The last week of term always sneaks up. One minute it is November, and the next your child is asking what they are giving their teacher tomorrow. A small gift that actually gets used beats another mug, and it is easy to sort out early.
These are the little Christmas gifts we would choose for teachers, teacher aides, coaches, colleagues and anyone else who has looked after your family this year.
Pure Fiji Hanging Bell Ornament
The Pure Fiji Hanging Bell Ornament is a gift box shaped like a bell, with a 15ml Citrus and Mokosoi Body Butter and a 5ml Lip Balm inside. Pure Fiji itself suggests it as a little gift for teachers, colleagues, friends and loved ones. It can hang on the classroom tree before it goes home, and both minis are small enough for a handbag.
Pure Fiji Christmas Cracker
The Pure Fiji Christmas Cracker looks like a Christmas cracker and holds four body-care minis: a shower gel, a body lotion, a body butter and a lip balm. The one we stock is Citrus and Mokosoi. It is the one we would choose for a teacher who has had a big year, because it covers a whole routine, from the shower to the lip balm.
Pure Fiji Paradise Hydration Duo
For a team of teacher aides, or a coach who has stood on the sideline every Saturday, the Paradise Hydration Duo is a neat little box with a 30ml Coconut Milk Shower Gel and a 30ml Hydrating Body Lotion. Both bottles are travel sized, so they will come in handy over the summer holidays. Choose Coconut or White Gingerlily.
For the teacher who needs the holidays most
Pure Fiji Sleep Sanctuary is a three-step bedtime set in a star-shaped box, with a Moonflower Sleep Pillow Mist, a Night Crème and a Coconut Lip Sleeping Masque. Pure Fiji designed it as an evening ritual to help you unwind before bed, which feels right for someone who has just finished a school year.
Make it personal
A gift from a child means more with a few words from them. Ask your child to write one thing they enjoyed about the year on a card, and tie it to the box. That card is often the part a teacher keeps.
How to order
Every gift above is on our Christmas gifts page. Order online and we will deliver anywhere in New Zealand. If you are buying for the whole class team, put them in one order so they arrive together.
The Verdo team
The Pure Fiji Paradise Hydration Duo pairs a 30ml Coconut Milk Shower Gel with a 30ml Hydrating Body Lotion in a small gift box. Wash with the shower gel, then smooth on the lotion to leave skin feeling soft and moisturised, with a light tropical scent.
Both bottles are travel sized, so the duo is an easy stocking filler, a Secret Santa present or a first taste of Pure Fiji for someone new to the brand.
What is in the box
Choose your infusion
We have the duo in Coconut and White Gingerlily.
How to use
Lather the shower gel over damp skin and rinse. Pat dry, then massage the body lotion into your skin until it is absorbed.
The photos show the gift box with other infusions. The infusion name is printed on each bottle.
Available at Verdo in Parnell, Auckland, with NZ-wide delivery from $10.