Rude or Not rude

As some remember,last Thursday when Cindy returned to school from Christmas break, we were unable to find the gift which we had bought for her teacher. This gift was , in my opinion,perfect for this teacher.Though we looked and looked we didn't find it. I finally gave up and went to a near by store and bought a replacement gift . The replacement gift was a coffee and candy gift set that was marked down in the store's after Christmas sale. Though it wasn't a bad gift, it just wasn't as personal as the one which we had ordered and received months earlier.
Cindy's teacher seemed to appreciate it but I have felt bad about loosing the better gift.

Well, today, while looking for another lost article( yes we loose a lot around here) I found the gift. I really think this teacher would like it and want to give it to her but it would be rude to tell her what happened. By the same token, Cindy can't just show up with another gift without an explanation. It is not specifically a Christmas gift so perhaps I could give it to her for Easter, or as a Thank You at the end of the year but then my other kids may want to start giving teacher gifts in this way, which is not my intention to start. Hmmmmmmm what to do? I guess I will have to think some. Just what I need , to think!