The Best Nanny Appreciation Gifts
By Jeannine Cintron
We’re going beyond money, money, moneeeey!
Let’s get one thing out of the way: there’s no form of appreciation quite like cold hard cash. When it comes to expressing appreciation for the person who takes care of your child, however, it’s always worth going the extra mile by adding something sentimental to the mix.
Whether you’re looking to mark a milestone, a birthday, a holiday, the end of the year, or give something “just because,” we’ve rounded up some thoughtful tokens of appreciation.
- Framing a photo of your child’s feet and/or hands is not only a fun and easy activity for you to do with your child, but it’s unique and totally memorable. Plus, you can go as frugal or as luxury as your budget allows when it comes to the frame. While this is fairly easy to do on your own, there are a number of foot and handprint kit options available.
- Take pampering to the next level at FEKKAI at The Mark Hotel. We all know how stressful life in New York City can be; this salon is the ultimate oasis and you can pair a visit for a cut and/or color with lunch at The Mark’s newest eatery abcV or with the much buzzed-about Caviar Kaspia poke bowl.
- There’s nothing like a shot of espresso or an iced cappuccino (or ten…) to fuel taking care of kids – plus it’s full of science-backed health benefits. Go bougie and get your nanny a Nespresso machine or for a more budget, but equally thoughtful gift, Nespresso just launched new accessories like an iced tumbler.
- Mind Brain Emotion Gratitude Attitude is a card game that includes 52 cards with prompts for self-love and social connections, affirmations, and insightful quotes for a healthy mindset. The game was actually born at the famed Harvard Innovation Labs and is a practical way to get immediately actionable tools to help players become happier, calmer, and wiser – who can’t use a little bit of that?
- Kids love to cook/bake. It’s always the activity that fills up the fasts at camps and everyone on the Upper East Side knows about the cult class Farm Foodies at The Art Farm. Get in a little bonding time with your kids while whipping up something meaningful, delicious, and totally memorable with one of the Flour Shop x Williams Sonoma DIY food kits or cake mixes.
- We don’t need to say it again – but here are – every nanny will appreciate a monetary bonus. A great way to give it a thoughtful touch is to put the extra money in a nice wallet. Here, too, you can go as high or low as your budget will allow – you can literally get something practical and well-designed for as little as $10 on Amazon.
- It was a dark day when Dylan’s Candy Bar closed its sweet doors in Midtown, but we can still shop all of their candy-colored creations online. They have a whole section dedicated to gifts of appreciation including ready-to-gift treat towers.
- Windsor Vineyards not only makes a range of wonderful wines, but they also offer custom labels for a personalized touch. Personalize your chosen bottle with a thank you note or with a photo of your child and nanny, for example.
- If giving money feels too impersonal but you don’t know exactly what specific item to buy to suit your nanny’s personality, consider a gift card to a store you think she would like or, if all else fails, you can’t go wrong with an Amazon gift card. They even have print-at-home gift card options, so you and/or your child can personalize the gift.
- Most people know Blue Apron as the OG when it comes to ingredient and recipe meal kits and while that’s true, they recently launched a line of pre-made meals also. Any working person can appreciate food waiting for them when they get home. When shopping you can personalize the delivery box by picking from a list of preferences like “600 calories or less,” “30g of protein,” “carb conscious,” etc., and there are over 80 weekly meal options.
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