Last week we looked at teacher gifts under $25 for the ladies, tonight we're looking at teacher gifts for your kids male teachers, their sporting coaches and music teachers.

Water Bottles

Everyone needs a water bottle in summer, especially if you're in a classroom or out on a sporting field. Here's three choices for the boys.

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1. The Camelbak range are really versatile and one of the top picks for men is the Camelbak Eddy bottle (pictured left). They come in sizes from 400ml (for the kids) all the way up to 1 litre for the men. They feature an inner straw and a bite valve like the Camelbak Hydration packs and the big feature of this bottle is that when it's open (as pictured) the lid is spillproof, so you can knock it over next to a computer or a pile of handwritten homework from school kids and water isn't coming out until to you bite down on the food grade silicone valve. It's a very forgiving bottle. As well as the sturdy bpa free Tritan Eastman plastic (pictured), they're also available in glass and stainless steel.

2. 18 hours insulation is provided in this insulated water bottle from Thermos. It features a push button opening with a silicone straw mouthpiece. It's 710ml capacity and this one is our #1 pick for your sporting coach, especially for those who coach summer sports.

Shop our full water bottle range

Grooming & Skin Care

For someone you know reasonably well, it can be appropriate to give some personal care items, depending on what they are of course, and giving natural is a really nice touch.

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1. For the teacher with a beard, this Beauty & The Bees Beard Gloss Shampoo is a pressie that's a little left of centre and quirky and a great talking point.

2. We have a great variety of natural shaving creams, gel and soaps for men that make great gifts.

Note: don't buy things like deodorant, as you're saying "I think you might smell a bit !"

Find in our natural skin care section

Food

Yes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and while you don't need to head for the heart, yummy snacks also say 'Thank you for your hard work during the year'.

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1. Pana Eighty Chocolate. This is super dark chocolate with 80% cacao powder. It's about as chocolate as chocolate gets! It's raw & organic and has a soft fudge-like consistency.

2. If you don't think your teacher wants to come over to the 'dark side', try the Alter Eco range of chocolate with a lower cacao content and they're sweetened with organic sugar and have a much closer taste to regular chocolate. They're Fair Trade too so this one is an ethical and responsible brand. Grab an assortment of flavours from the Dark Quinoa (pictured) to Dark Mint, Brown Butter, Sea Salt and more.

3. Clif Bar are one of the USA's leading energy bar brands and we have them right here in Australia. Choose from the 'muesli bar' style Clif Bar Energy Bar or for those teachers who are sporty, the shots are chewy blocks of sustained energy as are the gels.

Find more in our healthy snacks category