Gifts for first graders

Starting school is a responsible and important period in the life of every person. This is a symbolic feature that separates early childhood from conscious and independent age. Therefore, the desire of parents to give a child a gift that will remind him that a new page in life has now opened is quite understandable. But in practice it turns out that choosing a gift for a first grader is very, very difficult.

Before considering the most popular and interesting gift options, parents should clearly understand that all first graders are nervous, very worried. For them, September 1 is an exciting, stressful day. Therefore You should not exacerbate stress with presents that hint at the great responsibility that now falls on the shoulders of yesterday’s preschooler. Try to remove a strict and demanding expression and an important look from your face. and make the atmosphere of the Day of Knowledge forever become festive and easy for the student.

A gift to a first grader should moderately emphasize his new, more adult status as a student, a future adult member of society. Therefore, cars, dolls, soft toys are not the most correct presentation, as they do not set up for study, rather, on the contrary. Consider the details and circumstances under which the gift will be presented.

It is best to arrange a family tea after a solemn ruler at school. Try to gather at the table all family members so that everyone can wish a first grader success. In such an environment, and presented with a gift.

Here is what can be in a beautifully packaged box:

• A large set of stationery. There are not just big, but huge sets of 290, 350, 400 items in a large reliable organizer-book. It includes erasers, pencils, felt-tip pens, a set of brushes for drawing, ball pens of different colors, gel pens, sharpener, rulers, a paper knife, proofreader, plasticine and lots of other useful things.
• Constructor. There are a wide variety of cognitive designers who develop perseverance, imaginative thinking. Yes, the child will learn, but not all day and night, and it is possible to fill in the rest time with an assembly of an interesting designer. You can stop the selection on the model sets. So the kid with the help of parents will be able to acquire his first plane, ship or car, which is exactly like the real one.
• A large set of colorings. This is not the same children's coloring that the child had before. Now you should pick up more complex and interesting books, although who said that you can only paint on paper? A great option is to give your child a T-shirt for coloring. It is plain, white, cotton, it has a contour for coloring, and special markers are included. Then the child will be able to flaunt a T-shirt that he created with his own hands. If you don’t paint the first time, it’s okay, just wash the shirt, and it will become snow-white again, you can try it again.
• Set for creativity. Invite your child to create a memorable picture, stained glass window or fridge magnets, which for many years in your interior will remind you of the most significant day when the child went to grade 1. It is best to give a set that is close to the school.
• Training set for tricks and illusions. The ability to show focus will make the child very popular among classmates, and therefore it’s quite easy to solve the issue of establishing communications in a new team with a “magic” gift. The Illusionist set, for example, contains everything for optical illusions.
• Kit to create a robot. It is not necessary to give an expensive option from the line of professional sets of robotics, you can choose a budget one.
• Interactive globe with voice support. It will help to get a lot of interesting knowledge in an accessible form. The globe will be especially useful for young “Pochemuchek” who are interested in natural sciences, geography, space, the device of the planet. You just need to touch any point on the globe with a special pen, and the globe will tell you about the country, city, population, history, culture, language, currency, flora, fauna and much more.
• Bright and colorful great encyclopedia first grader. Perhaps this is the best gift for children, because the book contains so many interesting things that it is sure to become an additional source of knowledge.

It is clear that the child’s own interests and hobbies, as well as its gender, should be taken into account.

Here are some interesting and useful ideas for a boy:

• Set for the student. Traditionally, it includes a satchel, pencil case, shoe bag. It will be good if all 3 subjects are designed in the same style, for example, with cars, if the child is a fan of auto racing, or in space style, if he wants to become an astronaut and surf the unknown universes.

• Board and logic games - A good option for training perseverance (much needed for first-graders). These can be puzzles, step-by-step games with dice and chips, games using game cards. Among the puzzles, it is worth considering options with perplexus balls (you need to turn the ball in your hands at different angles to hold a small metal ball inside the labyrinth hidden there from start to finish).

• Own football or basketball (better autographed by a famous athlete) - A great gift for the boy who loves sports. Starting school does not mean that a kid should now forget about football; on the contrary, a ball with a football player’s autograph brought to school for a physical education class will be the pride of a first grader.

• A pet. If a child has long dreamed of a kitten or puppy, and parents do not mind, then the start of school is an excellent reason to emphasize that now the baby has grown up and he is entrusted with responsibility for the pet. True, parents should prepare for the fact that a 7-year-old child can forget to take a walk with a dog, linger with friends, and therefore the family must have someone who will “insure” the pet owner and feed the beast or take him to the toilet.

Also pay attention to illustrated gift encyclopedias about pirates, ships, airplanes, military equipment, dinosaurs, etc. (choose according to the topic that interests your child).

The girl will love the beautiful “little things” that can be taken to school and shown to her friends, for example, an unusual design notepad or diary with questionnaires for all the girlfriends (earlier such forms were made by the girls themselves from common notebooks).

Here are some more ideas:

• A set of sound learning posters. It is enough to touch the images with a special pen, and it will voice the information.It is better to include training posters with the multiplication table, alphabet, English for beginners and information about the world around. These game posters will help the girl to quickly learn the information that will be available in the classroom at school.

• Gift set of rubber bands, pins and headbands. Let the young princess experiment with her image and put a new hairpin on to the school every day.

• Talisman for successful study. They can be anything from a little teddy bear on a key ring that is attached to a pencil case or satchel, to a bracelet or a ringlet. The main thing to tell the girl is that this item will bring her good luck, since it is not ordinary, but magical. First-grader girls usually willingly believe in magic, magic, miracles.

• Set for weaving bracelets, creating jewelry. With it, a student can not only do something for herself, but also bestow bright bracelets, rubber bands and keyrings on all her new friends. This is very conducive to making new acquaintances in a new team for the baby.

Also pay attention to books, encyclopedias about fashion, design of clothes and hairstyles, or on a topic that interests your first-grader more than others. For example, you can donate a large atlas of dog breeds if the girl is interested in them.

As already mentioned, the first Knowledge Day for a child is not only a holiday, but also a lot of stress, which will be handled by impressions. Unfortunately, even the highest quality and expensive things have the properties of aging, breaking down, losing their relevance to the child.

Here are a few ideas that you can safely adopt:

• Theme children's party. A child can invite his friends to him. It is important to endure the style of the holiday, for example, to make it based on the favorite cartoon or film of the child. Holiday in the style of "Spiderman" or "Princess" will be a great way to escape and dive into the world of beautiful fairy tales. Provide themed treats, games and contests, costumes for party members, prizes, as well as animators who will also be dressed in the style of your holiday. You can entrust the holding of such a children's party to organizations specializing in children's parties. Activities can be carried out in a cafe or at home.
• Excursion - It is a gift that is closely tied to the individual interests of the child. If he is interested in transport, then arrange an excursion to the trolleybus depot, to the metro depot, if his dreams are space, go with the whole family after the ceremonial line at school straight to the space museum.
• Horseback riding. Take care of a ticket to the camp sites or recreation centers that provide such services. The child will be able to feed the horses, see how they are cared for, and also make a horse ride with experienced instructors. The girl can organize a truly royal riding in a carriage.
• Fascinating quest. Unfortunately, organizations that carry out quests rarely create something for this age group, but you can easily cope with this task on your own. There is no big difference what gift you have prepared for your first grader or first-grader, just hide it. And after a solemn dinner in honor of the Day of Knowledge, present the child with a beautiful card with the first clue where to look for a gift. Tips in advance you need to hide a few. It will be interesting if you encrypt the answers into puzzles and riddles.

Whichever option you choose, Do not forget about the birthday cake or delicious sweet cake, colorful home decoration, balloons and good mood.

Let the holiday be easy and memorable, and further study - enjoyable and effective.

See the ideas of creative and educational gifts for newly minted students in the next video.