Sports-Themed Gifts

Help him show some school spirit by purchasing a replica team jersey from one of his favorite sports such as basketball or football. Other clothing items to show team spirit could include a baseball hat or a T-shirt with the school's name on it. He'll need an occasion to show off his new team clothing, so purchase him a ticket to a school team's game. Better yet, purchase him season tickets so he can attend every game that year.

Room Decorations

If he is attending school away from home, he will be staying in a dormitory unit, apartment or house that he rents. Help him personalize these locations with some decorations. Purchase him posters of some of his favorite sports teams or musical performers. Give frames for him to display photographs of some of his friends and family members to help him keep the people he loves in mind while living away from them. Additional decorative items could include lamps for his room, and decorative items for his desk.

Care Packages

If he is going to live away from home, he will be largely dependent on the school meal plan or meals he cooks for himself for his food. That will not always offer him the selection or the budget to choose the things he likes to eat. Send him a care pack with some homemade brownies or cookies, or a frozen container of one of his favorite meals to reheat. Include a gift card in the care pack for one of his favorite restaurants around campus for a special meal as a change of pace.

Electronics

College boys and electronics go hand-in-hand. You have many different options depending on your budget for a gift. If you want to get him a special gift before going away to college, a laptop or desktop computer will help him keep in touch. Another option for keeping in touch is a smart phone, which along with serving as a phone includes organizer programs, games and Internet access. MP3 are also a welcome gift. If he already has all of these, a gift card to an online music website where he can download music will help him keep those devices full of music.