[For High School Students] A roundup of gag/novelty gifts to give for birthdays
Hey you, struggling to pick a gift for a friend? Be sure to check out this roundup of fun, novelty-style presents recommended for high schoolers.
It’s a collection of ideas to spice up that once-a-year big event—birthdays! Give them, use them, laugh together, and get in a happy mood! We’ve also included some surprisingly practical items.
Plus, we’ve mainly chosen budget-friendly goodies, so even if your allowance is a bit tight this month, you’re covered!
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[For High Schoolers] Roundup of Gag Gifts to Give for Birthdays (11–20)
Grievance Jar
High school students who are busy with entrance exam studying and club activities go through a time when stress can easily build up, right? The perfect gift for those students is the Grumbling Jar.
It looks like a traditional jar and is made from a premium material—not plastic—but it has a bold “Grumbling Jar” logo on the surface that really makes an impact! How to use it: press your mouth to the opening and shout the complaints you can’t normally say into the jar.
The jar absorbs your voice to some extent, so you might be able to blow off steam to your heart’s content without disturbing the neighbors!
Yakiniku Puzzle
Don’t high school students often go out for yakiniku with friends? One thing that can unexpectedly trip you up then is the names of beef cuts.
“Wait, which part is karubi again…?” “I’ve never heard of rump—what kind of cut is that?” It’s easy to get confused like that, right? The perfect solution is the Yakiniku Puzzle! It’s a cute, practical puzzle with the names of beef cuts written on pieces that you fit into the cow-shaped board.
How about giving it as a gift to a friend who loves yakiniku?
Airmail Catapult
Airmail is mail sent overseas by airplane.
The airmail catapult, featuring a striking design with a white label bordered by red and blue stripes, is a pretty unique product.
Real airmail uses aircraft to deliver messages to recipients, but this catapult is a humorous item that uses spring power to “physically launch your message” (haha).
It also comes with cute airmail-style memo paper, so you could write a message you want to convey to the recipient and slip it in secretly as a little surprise.
Kado-Keshi (Eraser with Corners)
When it comes to high school students, they’re busiest with studying for university entrance exams, and stationery that supports that effort is such a classic gift that almost no one would be unhappy to receive it.
Among those items, erasers get used a lot and wear down quickly.
The corners, in particular, erase well, but once they’re worn off and rounded, they become harder to use.
This clever eraser solves that problem with a unique design featuring 28 corners.
It’s a two-in-one gift that combines impact and practicality!
FC Home 88
The Family Computer, released in 1983 as Japan’s first home video game console—affectionately known as the “Famicom”—might not immediately resonate with today’s high school students.
That’s exactly why the FC Home 88, which lets you easily enjoy Famicom games, is perfect for younger generations.
It supports HDMI output and capture boards commonly used for game streaming, so it’s sure to be a hit as a gift for a friend who wants to try streaming on YouTube and the like!
Candy backpack
Do you know about “candy backpacks”? They became popular mainly among high school students in South Korea and are gaining attention in Japan as a new way to surprise someone.
The idea is to make a backpack by attaching snack bags together.
For the shoulder straps, recreate them using snacks that come in small packets linked together.
With this surprise, the overall color scheme and sense of unity are also important.
Decide on the design carefully before assembling it.
By the way, you can also make the backpack by combining boxed snacks.
candy umbrella
A surprise that’s gone viral on social media is the candy umbrella.
The idea is to decorate a clear vinyl umbrella by attaching candy bags to it and give it as a gift.
The charm is that when you open it, it creates a cute, girly vibe.
If the candy bags are too big, you won’t be able to close the umbrella, so adjust that part.
Also, decorating the edge of the umbrella with chenille stems (pipe cleaners) is recommended.
It gives a more fairy-tale-like impression.
Try finishing it in your favorite design.
In conclusion
Since it’s for high school students, I picked out plenty of stationery items. Even if you haven’t found “the one,” I think you’ve at least narrowed down the direction. It’s fun to look for a gift while imagining the look on your friend’s face, isn’t it?