Are you looking for Christmas gifts for students? Christmas gift exchanges are a treat for the whole class. Students will find joy in the giving and receiving of thoughtful gifts. These gifts can be inexpensive tokens or handmade items. The simplest gift can become extraordinary if you add a beautiful gift tag with some thoughtful wording on it.

Examples of Christmas gift ideas for students can be scented Smencils, Pop-It Keychains, coloring sets, scrabble name ornaments, bookmarks, and assorted stocking stuffers. I have to tell you that this is a candy-free post. No sweets at all. With all the allergies the little ones have lately, this is a safe and fun alternative to candy. This way, we can take pride in the fact that we are not contributing to the growing problem of obesity in children.

If you need free Christmas themed bag toppers or free Christmas gift tags, there are many printable ones (that are not for sweets) to be found here at TpT. I have linked some below, to pair them with other Christmas gift ideas for students.

I love to find awesome classroom ideas for teachers and parents. As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn a commission for purchases using my links. The ideas and paid links below are based on Amazon finds that are great for making thoughtful no-candy Christmas gifts for students.

Scented Holiday ‘Smencils’: These are scented pencils made from recycled paper. The scent lasts a long time which adds to the magic of the season. See free Christmas themed pencil and pen tags here.

Christmas pop-it keychains: Pop-Its are what all the kids want. If you need a gift that is sure to please, get some Christmas keyring pop-its and you can add this tag to them (free download). It says “Just Poppin’ In to say Merry Christmas”. This is one of the most popular Christmas gifts for students.

Christmas glasses: These are kid-sized character glasses that have Santa, reindeer, and snowman elements in Christmas colors.

Mini coloring sets: A complete coloring set is a quick and easy gift option. These sets have coloring books and crayons for kids. There are lots of free Christmas themed tags on TpT for Crayons. This tag is an example, it says ‘Have a Merry Christmas and a Colorful New Year’.

Scrabble Ornaments: All you need to make Scrabble ornaments for kids are Scrabble letters, Christmas ribbons (thin ones and wide ones), a glue gun, and yarn.

Assorted Christmas bag stuffers: These are sets of Christmas character toys, stickers, crayons and stamps. They can be added to Christmas bags. This is a huge 84 piece set. There is also a Christmas themed set with a pencil, mini notebook, erasers, and stickers that is available in bulk.

Torchlights: A handy torchlight can be a gift for teachers or for students. It’s useful for everyone. Add a tag like this cute printable template that reads ‘May You Christmas Be Merry and Bright’. It’s a free TpT download.

Books: I made this Christmas Joke Book for kids. It is a fun read for children and it makes a great gift. This free Christmas book gift tag will make this gift complete.

Tea light Christmas Ornaments: Make cute little snowman ornaments for your entire class with tea lights. Add ribbons and hats to make them dressed up for Christmas. Draw on the dotty eyes and smile with a black permant marker.

Playdoh: You can’t go wrong handing out these Playdoh cups to kids at Christmas. This Christmas tag was made just for Playdoh gifts. It’s a free template that you can grab here.

Scratch Art notebooks: These work out to be around one dollar per student. Each pack comes with a notebook and a wooden stylus. Students love scratch art notebooks for doodling, making Christmas cards, and making artistic gift tags. This is one of the most affordable Christmas gifts for kids.

Bookmarks: I made these Christmas themed bookmarks for students to encourage some book reading for the holidays. It’s a free download from my TpT collection.

Ornament decorating kits: Make ornament decorating kits for each student. Each clear snap seal bag can include a blank wooden ornament, and a mini paint and brush set.

How to Make Christmas Giftbags for Kids

If you have more than one little gifts for each student, you can make cute reindeer bags to put them all together in a Christmas themed package. Use candycanes for the antlers, 1″ adhesive googly eyes, and a 2″ red pompom ball for the nose.

I hope you have found some affordable Christmas Gifts for Students in this post. Don’t forget that lots of printable Christmas gift tags can be found here at TpT for free.

There are also assorted ready-made ones like these on Amazon.

If you want to add a few Christmas snacks to your gift ideas, check out this Christmas snack gift ideas blog post. There are also these Christmas ornament crafts for kids to make.

More ideas will be added soon. Merry Christmas!