27 A+ Back To School Gifts That Will Start The School Year Off Right
Updated: Mar 29, 2026
Wrapping up summer vacation and heading back to class is a perfect reason to celebrate with some amazing back to school gifts. Students of all ages, from elementary and middle school right up to high school, will be thrilled with these clever ideas designed to help them succeed both at home and in the classroom. You will discover plenty of unique school supplies like sparkly crayons and smart scanner highlighters built to last the entire year and beyond. We also included thoughtful treats that teachers will truly appreciate because they are highly practical and fun for the classroom. Plus, there are numerous educational finds you can use with your kids at home to ensure they are fully prepared for the first day of the school year and eager to learn even more. Thanks to these awesome gifts, the usual anxiety over returning to busy hallways and homework quickly melts away into genuine excitement for opening books and absorbing new facts.
Candy Crayons
Candy Crayons combine fun and flavor with colorful, crayon-shaped candies perfect for playful snacking. Each crayon offers a sweet, fruity taste, making them a hit with kids and adults alike. Great for party favors, gifts, or whimsical treats anytime!
Prime Climb Mathematical Game
Prime Club is the mathematical game that will get your future scholars excited about learning. In this game for two to four players, each person must add, subtract, multiply, and divide their way to the center of the board while trying to bump back their opponents.
This Book Is A Planetarium Pop-Up Book
Use your down time to get to know the various constellations in the sky with help from This Book Is A Planetarium. This educational pop-up book comes with everything from a perpetual calendar and message decoder to a planetarium that projects the constellations.
Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments For Kids
What makes these kitchen experiments so awesome, you ask? They can be eaten! That's right, each of the 50 kid-friendly experiments on the pages of this book will educate them and give them something tasty to remember the concepts by.
Happy Atoms Molecule Learning Kit
Get excited about atoms and augmented reality with this set that’s a major upgrade on the snoozer chem class you took in high school. First, build the atoms, then scan them to learn more about the molecule and how it makes a difference in your everyday life.
Rainbow Desk Organizer
Make the office a little more humdrum with a desk organizer that takes you on a magical adventure over the rainbow. The charming wood organizer has plenty of space for pens, pencils, crayons, sticky notes, and more, making it the perfect piece for the space of a kid or an adult.
Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner
The Scanmarker is a game-changer for med students low on time but high on the amount of reading they have to do. While they "highlight" things in their book with the device, it scans the text, can turn it from text-to-speech, can help create summaries, help them take notes and upload to the cloud, and more.
LCD Writing Tablet
A full tablet can be a little cumbersome but this LCD writing tablet is much more lightweight and easier to use and write on. It's got a 12" screen and writing on it feels about the same as pen on paper, which makes it easier to write more detailed notes quicker.
Kindle Paperwhite
Her intellectual nature means she loves to read, but she also likes choice. Save her from lugging books to and fro with a Kindle Paperwhite. The eReader is glare-free and has insane battery life. In addition to being able to buy eBooks, the reader can be paired with library apps to deliver borrowed eBooks.
Audible Gift Card
Listening to that same playlist for the zillionth time? Not so much. Listening to that saucy new romance, empowering book about how to get to the C-suite in 3 easy steps, or a historical hot take about Joan of Arc. The possibilities are endless with an Audible gift card that puts million of eBook titles at your fingertips.
Baketivity Kids Baking Subscription Box
Just like dough, your kid's spirits will rise when they get a hold of this subscription box. Every month they'll get the recipe and some of the tools to bake up something wonderful. You'll get to make things like pretzels, whoopie pies, cake pops, and more that your littles will love munching on.
Apple iPad Pro
Your laptop might start gathering dust after you invest in an Apple iPad Pro. The iPad comes in two sizes, has a liquid Retina display that captures colors in brilliant detail, and a battery life that'll last the whole day.
Orboot Augmented Reality Globe
The world will literally be your kiddo's oyster with the Orboot AR Globe. The toy provides them with hours of screen-based fun that you can get behind. They'll explore the globe through an app and visit new worlds, meet new animals, learn about cultures, and more.
The Hockey Mug with a Net
Warm up after a cold skate but don't leave your game on the ice. Sip from this clever mug and have a little fun with your drink. The handcrafted ceramic mug has a net to catch every spoon slapshot you fire at it.
Zoku Slush and Shake Maker
There's just something about a slush or a shake that makes it so much better than regular ice cream. With this clever shake maker, he can enjoy frozen beverages without having to go to the ice cream shop. Just pop it in the freezer for a few hours, add a mix, and it's ready in a few minutes.
Crayola Ultimate Light Board Tablet
This tablet is cooler than any iPad. A kid will feel like he's living in the future when he's painting with light on the unique board. The colors are bold and vibrant and disappear quickly when the young artists finds inspiration to make something else.
Geological Time Puzzle
Learning about the eras of geological time is fun and easy when you're doing a puzzle. This 1000-piece jigsaw is as entertaining as it is educational. The colorful striations make it easy to put together and the occasional dinosaur bone makes it extra fun.
Magnetic Fidget Ring Set
Kids who need a little help staying focused will get it from this magnetic fidget ring set. Swinging the colorful circles around each other with the hands flips a switch in the brain that makes concentrating in class easier.


















