Top 5 Back-to-School Gifts for Your Kids (xTool Machine Made)

Vacations are over, and students are excited to go back to their schools to meet their school friends and teachers after a long time. They are ready to join their classes with more enthusiasm and excitement.

Similarly, teachers are also thrilled to welcome their pupils after their vacations and continue their journeys again. Most teachers love to welcome their students with gifts and presents. They think about various ideas to make their pupils happy and boost their interest in learning and studies.

Sometimes, teachers get confused while figuring out some cool, budget-friendly, and easy gifts that students can also use for their studies. Therefore, we are here with five excellent personalized gift ideas that teachers can give to their pupils once they are back to school. These personalized items will definitely make students happy.

Let’s dive into the details of the back-to-school gift items that teachers can prepare themselves or buy from laser engravers. We will share how these gifts can be made using a DIY laser engraving machine.

1) Laser Engraved Pencils

The first gift on our list is the laser engraved pencils. This is the most affordable gift that almost every teacher can give to all their students in the class. The students will also love to use engraved and personalized pencils to write in their notebooks.

You need several pencils to engrave. The common wooden pencils available on the market can be engraved easily. But try to pick hexagonal pencils as these are stable on the engraving area, while circular pencils can move during engraving, and you need a rotary attachment to engrave them.

This is one of the simplest and quickest laser engraving ideas. You can engrave the name of students on one of the flat hexagonal surfaces. There can also be some quotes or inspirational lines at the back. These personalized pencils will make pupils more excited. Most of them would like to keep these pencils as a souvenir.

It will hardly take a few seconds to engrave a pencil, and a pile of pencils can be engraved without spending excessive money. Plus, the personalized pencils for each student will not take much time. If you are in a hurry, you can also engrave the same content on every pencil.

2) Personalized Schoolbag

A personalized schoolbag is another excellent idea. A bag is more useful than pencils, and pupils will be able to use it for the whole year.

But keep in mind that it will cost you a lot, so you might not think about making personalized schoolbags for all students. If you are thinking of giving schoolbags to the highest achievers or a few students, then it could be an affordable idea.

To make a personalized schoolbag, you can take any backpack that has some area left to print on. The fabric of the bag is also important, but vinyl printing can be done in a wide range of materials. You can go for the commonly used natural or polymer fabric bags.

You will need vinyl sheets of several colors, and then you need to cut them in the desired pattern. You can cut the names of the students or anything you like. There is enough area on the bag, so you can add some exciting graphics, such as books, cars, cartoon characters, tools, or anything that the student likes.

Keep in mind that you cannot cut vinyl using a laser because it is quite delicate. You need to use a blade cutter machine or a hybrid laser and blade cutting machine, such as xTool M1.

Once the vinyl is cut in the desired pattern, you only need to apply it to the bag and apply heat to it using a heat press. The vinyl will stick to the bag quickly, and your gift will be ready.

Before doing vinyl printing, you need to know how it is properly done. Make sure to know the dos and don’ts before you begin. Otherwise, you might end up running the schoolbag.

3) Personalized Desk Mat

A personalized desk mat is something that the students would love to use. It is an amazing gift idea for the pupils that use desk mats in their classrooms.

This idea is also a little bit expensive as desk mats are not very cheap. However, teachers give this gift to a few students, but if they have a considerable budget, they can give it to all the students in their class.

Personalized mats are available in different materials. Mostly, they are of leather, vinyl, plastic, and felt. Depending on the material, engraving or vinyl printing can be done. On leather, you can do both. But on others, you need to think about which one is suitable. If it is felt material, you need to do vinyl printing. For plastic mats, vinyl printing is more suitable.

Most people with a laser engraver would like to have vinyl printing on the mats because it will be more visible, colorful, and attractive for students.

For vinyl printing, you can choose vinyl sheets and then cut out the desired pattern. xTool M1 is suitable for this task. It will cut the desired graphics, name, pattern, or anything else with perfection. Then, you can easily apply the vinyl to the desk mat.

4) Name Tags

A name tag is a nice idea for almost all age groups. It is also an affordable idea, and teachers can give the tags to everyone present in the class.

The name tags can be made from different materials, such as wood and acrylic. There are pre-made name tags available for engraving. You can buy those tags from the market and engrave them.

However, if you are looking for a more feasible option, it is better to get acrylic sheets and keychain rings to attach to the name tag. While buying acrylic, pick a suitable color that your laser engraver can cut and engrave. If you are using a diode laser, ignore transparent acrylic and the acrylic having the same color as the laser.

Engrave the name of the student on the acrylic sheet, and once all names are ready on the sheet, you can cut them out. Don’t forget to make holes to attach the keychain rings.

While engraving acrylic, you need to take safety precautions carefully. The toxic fumes from acrylic are quite harmful, so this must be done in a well-ventilated area. If you already have a proper exhaust and fume extraction system, then it is best.

You might want to paint the name tag or put stickers on it to make it more attractive. Stickers can be cut using a blade cutter.

5) Personalized Tumbler

The last gift on our list is the tumbler. Personalized tumblers are quite popular in the market, and even adults would love to use them. These are excellent for higher grades, and pupils would love to have them in their hands when they are in school.

Personalized tumblers can also be used in places other than schools. These are useful while playing, doing exercises, or visiting any place.

For making tumblers, you need a laser engraving machine, marking spray, and rotary attachment. Without a rotary attachment, you cannot engrave tumblers. To be specific, a chuck rotary attachment is needed to hold the tumbler during engraving.

You can pick any metallic tumbler from the market. If there is a coating on the tumbler, you can engrave it directly. But if it is stainless steel, you need to apply a coat of marking spray before engraving.

You can engrave the name of the student, quotes, and graphics. Anything can be engraved easily. But if you are new to tumbler engraving, make sure to learn it first. Otherwise, you will waste several tumblers.

Final Words

Teachers can make their students happier by giving them back-to-school gifts. They do this every year after vacations, so they often need to think of some new ideas for the gifts. We have shared some personalized gift ideas for students. Teachers can engrave and print these items using a hybrid laser engraving and cutting machine. Making these personalized products is quite easy, and it will save you a lot of money. Plus, your students will love to use these personalized items in their school.