The sun is out in full, temperatures are warm bordering hot, and your classroom is full of excitement as the school year winds down. It’s been a year—full of ups and downs, wins and growth. And now you’re looking for year end student gifts. But not just any old gift. You want them to use the gift, have fun and do some learning in the summer (you are a teacher after all.) But what gift does all that but will also be inexpensive?
We have you with our summer games for gifts!
We have dice games, cards games and pen and paper games. In this post we’ll cover what games we have, why games make the perfect and how to package up the games to make epic gifts for students! Let’s get to it!
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Why Games for Student Gifts?
We think that games are the perfect end of year student gifts. Why? First, games are fun. Every kid has a game that they love so adding to their collection of games is an easy decision.
Second, these games are great for screen free time. They encourage connection with friends or family as well as making awesome memories. They can also be played for years to come—maybe even kept for the next generation.
Third, games foster critical thinking as well as math and reading skills. Plus they’re so much fun kids don’t even notice that they’re adding, subtracting, thinking!
Fourth, our game collections are ready to print. All you have to do it print, cut if you’d like, hole punch and tie them together. Add a deck of cards, some dice and a funny pen and you’re all set! Of course, the games stand alone if that fits your budget better.
Best of all, this gift will be used. And they’ll have fun with it plus they’ll think of you when they’re having fun—remembering you and thinking positively about school! A win every where you look!
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What You Need for Gifts for Student Games
As we mentioned, all you need is our game packs. You can give just one set to make a nice gift, or you can bundle more than one for a more robust gift for your students. We recommend printing on card stock, hole punching and clipping them together with a book ring like these. You could also laminate the cards if you prefer.
To add an extra touch, you could buy dice in bulk in fun colors (Canadians) and add them to a small Ziplock bag with the cards. The game packs only need three dice so this makes it easy and doable.
For the card games you can also buy cards in bulk like these (Canadian). Or you could visit your local second-hand shop. These stores always have tons of playing cards for sale—just make sure that the decks are complete before gifting them. Again, we recommend adding them to a small bag and clipping the bag to the game instructions or putting the cards in a bag with the instructions.
For the pen and paper games, you could find some fun cool pens like these (Canadian) to attach. Kids love different kind of pens, think scented or different colours, glitter pens or ones that change colours. If you choose to laminate the cards, you can add a wipe off or washable marker with them so kids can play over and over.
The best part? Our game packs come with three covers choices. The first says have a great summer for maximum speed. There’s a second one that is a summer frame with lots of blank space to add your own personalized note. The last one is for if you want to double dip and use the cards for a party.
What Ages are These Summer Gifts for Students For?
Card and dice games are great for all ages, but we know that older kids outgrow some games, so we created packs for different ages. We see the first packs for kids as young as the kindergarten group up to maybe mid-elementary. The second packs are for mid to upper elementary kids. Of course, this is subjective and you know your students better than anyone. Plus, kids love to revisit games that they once loved. They also grow into more complex games too.
What Games is Included in The Student Gifts Games Packs?
Below we have listed the games in each pack. We’ve also linked the rules for most of the games so you can see how the games are played so you can choose which pack is right for your class gifts.
Student Gift Card Game Pack One:
Golf – a simple matching game with a hidden element. Learn how to play Golf here.
Crazy Fish – a fast-paced game of matching and actions that will keep everyone in stiches. You can see how to play this original game here.
Garbage – line up your cards and pass the ones you don’t want to your neighbor. See the Garbage rules here.
Slapjack – fast-paced this game will keep you on your toes. Learn how to play here.
Finders Keepers – hidden cards, sneaky math, and hit with kids. See how to play here.
Crazy Eights – the classic card game.
7 Up – it’s a race to get your cards in the right spots. See the rules here.
Snap – another classic game that kids love.
Student Gift Card Game Pack Two:
Rockaway – you need to be the first to shed all your cards to win this game, but if you can’t play you could end up with a fist full of cards! Learn how to play here.
Linger Longer – You get cards by winning tricks and the last one in is the winner. Learn how to player here.
Flower Garden – a solo game where you have to plant all of your cards to win. See how to play here.
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Sevens – a light strategy game where players need to play their cards right to win. Learn how to play here.
James Bond – it’s a race to get all your cards in groups! See the rules here.
Cheat – to win you’ll have to cheat! Learn how to play here.
Knuckles – players have to get the lowest score to win. See the rules here.
Student Gift Dice Game Pack One:
Ants – will the people win or will the Ants take all the food? See how to play this original game here.
Pig – will you risk busting? Or will you play it safe? See the Pig rules here.
Limbo – can you roll low to win? Inspired my the action game.
Beat That – will you beat your opponent and roll higher? See how to play here.
Come on Six – the game with lots of numbers and only one pen! Fast and easy, learn how to play here.
Knock Out – add the dice together and score but watch out your score could get Knocked Out. See how to play here.
Roller Coaster – it’s all fun and games until you end up with all the dice! Learn how to play this simple game here.
Passage – how many of the IT number can you roll? Learn how to play here.
Student Gift Card Game Pack Two:
King of the Dock – may the highest roller win.
Chicago – played in 11 rounds its a make or break kind of game. Learn to play here.
Aces in the Pot – roll wrong and you’ll lose chips, roll right and you’ll win it all. Get the rules here.
Mountain Climb – roll the dice, add them together and how high you can climb.
21 – be the player closest to 21 to win. Learn how to play here.
Sevens Out – just like you would think, roll a sum of 7 and they don’t count. See the rules here.
Shut the Box – roll, add, and cross off as many numbers as you can. Learn how to play here.
SLAM – roll the right numbers and go for the Grand Slam. Get the rules here.
Student Gift Pen and Paper Game Pack:
Tic Tac Toe – everyone’s favorite
Dots and Boxes – another kid favorite
Shells and Crabs – a guess the code game
Connect Four – the classic four in a row
Nim – a strategy game where you can’t be last
Hold the Line – will you be the last to draw a line?
Hex – a little like checkers but different. You can learn all things Hex here.
Wrap It All Up
These Summer game packs make perfect end of year gifts for students. They’re fun, fast, affordable and throw in the right amount of summer learning! Get one or bundle more than one for a gift that they won’t leave behind or throw away and will make you an unforgettably fun teacher!
Visit out shop for all the packs as well as tons of other games!
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