Be it a hostess gift to hand over when you’re weekending at a friend’s summer home, or a Teacher’s Gift you’re culling together on one of the last half days of school this week, this post will serve you well at some point down the road—if only as a reminder of how you shouldn’t leave things to the last minute when you want people to believe you’re more put together than you actually are. The point, though, is that you want people to know how much you appreciate what they do.

TEACHER GIFTS

Along with a heartfelt handwritten note, complete with important lessons learned by both student and parent, our Kindergarten year-end Teacher Gift was a Summer Tote filled with a plush towel, Evian Facial Mist, Sunscreen, SPF Lip Balm, Summer Magazines, Insulated Cup, Hardcover Beach Read Book, and the actual Beach Tote itself. Ooh, and of course, tucked inside the towel was a surprise Charleston Chew candy bar.