I must say that the best gift I get is the one my eldest girl gets me from the dollar "Holiday Store" they have at school! :-)
The Parents Assn. started having an "Elves' Workshop" at St. Mary's School when our kids attended. They're still having it! We always tried to get things that we knew parents would love to have, and use, and that kids would be happy to give their parents. We got things that cost from .50 to $25.00, depending on how much the parents sent in with the kids. They could always find something within their price range. Watching the kids come in to shop was a high point of my year; they were so cute. The kids in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades would pair up with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to help them shop.