redkris]

LOL I did think of chocolate or really nice biscuits, but then wondered if the present would ever make it to Mum.

What would I like from DS? A picture frame with a photo of him for my desk. Or a picture that he drew since he doesn't do that really. DH has already bought a big present (quilt cover I was coveting) so I don't really want much else.

[redkris]

I think you're worrying unnecessarily. Small kids aren't that judgmental - they will think everything is nice. And the mothers (if they're anything like me) will just be so rapt their little person picked this out for them, they'll completely love whatever it is.

Yeah, I know the mums will be cool with whatever their LO's pick. It was more the breakability issue I guess. At 5 or 6 I wouldn't think about it, but DS breaks stuff just by looking at it.

ETA a nice pen sounds like an idea though!

This post has been edited by redkris: 01/05/2013, 12:21 AM

[BadCat]

Bath salts/bombs
Loofah
Pretty plant pot (get a plastic one if you're worried about breakage)
Hand cream
Pretty or funky notebook



Don't do cheap perfume though. One of my kids proudly brought home a bottle of perfume one year. The stench was unbearable.

This post has been edited by BadCat: 01/05/2013, 07:37 AM

[Chchgirl]

Some of the gifts on ours may be coffee mugs, pens, bath gel or shower gel, soaps, chocolates, candles etc etc. We buy them though and sell them for $5.00.

Don't worry about four year olds thinking it's boring, trust me, they will have a blast going around trying to choose something for mum!

[Julie3Girls]

All those discount stores tend to be good for Mother's Day stall stuff.
Bath stuff, little notepad and pen sets, bookmarks, mugs, little picture frames, etc, all with flowers, or worlds greatest mum on them.

I tend to get a selection of stuff in the $2-5 range. The p&c who run the stall then package everything up into either $2.50 or $5 gifts. If they need more of $5 gifts, they will put several things together. If some of the gifts are more iffy (you do tend to get a lot of mothers regifting stuff through the Mother's Day stall, got to love the ceramic pig salt and pepper shakers we got one year), then they add something "better" to it, like chocolates, or pretty keychain etc.

As for breakables ... I've had breakable stuff, and it's never been a problem. The teachers get the kids to put the gift straight into their bags, and most of the kids are so proud of what they have bought they come out carrying their bag oh so carefully.

[kerrie23]

Do not buy wine, it cannot be sold at a Mother's Day stall