Defender of the Fatherland Day has been celebrated for a long time, because it is so important to observe the tradition and prepare something nice for boys, boys and men as a gift. In order for the gifts to be relevant and suitable for the age category of recipients, you need to know what and who should give.
The boys, though they did not become defenders, but this quality needs to be shaped from childhood, so correct and good deeds, kindness towards others and the protection of all who need help should be encouraged in the form of gifts by February 23.
We consider age
To buy suitable gifts for boys on February 23, you need first take into account their age and area of interest. You can inculcate the habit of celebrating this day from an early age, literally from the kindergarten, but children will begin to realize what is happening only at school. Boys 1, 2, 3 and 4 classes you shouldn't present something expensive or massive, children at this age will be happy and pleasant things.
The most suitable will be:
- Lego-type constructors of military subjects;
- small metal constructors with cars or helicopters;
- copies of military equipment: cars, airplanes, helicopters, tanks, etc .;
- compass and survival toy kit;
- machine or helicopter on the radio;
- watches in military style;
- nominal medal;
- books about the war and the exploits of great people, interpreted specifically for children.
The choice of a gift will depend on the number of children to be congratulated, and the budget that is allocated for this event.
If the congratulation will be held right in the classroom with all students, it is worth picking up the most homogeneous gifts so that none of the boys will be hurt. A great option is encyclopedia in picturesfrom which children will receive all the necessary knowledge.
If the whole school decided to hold a joint holiday, then each class can come up with its own version of the congratulations of the boys:
- issuance of personal certificates for certain services;
- comic or funny rhymes for each classmate;
- common congratulatory song from all girls for boys.
The older the guys become, the harder it becomes to choose the right gift for February 23. For students in grades 6, 7, 8, toys will no longer be so interesting, it is worth making a bias to completely different things:
- interesting strategic board game that can be played by the team;
- tickets to an interesting sporting event;
- field recruitment of a young soldier, which can be useful for undergoing pre-draft training, which awaits boys in the near future;
- a book about great commanders and interesting historical events;
- souvenirs and key rings in the form of imitation weapons or with memorable inscriptions.
To please the entire class, without exception, a good gift will be sweet tableFor which you can specially order a military cake based on the number of students and the class teacher who will be in charge of this event. On the eve of the holiday is to hold discussions on the topic, show films, invite veterans or combatants to an open lesson, to inspire children and show the correct example and guide in life.
For high school students it is equally important to get something to remember from the girls with whom they study. So, in grades 9, 10 and 11, worthwhile gifts can be considered:
- a metal mug with initials or the name of the person donated;
- phone stand in military style;
- handmade soap and deodorant in a military theme;
- tourist travel set;
- joint trip to an interesting event;
- tickets to the cinema or to the performance of a musical group.
Whatever gift is chosen, the main thing is that the boys like it. Attention classmates will always be pleased both at a junior school age and in senior.
Original ideas
The celebration of February 23 is in the oral congratulations of the boys and the presentation of some gifts to them. In order not to suffer annually with the choice of something useful, You can give preference to the original options.
In primary school, you can teach each boy. lunch box, in which the parents or the children themselves will daily add food to eat at school during a big break. Full and proper nutrition is very important, especially for an emerging and growing body, so an original and stylish product for food will be a suitable option for a holiday gift.
Among the original gifts that can be presented to younger students, there may be:
- a metal piggy bank with pictures of military equipment, soldiers or something like that;
- smart moneybox, which itself "eats" money;
- puzzles to develop mental acuity and intelligence;
- original flashlight: headlamp, pocket, battery.
It will be interesting for both second graders and third graders to play “war games,” so you can give them that opportunity by giving everyone laser tag subscription where it is safe for yourself and others to run and shoot at each other. In this case, it is possible to break up into teams and enjoy the collective activities outside the school.
This option is appropriate both with parents and with a class teacher and teacher who will monitor the safety of students.
It will be more interesting for a fifth-grader and a sixth-grader to do something with their own hands, so for them it will be model of equipment that you need to collect from the tree. Now there are a large number of varied in complexity options that will be of interest to both schoolchildren and adults. Such a gift will provide an opportunity not only to try their hand at their own efforts, but also to do something together with their parents, which will be useful in the run-up to adolescence.
You can present a set of "grow a tree" or present a set of figures that grow from the influence of external factors.
Middle school students will like more modern subjects:
- headphones;
- flash drive;
- Mp3 player;
- sports bottle.
If there is a need to make friends a class, then it is best to give all students unforgettable emotions by giving certificate of attendance at a karting center, amusement park or sports center with a swimming pool, rock climbing and many other fun. Classmates will be pleased to receive from their classmates cups with photos or funny inscriptions. At this age, boys love to spend time at the computer, playing all sorts of "shooters", so interesting computer game will be a great gift on February 23.
Original gifts for high school students can be key holders and business card holders, which will give solidity to young guys, which cannot help but be disliked.
At this age, many people seriously think about the future and the profession with which to link their lives, therefore beautiful notebook or diary would be a great gift. You can pick up such products in an interesting design, with a beautiful and stylish cover, and as a supplement to present a pen in a case.
If the class is very sporty, then small sports equipment or accessories may be useful to the boys for the holiday:
- carpal expander;
- powerball or a wrist simulator for those involved in game sports, especially racquetting;
- stylish wristbands and forehead bandage;
- sports towel;
- trinket sports club or sports that classmates like.
It’s not so difficult to choose an original gift if you have a complete idea of the hobbies and interests of a particular class and its male half. A pleasant memorable gift will be personalized t-shirts which can be a picture of classmates, their names or printed comic picture or fotocharzh. If girls have little money, but a lot of desire, you can buy balloons, decorate the class and heartily congratulate the boys on the holiday, wishing them a lot of good and pleasant, giving everyone a chocolate bar.
Choosing sweet gifts
In the event that the limit on creative gifts has been exhausted, and nothing new has been thought up and new, we can try our hand at cooking culinary masterpieces. It is possible to purchase ready-made holiday kits or do something yourself.
In the classroom, girls can bake a delicious cake or chocolate muffins, decorating them in an original way.
If you want to buy something for the occasion, then excellent options would be:
- chocolate packaged in a themed wrapper, a postcard and a small gift like a key fob;
- Gingerbread set of military orientation, where the cakes will be made in the form of cars and tanks;
- special sets of sweets, which are styled as tanks or other special equipment;
- individual candies in the form of cubes with letters that make up the name of each classmate;
- cake to order, made in a given style based on the number of people in the class.
Choosing sweet gifts, it is worth considering the features of classmatesbecause some of them may have food allergy to certain products. Selecting a gift, it is worth considering the place and conditions of its storage. If you order a cream cake, it is important to have a refrigerator or a cool place available, otherwise there is a high risk of damage to the product by the time it is consumed.
It is important to pay attention to the shelf life of any products that will be taken in large quantities.
Sweet gift is one of the most simple, but very pleasant greeting options for boys on February 23rd, which will be relevant for any age. Edible gifts, though not durable, but leave behind good memories. If there is a pastry shop in the city, then it is possible to agree on visiting it and sampling the products, assistance in the process of making sweets, which will be a real holiday for boys of the younger age group.
Interesting souvenirs
A gift for February 23 from girls to boys can be inexpensive, as long as it is interesting. At any age it is interesting to play, especially in friendly company, therefore Board games will always be relevant. It can be “Twister” or the card game “Uno”, in which the plots are always different, which guarantees a stable interest and a great mood. The smallest defenders of the Fatherland fit puzzles and puzzles of any subject - from your favorite cartoons to military motifs.
For junior classes, an excellent option would be piggy banks or unusual options with a surpriseFor example, with disappearing money. If there are few boys in the classroom, then you can afford to buy more expensive, but original, memorable gifts. As a more economical option is to make a choice in favor of dough for modeling with tins for boys or chewing gum for handsthat in primary school age will be useful for the development of fine motor skills of children.
An original and enjoyable gift will be a mini-ball of foam rubber, which can be made for sports balls: football, basketball, volleyball, rugby or painted with cartoon characters.Such products will be useful for joint games, and can also serve as a kind of anti-stress if squeezed with the palm of your hand.
Also boys will appreciate yo-yowho have been playing with pleasure for many years now. If you want to hit something new and modern, you can hand spinners, which may have a different appearance, size and will help relieve stress and fatigue after a difficult school day.
For older guys a great souvenir will be bamboo puzzles, you can collect as much as you want, and you have to sweat every time to put everything right. Depending on age, the size and level of complexity of such a gift may vary. A great option would be logical puzzle in the form of a ball of gears. A new appearance creates new tasks for the brain, helping to develop memory, attentiveness and intelligence.
High school students will be intrigued by the original and very stylish looking. puzzle huzzle cast, which looks quite simple externally, but actually refers to one of the most complex mechanisms, so for lovers of difficulties this is the perfect gift. All sorts of variations on the theme Rubik's Cube in different sizes and assemblies can also be a good souvenir option for boys of school age.
For high school students can be purchased miniature booksin which real stories are written, but the size of such items is very small, so they easily fit in your palm, pocket of clothes or any bag. If you know about the preferences of classmates, you can please them with a pleasant gift, choosing and presenting favorite bookthat a guy can always carry with him. As a memorable gift you can order metal charms with engraved names of classmates.
The key fob with a photo of boys or the whole class will also be an original and pleasant surprise. It is a memory for life and an excellent gift from girls to boys, and also inexpensive.
In order to present the thing that was presented closer to the theme of the holiday, you can engrave the names on the spoons, which, together with the bowls, form part of the soldiers' set for eating food. This cutlery can be in full size or made in the form of a key fob, which can be hung on a bag or keys and carried with you.
Adult classmates will certainly like pen in the shape of a pen with a tape measurewhere in the lower part the product has the appearance of a usual writing instrument, and the upper part is supplemented with a small tape measure, which can be useful in different life situations. Also an original and themed souvenir can be mug gun, which has the form of a cup, and the handle is made in the form of a pistol grip. There are a lot of interesting and original surprises, the main thing is to choose one what is suitable for a specific age category will be safe, interesting and enjoyable for recipients.
If, however, it was not possible to find the right option, this is not a reason to despair, you can always create something personally and accurately surprise everyone around.
Cooking creative gifts with their own hands
A surprise on February 23 for boys is not necessarily far from being bought by girls, it would be quite normal to make it right at school in class work or at home making something previously agreed. At school you can do paper themed postcard or appliqué made from various materials. At will such a card can be made one from all girls for classmates or to each boy separately. To make the product unusual, you can make it bulky, with retractable parts, which will definitely appeal to boys.
As a handmade original presentation You can sew caps, decorated at the request of girls. They can be nominal, with different stripes or original, copyright. If knitting is taught at school during this period, you can try knitted helmetthat will also be an original and thematic gift.
Those who are well mastered knitting needles or a hook can try their hand at creating knitted tanks, which will be a wonderful gift that you can keep for life.
Also a good and simple option that you can do yourself at school is biscuitwhich can be ginger, oatmeal or any other girls or teachers wish. To make the products look festive, you should decorate them on occasion, by writing the numbers “23” or the name of a classmate, you can add a culinary masterpiece with ribbons or draw a tank, an airplane, military equipment. Another option would be making a cake or several cakes, depending on the number of pupils, decorating them with appropriate decorative elements and congratulating the boys.
Of the gifts that can still be made right at school, you can call miniature decorative pillowsWith which it is possible to add any upholstered furniture. It is easy to sew a pillow, so any girl will cope with this business, but it is worth considering the decor for this product and choosing the right materials.
It is possible to decorate such an object with the help of felt pictures, knitted elements or fabric stripes, the main thing is that the present should be realistic, neat and interesting.
Any of the above examples can be done with your own hands at home, finding the right patterns, original decor or recipes for delicious sweet gifts. The gift for February 23 should not be expensive, the main thing is to make it personal, so that every boy feels necessary and important, a real defender of the Fatherland.
Cheap options
Since it is necessary to reach all classmates at once on February 23, it is not always possible to give something weighty and useful, sometimes interesting little things which remain in memory, but do not require large financial investments. Choosing an inexpensive gift depends on the budget allocated to the event, and the number of classmates.
Among the budget presents are the following:
- key rings of the most diverse subjects, shape and size;
- pocket or headlamp flashlight;
- compass and flask - a set of tourist;
- original stand for the smartphone;
- unusual armpit pad;
- original stationery;
- convenient pen-flashlight;
- notebooks with a cover of military subjects;
- stand for pens and pencils in the original design;
- fashionable fluorescent laces;
- headphones, in which the cord has the appearance of a zipper;
- CD with modern music or a popular computer game;
- desktop calendar, which can be bought in the store or ordered personalized, with photos of each boy or class as a whole.
If gifts for the holiday are chosen for younger students, then most budget will be stationery. Coloring with airplanes, special equipment, soldiers can always be found, especially on the eve of the holiday, and to buy them markers, pencils or paints is not difficult. As an inexpensive, but creative gift, suitable sets for creating origami. In this case, you can also choose options for the type of aircraft and similar products.
First-graders will appreciate the water coloring, which is so easy and fun to paint.
As an exciting and enjoyable budget presentation may be suitable puzzles which can be folded on a flat surface, as well as magnetic options that are placed on the door of the refrigerator and for a long time please the eye. Original and useful will be Keychain with light reflectorespecially for those boys who go home from school themselves. With the help of such a key fob, placed on a backpack, it is possible to increase your own safety, because any driver will see flickering from afar. Also little defenders will appreciate a set of soldiers or a soldier with a typewriter.
For middle school students, pleasant trifles will be pens which ink can be erased after writing the text which is especially convenient during dictation or control. Suitable for home use USB flashlights and fanswhich make using the computer more comfortable in any conditions. Original stationery in the form of flexible pens and pencils, products, stylized under some objects, will please classmates.
If there is a desire to congratulate all the boys in the class equally, then it is worthwhile to come up with a joint event that will be inexpensive, but leave excellent memories.
Teenagers will surely like:
- a joint trip to the cinema, which is cheaper for mass bookings;
- bowling game for the whole class;
- a trip to nature with good weather;
- trip to the museum of military equipment or a similar place.
The most inexpensive and impressive at the same time holiday created especially for boyswhere girls will perform various roles, show sketches, recite poems, sing songs, hold quizzes, awarding winners with sweet prizes.
About what original gifts you can give the boys on February 23, see the video below.