A MUM-OF-11 has left people totally stunned after showing off her handmade end-of-year teacher gifts.
And no, she didn’t make 11 gifts, in fact, she made 60 – yes, you heard that correctly.
Alicia Dougherty, a mum-of-11 from the US, who previously left people stunned at her ‘chaos hour’ routine, took to social media to reveal the extreme lengths she went to to show appreciation for her children’s school teachers.
Posting online under the username Dougherty Dozen, Alicia, who is based in New York and recently left people shocked with her four trolley shopping trip, said: “Here’s how I made 60 teacher appreciation gifts for my 11 kids’ teachers!”
Whilst many parents will simply buy their child’s teacher a mug or a box of chocolates as an end-of-year gift, Alicia revealed that she likes to go the extra mile when it comes to her “teacher appreciation gifts”.
Alicia, a busy mum who wakes up at 4am to ensure that everything is in order for her children before they head off to school, then continued: “I found these skinny tumblers with straws in bulk on Amazon.”
Not only this, but she also nabbed: “Coffee gift cards in bulk and Ghirardelli chocolates and some crinkle paper.”
For her DIY gift, Alicia filled the funky tumbler cups with a Starbucks gift card and some chocolates.
She then decorated the tumbler by adding some colourful tissue paper.
Thrilled with the teacher’s gifts, she beamed: “I love how these turned out.
“They were so simple to make.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @doughertydozen, has clearly left many totally stunned, as it has quickly gone viral and has since racked up a jaw-dropping 2.3 million views.
But social media users were left divided by the video – whilst some thought it was a “cool” idea and were very impressed, others were more confused at how Alicia could afford such elaborate gifts.
One person said: “This is so sweet.”
THE Dougherty Dozen are a family of 13, consisting of both adopted and fostered children.
They share their lives through a variety of wholesome and engaging videos online.
Alicia and Josh Dougherty went viral in 2021 after they began posting TikTok videos of their lives with 10 children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The family have a whopping 6.6 million followers on TikTok.
The couple reportedly suffered 11 miscarriages before deciding to adopt.
However, just days after adopting their first son, Alicia learned she was pregnant.
The rest was history as Alicia and Josh went on to welcome four biological children – Zoey, Dash, Bodhi, and Harlee – while also adopting/fostering Alex, James, Jordan, Jason, Patrick, Bree, Nevaeh, and Dayshawn.
Another added: “That’s awesome!”
A third commented: “This is so cool! Love it!”
How are you so rich?
TikTok user
At the same time, one user questioned: “How do you afford all that?”
Another chimed in and asked: “How rich are you?”
Whilst a third wondered: “How are you so rich?”
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