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Back-to-School Gift Cards

Back-to-school shopping gift card ideas to help the kiddos start the year off right with all the school supplies they need (and want).

 

Back to School Gift Cards

Custom Back-to-School Gift Cards

What better way to show school spirit than with a custom gift card for school days? Customize a Visa gift card or Mastercard gift card with a photo of the student going back-to-school from their first day of kindergarten. For the college student off to college for the first time, send them off to the dorms with a custom gift card showcasing their recent graduation photo. Add their name and a personalized message such as BACK TO SCHOOL FUND on the printed card lines, and send them to school with a personalized gift card that will be remembered even after the funds are spent on back-to-school clothes and other school-related items.

 

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Back-to-School Gift Tips

While back-to-school supplies are on sale, stock up on crayons, markers, pencils, and more. Put the goodies in a lunch pail and add a gift card for school clothes. Kids will love the gift, and parents will appreciate it even more. Check out Gift Card Girlfriend’s blog for more gift ideas.

 

Back to School Gift Cards

Back-to-School Gift Ideas

As much as moms look forward to re-establishing school-year routines and having time to themselves each day, some also dread getting the kids ready to go back to school because the prep work can be financially challenging. The cost of new clothes, school supplies, shoes, backpacks and more is daunting. Kids going off to college require those supplies plus tuition, books and dorm-room necessities. As the cash register tally goes up, so can the stress level. Sending a back-to-school gift card, however, can offer some much-needed relief.

Here’s how to give a gift card for school:

  1. School Supplies. Before mom hits the store, surprise her with a back-to-school gift card that can be used to buy anything from pencils, to a new haircut, to snacks for lunch boxes. A Visa gift card can even be used to pay for yearbooks and tickets to the back-to-school dance. Find a photo of her kids and upload it to make a personalized Visa gift card. Write “ENJOY THE MOMENTS” on the card. Deliver the gift card with a basket of markers, glue sticks and hand sanitizer.
  2. Extracurricular Activities. Just when you think it’s safe to balance the checkbook, an e-mail arrives from the football coach with a list of registration fees, “suggested donations” and athletic gear requirements. Then, the band teacher calls about an instrument shortage and the room parent shows up collecting for the class party fund. Imagine how sweet it would be to receive money this time of year instead of only handing it out? Why not send a back-to-school gift card to help cover extra-curricular activities? Take a picture of Junior playing football and use it to create a gift card with the words, “PICKING UP THE TAB” printed on the card.
  3. In Case of Emergency. Despite planning, college-bound kids are sure to encounter unexpected costs when they get back to school. Parking passes, dorm room organizers and last-minute supplies may be among them. Send along a gift card that can be used for unplanned expenses. Take a picture of the family and upload it to make a personalized gift card that reads, “HERE FOR YOU.” Deliver the gift card in person with a bottle of laundry soap. Deliver it in the mail with a box of microwave popcorn and ramen noodles.

If you don’t have a Back-to-School photo of your own, select a Back-to-School gift card design from our predesigned gallery. The gallery is full of gift cards created by our designers.