Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Great Gifts For College Students

By Elba Fenwick


While going away can be a lot of fun and a chance to gain some independence, college students need a little something to lift their spirits and cure any bouts of homesickness. If the student in your life needs a little TLC, here are a few gift suggestions they are sure to enjoy.

The dorm food is notoriously bad, so one great gift idea would be to send them something truly decadent to eat. While collegians tend to inhale large amounts of pizza every week, you can change this up a bit and send some gourmet chocolate pizza. This chocolate confection, created by The Chocolate Pizza Company, is created from a mix of luscious milk or dark chocolate mixed with homemade English toffee. This forms the crust and then the pizza is topped with everything from nuts to M&Ms to marshmallows and Reese's Pieces and a drizzle of white chocolate. The pizza is then wrapped in cellophane and placed in an actual pizza box for presentation.

The Chocolate Pizza Company also has created a special treat just for college students. The College Survival Kit is a box packed with delicious treats. The box include a mini dark chocolate pizza, a slice of milk chocolate pizza, chocolate-covered Oreo cookies, a chocolate and caramel drumstick and the perfect chocolate pizza accompaniment, Peanut Butter Wings. These wings are formed by mixing potato chips and peanut butter and then coating this sweet and salty mixture in rich chocolate.

Along the same lines as chocolate pizza, food-related gifts are always a big hit. So consider sending along something your student can use to make snacks in the dorm room, such as a mini microwave or fridge or perhaps a plug-in kettle which heats water for tea, instant coffee, soup and instant oatmeal. Be sure to send along some snacks with your gift so that they can enjoy the new appliance right away.

Practical gifts are a great idea for new college students, and one option is to give the gift of laundry supplies. It might not seem like a bunch of fun, but doing laundry is a reality for college students. So fill up a basket with all the necessary laundry supplies and don't forget to add a few rolls of quarters.

Before heading off to college, you can surprise your student with a book bag or a laptop bag that can carry a ton of supplies. High quality headphones are another great option that can help a student focus or help them avoid bothering a roommate. Anything that is small and has several functions is a good idea, such as alarm clock that does duty as a speaker system and charger for an iPhone or Smartphone.




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