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Julieboo

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 01:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope you don't mind if ask ask for help from you all...

My son, who has been having therapy for about a year, is about to age out of the program he is in. (He'll be three soon. He has apraxia, a speech disorder.) Anyways, he has gotten this therapy via Early Intervention and after age three, he will have to go thru the school system. Okay, I am starting to digress here. I am looking for suggestions for a gift that I can get for two of his therapists that he and I really love. I actually don't know them like a friend or anything, so I don't know their tastes and hobbies, etc. But they have been an important part of his life so far and they've helped him and my hubby & me a great deal. Any thoughts? (I'd especially like ideas that might incorporate a photo of my son. But I'm not limited to that.) Thanks!

Tksoard

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Julie, I always like candles as a generic gift, to give AND to receive. A few years ago at an arts a craft show, I saw that some people can make candles with a picture or wedding invitation in it. It was so cleaver, and always wanted to do that sometime, but never had the chance. If you have art fairs in your area, maybe you can check that out.

Jewels

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 02:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Julie, maybe you and your son could make something together...like decorate a picture frame or paint/decorate a flower pot and put a nice plant in it. They would probably really enjoy something made by your son!

Littlebreeze

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 04:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like the idea of something handmade, Julie, like a collage for example. It's not costly and making them would be fun for you and your son. If you wanted, you could personalize the collages for the therapists by incorporating a few things into them that pertain to the class, the children, the program, the facilty, the therapists themselves, along with the usual rainbows and suns and flowers and all sorts of happy things. You could incorporate a picture of your son into each collage and a short sentiment or a thank you along with his name could go right next to his picture. They'll remember your son every time they look at the collage. They don't have to be huge, especially seeing you need two. Something the size of a regular sheet of contruction paper would be fine and easy to find frames for as well. Just a thought.

Webkitty

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 05:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Julie, since these are speech therapy teachers, maybe if you have a video camera (or could borrow one or rent one) you could record a short little message from your son (doesn't have to be formal, I know he's only three, just anything he would like to say) to each teacher.
That way, they could always "hear" and see their efforts with your son. All 3 year olds are precious on video, they might really enjoy it.
~just a thought~

Egbok

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 05:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Julieboo, my son went through early intervention speech therapy from age 2-5yrs old. When we left our wonderful speech therapist, I got a large blank thank you card and taped a snapshot of my son on one side and then wrote a small thank you from me but mostly left the space on the other side for my son to draw a picture about speech therapy. Granted, my son was 5 years old at that point and could draw pretty good stick figures. I then included a gift certificate to a popular restaurant so her and her companion could have a meal on us.

Good luck on whatever you pull together - it's the thought that counts and she will appreciate your thank you. Good luck with your son as you continue on with the speech therapy.

Twiggyish

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 06:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the idea of the homemade card and collage above. A photo album and a video might be nice. That would help them remember him. The photo album would have pictures from his therapy or maybe of him playing with other children and talking. You could use pictures of him in various activities of communication. These are things they helped him to learn.

Sia

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 08:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The above posts are all excellent ideas. The most meaningful gifts are hand-made with love, so anything you and your son put together would be appreciated, surely. If you are short on time, however, there are some nice ready-made teacher-gifts at Christian bookstores or card shops. A mug or pencil-holder that says "Teacher" or a teacher-angel pin is cute. I especially like those sentiment-a-day flip-calendars that you can re-use year after year that sit on the teacher's desk. Some are specifically for teachers; others are just for women, etc. A new tote-bag or anything with an apple motif is usually a hit with teachers.

Julieboo

Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 08:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you all so much! I love all of these great ideas. I knew you guys would come thru with some good ideas! I'll post later what I end up with.