15 Ideas for Birthday Gifts from Teacher to Student

Looking for adorable ideas for birthday gifts from teacher to student? I have a bunch for you to explore! These ideas are mainly for younger kids to make them feel extra special on their big day!

Of course, you might find some cute ideas for high schoolers too! I mean do we ever really grow out of our plushies phase?

Labubus say otherwise!

Oh and if you are a teacher who loves gifting, check out these ideas for meet the teacher gifts, first day of school and end of year treats for kids.

ideas for birthday gifts from teacher to student text overlay on a photo of balloons on the ceiling of a classroom and a teacher gifting cake with a 4 candle to a student

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Make the kids feel special

Birthdays are a big deal, no matter the age! But, they are especially important to kids. So, bringing the excitement and encouraging the class to be extra nice to the birthday child are sure to make them feel special.

And they deserve it! They are beautiful souls that deserve to bask in their birthday joy!

As a teacher, you can facilitate birthday experiences in your classroom. Create activities and traditions that center the birthday kid. Encourage kindness and warmth among the students and get the parents involved too.

If there are lots of birthdays in the same week, you can group the activities together while still making each birthday boy or girl feel excited and celebrated.

It’s these happy moments, seeing joyful faces, that make teaching so beautiful!

Birthday gifts from teacher to student

1. Happy birthday stickers

This is a small, simple, and cheap way to make a student feel special on their birthday. They can stick it on their clothes, bag, books or even arm.

These come in a roll with fun designs that say “It’s my birthday” and “Happy birthday.”

it's my birthday stickers

These waterproof stickers are also really nice and would be great for young kids to teens.

vinyl Happy Birthday stickers

2. Happy birthday card

A card is another pretty simple way to celebrate a student’s birthday without breaking the budget. Cards can be extremely meaningful especially when you add sweet wishes and kind words to it. You can DIY your own cards or get these adorable ones for the kids.

24 Pack Unique Gold Foil Birthday Cards

3. Small writing tablets

This is a great idea for birthday gifts from teacher to student and they’re pretty unique. They are perfect for doodling and drawing but can be great for practicing writing, working on math, and developing fine motor skills!

Mini LCD writing tablet for kids

4. Cute pens

A pen is a simple gift, right? These mini multicolor pens are adorable and come in lots of animal and cartoon patterns. They are sure to make the birthday kid smile!

mini multicolor 4-in-1 pens

For a simpler option, you can always go for these happy birthday pens that come with cute pen clip-on toppers.

Cute Happy Birthday Pens

5. Birthday mini plushies

Who doesn’t love plushies? These animal mini plushies are birthday-themed and come with cute birthday cards in their own little bag. They are super soft and have a little keychain attachment for adding to bags and totes.

mini stuffed keyring plushies with birthday theme

There are also bear birthday plushies too that are super cute and can be great gifts.

mini bear plush toys with birthday hats

6. Happy birthday cup sets

These birthday cups come with lots of goodies like pencils, cake erasers, fun drinking straws, silicone bracelets and stickers.

If the parents agree, add in some candy and mini snacks too!

birthday themed cups and stationery

7. Mini notebooks and pens

Mini notebooks are great gifts for kids. These come with pens so they can doodle, color, take notes and more. Write a personal birthday note in them too!

mini happy birthday notepads and birthday themed pens

8. Stationery sets

Who doesn’t love stationery? Even high schoolers love them! The ones below are more for younger kids though. These sets are fun, silly, and come with pencils, erasers, sharpeners, sticky notes, slap bracelets, and more.

How adorable are they?!

birthday school stationery sets

9. Coloring fun!

These are classic student birthday gifts that would never get old! Crayola crayons are perfect for younger students and the middle schoolers will definitely appreciate these color pencils.

Crayola color pencils

10. Bookmarks

If your students are into reading, then these bookmarks are simple, inexpensive gifts to get them for their birthday. For even cheaper gifts, you can DIY your own bookmarks too!

birthday bookmarks

11. Birthday certificates

Here’s a unique gift idea for students – birthday certificates. Create a fun, light ceremony and get the class involved when gifting these adorable certificates! You can always DIY them or pick up these:

happy birthday certificates.

12. Birthday crown

Add a touch of royalty to the birthday vibe with these fun, paper birthday crowns. You can also get simple party hats for the rest of the kids too.

happy birthday paper crowns

13. Play-Doh

Play-Doh is the perfect gift for younger kids, especially for their birthday! It’s great for practicing creativity and fine motor skills. Let them choose their favorite color and watch their little faces light up with excitement.

Play-Doh modeling compound

14. Games

These are a tad more expensive than the other student birthday gifts on this list, but they are certainly worth it! Games make great gifts and the kids can play with them at school or take them home to play with their family. There are tons of options too like these Guess Who and Monopoly games.

Hasbro Gaming Guess Who? board game
Monopoly Deal Card Game

15. Water coloring books

These water coloring books are perfect birthday presents for the younger students. The paints are in the books already so you only need to moisten them with a small paintbrush to start painting. How cute are they?

water coloring books set

I hope you liked these ideas for birthday gifts from teacher to student. They are all affordable and I’m sure the kids would appreciate any gift you get them.

Their smiles are always so priceless!

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