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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One Boulder Gift Card, over 75 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A Boulder Gift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 75 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Boulder businesses.
These Boulder businesses accept the Boulder Gift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — Boulder after the bell rings.
Arts & Culture
1237 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Arts & Culture
1421 Pearl St, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Nightlife
1045 Regent Dr, Boulder, Colorado, 80309
Nightlife
940 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Boulder’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
939 Cascade Ave, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Food & Dining
633 S Broadway St, Boulder, Colorado, 80305
Food & Dining
1015 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80303
Food & Dining
1225 Alpine Ave, Boulder, Colorado, 80304
Food & Dining
1235 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Food & Dining
2041 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Boulder shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
1128 13th St., Boulder, Colorado, 80305
Retail
1334 Pearl St., Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Retail
1326 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Retail
2870 Bluff St., Boulder, Colorado, 80304
Shopping & Retail
1505 Pearl St. Unit 103, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Retail
1643 Pearl St., Boulder, Colorado, 80302
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
Beauty & Wellness
653 30th St, Boulder, Colorado, 80303
Services
2550 49th Street 6, Boulder, Colorado, 80301
Services
3200 Carbon Place, Boulder, Colorado, 80301
Services
2657 Spruce St., Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Services
1938 Pearl St, Boulder, Colorado, 80302
Services
5400 Spine Road, Boulder, Colorado, 80301
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A Boulder Gift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 75 local Boulder businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The Boulder Gift Card is accepted at over 75 local businesses in Boulder, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Boulder Gift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Boulder Gift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 75 local Boulder businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
Buy a Boulder Gift Card