So your grandchild will be going to college in the fall. While you want to send him or her off with a neat (but most importantly useful) gift to use while in school, you’re a tad strapped for cash. But no worries, the items college students need the most (aside from a laptop) are typically inexpensive. For a few frugal gift suggestions, continue reading below.
Daily Planner
Your grandchild won’t thank you enough if you send him or her off with a daily planner. These small booklets are sure to help keep your grandchild stay organized to the max. Not only do they help him or her remember important project and test dates, but it can also be used to help remember other important dates as well like birthdays, other social gatherings, and bill due-dates. They’re also great for creating shopping and grocery lists—after all, sometimes students don’t remember what they need until they’re in the middle of a lecture. They’ll need to be able to write it down immediately or they’ll forget. You can either purchase an inexpensive one or if you’re feeling really creative (and frugal) make one from scratch.
Coffee Thermos/ Reusable Water Bottle
Caffeine is typically a huge part of any college student’s lifestyle—they drink it so that they’re wake in time for their 8 a.m. class and use it to endure late-night study sessions. But typically students are on the go and don’t actually have time to sit down and drink a nice hot cup. Instead, they need something that can make their coffee portable. That’s why a coffee thermos for your coffee drinking grandchild is one of the best gifts you can buy— and sold for $10 at most stores, it’s quite a bargain gift. If you want to help keep your grandchild hydrated as well you might want to add a reusable water bottle too—they take it on campus or to the gym etc.
Laundry Gift Basket
Last but not least, one of the most useful gifts your grandchild can appreciate is a laundry gift basket—you can add laundry detergent, dryer sheets, perhaps even a roll of quarters. If you want to be more economically savvy about the whole situation, you can definitely make a huge batch of DIY laundry soap and store some in a jar for your grandchild and keep the rest for personal use. You can also make some DIY cleaners if you want—college students need to keep their dorms and apartments cleaned too.
Of course these are only a few suggestions. Does anyone have any more?
Lauren Bailey is a freelance blogger who loves writing about education, new technology, lifestyle and health. As an education writer, she works to research and provide information for those comparing the best online colleges and courses and welcomes comments and questions via email at blauren 99 @gmail.com.
Tammy Embrich -- Full time work from home, writer, blogger, YouTube content creator, and LOVES playing with makeup. She is the proud grandmother of 2 wonderful grand blessings. You can visit Tammy at MakeUp Products Online .
Tammy Embrich -- Full time work from home, writer, blogger, YouTube content creator, and LOVES playing with makeup. She is the proud grandmother of 2 wonderful grand blessings. You can visit Tammy at <a href="https://www.makeupproductsonline.com"><strong>MakeUp Products Online </strong></a>.
