Relax, shopping for the college student on your Christmas list doesn’t have to be difficult. Considering the average college student is always hungry, tired, broke, and stressed, they’re pretty easy to please. With that in mind, here are a few gift ideas with various price points that will thrill them.
- Tablet. With accessories like keyboards, it’s even easier for college students to use tablets like the iPad for note-taking. They can even download their textbooks as e-books and save money and the environment in the process. Good-bye back pain from carrying heavy textbooks!
- Gift card. Whether it’s to iTunes to load up on study music, to a nice restaurant in town, or Amazon where they can get virtually anything, gift cards are a great way to go.
- Massage. Work out the stress and anxiety of finals week with a relaxing massage.
- Gym membership. How better to kick/avoid the Freshman 15 than working out? They can hit the pilates, spin, or Zumba classes to stay motivated.
- One Line a Day book. This five year memory book will help preserve memories for years to come. $16.95
- Portable Speaker. I have the X-mini ii and you would be surprised at how much it amps up the sound when watching a show on your laptop or listening to Pandora on your smartphone. At $19, it’s a great gift.
- Luxurious mattress cover. Not only will this facilitate a better night’s sleep (what college student wouldn’t go for that?) it will also add some healthy boundaries between them and the mattress in the dorm.
- Movie tickets. After finishing a big paper or writing a midterm, sometimes you just need to unwind. Movie tickets will let them turn their minds off and reward themselves for a job well done.
- Money. Green goes a long way with college students and they will welcome it in any amount! Money talks, baby.
For more fun gift ideas, check out our Pinterest board Gift Ideas. You may also enjoy: Going Back to College? 10 Things to Ask Santa For.
What is on your Christmas wish list?
I have an iPad myself and it’s a godsend, as I study languages I usually have to carry large dictionaries, plus verb books, and then grammar books, and then my textbook! Now I carry my iPad and my textbooks - unfortunately most textbooks are still not available in eBook format or they cost considerably more than their printed counterparts.
Thanks for sharing, Rosemary! I can see how the iPad would make things much easier. For pronunciation, you could pull up video and podcasts easily as well. Hopefully more textbook companies will jump on board with providing digital options.