Fun Gifts for a College Dorm Room

For college students, the transition from living at home to living in a dorm can be both fun and challenging.  There are many different fun gifts you can get for someone who is living in a college dorm room, that will bring a smile to their face and make them feel more at home.

Decorations

For college students, items that they can decorate their new dorm room with can make a great gift.  There are many different options, including a framed poster of their favorite band, a comfortable chair, beaded curtains or a unique alarm clock.  Sheet sets or a comforter for their bed, along with a big, comfortable pillow also makes a great gift for a college dorm room.

Functional Gifts

Since many students are eating a lot of cafeteria food, giving them a mini refrigerator or microwave to put in their dorm room is a great gift idea.  To add a special touch, add a gift basket full of foods they can throw in the microwave or fill their refrigerator with foods that they love.  To help students wake up after late night study sessions, give them an espresso machine or coffee maker to put in their dorm room.

Memories

To bring a touch of home to a college student's dorm room, give them something they can treasure forever, such as a t-shirt quilt or a framed collage of old photographs.  A t-shirt quilt is made by cutting squares out of old t-shirts.  If you do not sew, you can hire someone else to make the t-shirt quilt for you.  A framed photo collage is a great gift to give the student and is sure to bring a smile to their face every time they look at it.