Gifts For Children Moving out of Home for College, University or Work
Gift ideas for adult children when they leave home for university, college, or study abroad.
eBay gift ideas
Gift Ideas for adult children moving house:
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Shower Curtains.
World Map, Periodic Table, SAT words, lifecycle of butterfly and more. Let your children learn while freshening up each morning/night. These are very popular gift ideas to keep university students learning through osmosis. Surround them with the knowledge to make study easy and enjoyable. -
Dorm/Apartment furniture from IKEA
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Take a wander around IKEA for some fresh, funky and space efficient furniture and lighting for their dorm room or apartment bedroom. Cheap does not have to mean dull. IKEA is an excellent place to buy furniture and decor that is easily added to, and is also breakable and replaceable if needed. -
Board Games
Keep them entertained on a rainy day, or at three in the morning while they are waiting for the coffee hit to take affect and new ideas to flow. UNO is an excellent game for share houses, especially with the extra rules like snap (a player snaps a played card when they have the exact same card in their hand and the turn continues from that player) or adding power cards (someone puts down a draw 2, the next player avoids picking up the 2 cards by playing another power card of the same colour, or a draw 4). Boggle will help English majors, or those trying to extend their vocabulary. Trivial Pursuit will keep the mind fresh for geography, history, literature or sport majors -
Kettle, toaster, sandwich toaster.
Help them prepare their own meal, without having to endure fast food, or 2 minute noodles every night. -
Globe, atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, map...
Or other educational prop to help them get distinctions on their essays and exams. -
New laptop, notebook or notepad
Don't leave your child to queue for a computer in the school library, give them a new or used laptop or notebook for their studies. -
New or used mobile phone
Take away their excuse for not keeping in touch by giving them a mobile phone.
Outfit your child's new home or dorm room with gifts cheap on eBay new or preloved
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