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Here are our favorite personalized presents that would be wonderful Christmas gifts for high school or college students. Note the following deals and deadlines for some of our favorite shops and sites:
Favorite sites for personalized gifts
BaubleBar:
Early Black Friday – take 20% off custom gifts through Cyber Monday Dec 2. Lead time for ordering custom gifts varies with the type of gift chosen.
Leatherology:
Take up to 25% off with personalized gifts ordered by Dec 2. This is a site wide sale applied when you use code HOLIDAY24 at checkout.
Mark & Graham:
Standard monogrammed order by 12/18. Find discounts of up to 60% off and FREE shipping on orders over $100 with code CHEERS at checkout.
Pottery Barn Teen:
Early Black Friday deals up to 50% off and FREE shipping on orders $99 and over with code HAPPY at checkout.
Best personalized Christmas gifts
1. Custom Cord Bracelet (BaubleBar)
Create a one-of-a-kind bracelet or bracelet set at Baublebar. Choose a name or phrase up to 12 characters to make this trendy gift especially meaningful. Letters are gold plated over brass and choose from 17 pretty colors for the cord.
2. Bubble Initial Necklace (BaubleBar)
Super trendy bubble necklaces are available in four different finishes.
3. Jewelry Case (Leatherology)
This zippered jewelry box is perfect for travel or to use in a drawer to keep valuables out of sight.
4. Zodiac Ring (Etsy)
These slender zodiac rings have been very popular within the Grown and Flown community and would be a lovely personalized gift for your daughter. This Etsy seller has more than 2 million sales.
5. Build Your Bag (Mark & Graham)
Create a custom bag that is perfect for your teen by picking out the color, then choosing the type of strap or chain, and finally adding a monogram to it.
Mark & Graham – Varies with designs chosen
6. Little Words Project Bracelets (Little Words Project)
When you have something special to say, wear it on your wrist. These custom designs feature a word (or name or number) that’s unique to you (or the lucky recipient). Just choose a crystal or stone bead style and craft a message of up to 13 characters.
Little Word Project – Varies by design chosen
7. Bifold Wallet (Leatherology)
This high-quality, leather wallet lets you add a monogram on the outside. It has 8 credit card slots, a single bill compartment, and is very slim. A new wallet is one of our favorite Christmas gifts.
8. Necklace (Kendra Scott)
Jewelry from Kendra Scott is simple, classy, and stylish. Many pieces offer a choice between sterling silver, vermeil gold, or rose gold vermeil. Engraving is FREE.
9. Fine Line iPhone Case (BaubleBar)
Choose up to 12 characters and 9 color combinations to personalize an iPhone case for a gift that is very on trend this season.
10. L.L. Bean Blanket (L.L. Bean)
LL Bean also has luxurious, soft fleece blankets available in six colors.
11. Luggage Tag (Mark & Graham)
If your teen or young adult is eager to travel the world, this customized luggage tag is an awesome gift for them. Choose from several colors and consider picking a bright color since unique luggage tags can help identify a bag coming down a conveyor belt at baggage claim.
12. Tumbler or Water Bottle (YETI)
YETI is a wildly popular brand for tumblers, travel mugs, and water bottles. Get your college student one personalized with their grad year, college logo, or name on it. YETI offers many different sizes, colors, and styles.
YETI – varies with design and style chosen
13. Airpods Case (Mark & Graham)
A durable case designed to protect and enhance the look. Made from premium Horween leather, this two-piece case is tailored to fit your AirPods or AirPods Pro snugly. It features a discreet optical light pipe that lets the LED charging indicator shine through, so you’ll always know when it’s time to recharge. Personalize it with a classic monogram for an extra touch of style.
14. Engravable Jewelry (Pura Vida)
Looking for a new way to make your favorite Pura Vida piece even more special? Customize a ring, bracelet, charm, or necklace with initials, an important date, constellations, or cute symbols. Your message, your way.
Pura Vida – Varies with design
15. Keychain and Card Case Set (Leatherology)
You can have your son or daughter’s initials embossed on this leather keychain and matching card case set. Available in five popular colors.
16. Bracelet (Kendra Scott)
Customized jewelry is always so trendy. Kendra Scott has several different styles of bracelets to choose from and many are available in either sterling silver, rose gold vermeil, or rose gold vermeil.
Kendra Scott – varies by design
17. Photo Book (Mixbook)
Create a photo book of all of your son or daughter’s favorite memories. You can add photos of their friends, activities, and more. They will be so happy to have all of their awesome memories saved in a book to look back on.
18. Mug (Amazon)
Start a morning cup of coffee or tea with this initial coffee mug which is safe to put in the dishwasher or use in a microwave.
19. Commute Clutch (Mark & Graham)
This elegant leather clutch doubles as a highly functional tech organizer. The zip-around closure opens to reveal a variety of interior pockets, including both open and zippered sections, leather tabs, card slots, and ample room for your phone, keys, cards, cash, chargers, and other daily essentials. For a personalized touch, add a foil-debossed monogram.
20. Ornament (Amazon)
Do you have a soon-to-be graduate? A graduation ornament is a perfect way to honor them.
21. Map Glasses (Uncommon Goods)
Remind your son or daughter of home or of their college town with this cool map glass set — something that they can use regularly in their kitchen but is also personalized and fun. Sold individually.
22. Word Search Throw Blanket (Uncommon Goods)
This is a very unique gift idea. You can include up to 15 meaningful words like your student’s school, their name, favorite sport, favorite restaurant, favorite activity, and more. Cotton, machine washable.
23. Monogrammed Pillow (Pottery Barn Teen)
Pottery Barn Teen also makes a cute monogrammed pillow, adding a personalized touch to your teen’s bed (ideal for dorm rooms).
24. Carry-On Luggage (Mark & Graham)
If your young adults loves traveling this is the perfect gift for them. Monogrammed luggage makes it so that your teen will never get their bag confused with someone else’s in a busy airport where many suitcases look the same.
This monogrammed suitcase is lightweight and features a TSA-approved personal lock, oversized wheels that can spin 360 degrees, and optional expandable zippers.
25. Signet Ring (Kendra Scott)
Kendra Scott offers beautiful engraved rings available in turquoise, gold, or rose gold. Engraving is FREE.
26. Leather Accessories Pouch (Leatherology)
A zippered pouch is ideal for keeping electronics stored in one place. With a water-resistant lining in select colors, it can also be used as a toiletries bag when traveling. Available in 12 colors.
27. Notecards (Minted)
Personalized notecards are a great gift for writing thank you cards. This set of cards that can be customized with initials, name, colors (think college colors!) and even a photo, making this gift a popular choice.
28. Leather Tote Bag (Cuyana)
Add a monogram to this gorgeous leather bag so your daughter will never get her tote bag confused with anyone else’s. Available in six colors.
29. Leather Tassel Pouch (Mark & Graham)
Crafted from soft leather, these colorful pouches feature a zipper closure and a leather tassel. Ideal for holding small essentials, they can be used as a wallet, coin purse, or as an organizer inside your larger bag. Personalize it with a monogram for an added touch of individuality.
Why trust us?
I am a recent college grad and part of the Grown and Flown team. They are three moms who have raised 8 young adults and have been working on products lists for over 12 years now, making them experts. When selecting products we survey the Grown and Flown Parents Facebook group of nearly 300,000 parents of teens, tweens and young adults. We do opinion polls, surveys and ask open ended questions. We search for products that combine reasonable price with high quality and are recommended by our large following.
Prices accurate as of date of publication.
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