The week before or leading into Thanksgiving, I give out hot chocolate and cookies to the bus drivers, youth group leaders, mail carrier, trash crew, and recycling crew. Teachers receive either dish towels, hand made candles, hand made soaps, jams or tea. It depends on what my dds pick out. The bags are dressed up for Thanksgiving and gratitude.
I use to do this the week before Christmas but a lot of people take off then. The gifts would sit by the door until mid January. I thought about moving the date to St. Valentine's Day but found it better for me to move it to Thanksgiving.