[Song of Joy]

I would be upset too. I've had the teacher in the grade below me steal some of my art ideas, and it meant I couldn't do them anymore.

You're right, a blanket is an unusual idea and the other teachers really did steal it. I like the new idea of mittens or gloves. You could tuck in a candy cane and it would be a great and useful gift and could possibly cost you less money than blankets.

Now you know you're up against a group of competitive teachers. From now on, I would try to keep classroom traditions pretty quiet so those ideas can't be stolen as well.