Each year we search long and hard to find the best gymnastics gifts for you to purchase for your gymnasts. This year’s list is sure to be a hit for your gymnast! Check out the latest and greatest, some tried and true and all-around best gymnastics gifts for 2021.
Our NEW Gift Guide is HERE for 2023! We’ve rounded up the best gifts this year that we know your gymnast will love!
Be sure to check out our 100+ Gift Ideas for even more gymnastics gifts!
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For the Gym Bag
GymnasticsHQ DIY Gymnastics Doodle Grip Bag – A cute DIY grip bag that you can doodle or decorate any way you like (the markers it comes with or other permanent markers, puffy paint, iron-on decals, etc) to create your own unique design!
This is My Flippin’ Bag Tag – Turquoise – Make your gymnasts gym bag make a statement with this beautiful bag tag. Perfect for showing her personality and making her bag stand out!
Wristbands – This set of 4 wristbands is perfect for your gymnast for practice and to have extras to change up!
USA Red, White & Blue Gymnastics Grip Bag – A perfect match to our USA Rhinestone Leotard, this grip bag features beautiful rhinestones to form USA and a tie dye red, white and blue design.
Gymnast Work Hard, Dream Big Backpack – This unique, fashion forward backpack has been a HUGE hit! It’s perfect for any gymnast, available in both pink with black letters and black with white letters. Features plenty of space for all of your gymnastics gear and even has a compartment underneath for shoes.
Holographic Tie Dye Grip Bag – What is better than tie dye and motivational words?! This shimmery grip bag features a gymnast with motivational/inspirational words and is perfect for any gymnast who is working hard in the gym!
Rhinestone Leopard Grip Bag – Rhinestones and leopard print – this combo is definitely competition for tie dye and motivational words! Shimmery, beautiful and a must have!
Wristbands – This set of 4 wristbands is perfect for your gymnast for practice and to have extras to change up!
Grips – Grips are essential for gymnasts who are progressing to harder skills on bars! Check out our grip guide to find out what grips are best for your gymnast.
Ript Kit – This Ript Kit is essential for any gymnast who works hard on bars! Rips are a sign of hard work and grit, so make sure your gymnast has some in her gym bag!
Accessories
Gymnastics Nail Art Decals – These make our list just about every year – they are very popular! Your gymnast will love these gymnastics nails!
Motivational Sticker Bundle – These motivational gymnastics stickers are a must have for any gymnast! Decorate any of your favorite gear with them – grab one for your gym bestie too!
Gymnastics Glittery No Crease Hair Bands – Pretty, shimmery, gymnastic-y — does it get better than that?! These no crease hair bands are essential for any gymnast. Keeps her hair in place and does it in style.
Headband Bundle – These no slip headbands (and they truly are no slip!) feature 3 different colors with 3 different quotes:
- iFlip For Fun – Pink Gymnastics No Slip Headband
- Work Hard Dream Big – Purple Gymnastics No Slip Headband
- This Gymnast Got Goals – White Gymnastics No Slip Headband
Perfect for any gymnast!
Gymnastics Rainbow Crystal Pendant Necklace – This beautiful necklace has a gymnast adorned in rainbow crystals. Perfect for any aged-gymnast and would make a great stocking stuffer.
Origami Gymnast Necklace – Silver heart shaped necklace with a words around the heart with “Be Strong and Be Yourself”. Gymnasts love this necklace and it also makes a great stocking stuffer.
Gymnastics Crocs Charm – If your gymnast loves crocs, like many do, this is the perfect charm for her crocs!
Equipment
Panel Mat – A must for any gymnasts home gym to practice your skills with the comfort of padding. These high quality panel mats come in several different colors and two different thicknesses- 1 and 3/8″ (standard) or a slightly thicker 2″ mat.It’s also perfect for putting under your beam or bars for safety.
Beam – This beam is 6″ off of the floor. Perfect for working on your beam skills at home for both beginner and advanced gymnasts. This practice beam is covered in suede, just like competition beams. It also has padding underneath the suede to make it comfortable for practicing skills!
Air Beam – Also perfect for both beginner or advanced gymnasts, this air beam is 16″ wide and 9′ long. Perfect to be working on new skills and get the feel of the beam before moving it to the actual beam!
Air Floor – Available in both 3′ x 10′ or 16′ x 4″ sizes, an air floor is the perfect addition to any gymnasts home gym. Bring your “gym” with you when you’re traveling or on vacation and still want to get some gym work in. Foot pump is included!
Bar – What gymnast doesn’t want her own bar at home? Perfect to practice form for bars outside of the gym. Make sure to pair it with a panel mat for safety!
Leos
Pink Rays Leotard – This beautiful pink with purple/white ombre rays features a stunning rhinestone belt. Your gymnast will love showing off this buttery soft beauty at practice!
DIY Pink & Turquoise Tie Dye Leotard Kit – So fun to create and then show your unique with this DIY tie dye leotard kit. This has been a big seller this year!
Glitz & Glam Leotard – This blue/black ombre GK leotard is always a popular one. It has the illusion of rhinestones without the risk of the rhinestones falling off since they’re printed on!
Rhinestone USA Leotard – USA all day, every day! This beautiful red, white and blue leotard is blinged out with “USA” in rhinestones!
Holographic Burst Leotard – Brand new this matches one of our best selling grip bags!
Checkered Dreams Leotard – This leotard is so soft and durable, your gymnast will love it! Another exclusive GymnasticsHQ leotard that is buttery soft, non-see through material and gorgeous!
Sparkly Shiny Diamond Ballet One Piece Leotard – This open back leotard is beautiful and your gymnast will love showing up to practice in it. Available in several different colors.
Striped Leotard Collection – These brand new leotards have 3 beautiful colors to choose from – coral, ocean and plum and they are even more beautiful in person! Buttery soft and perfect for practice.
Books & Stickers
Gymnastics Quote Sticker Bundle – This sticker bundle has been a favorite (and is listed as Amazon’s choice for gymnastics stickers too!) and is perfect for any gymnast to decorate her notebooks, water bottles, phone cases, etc with stickers that show off her favorite sport!
USA Pride Sticker Bundle – These stickers have been a big hit too – they’re perfect for decorating notebooks, water bottles, phone cases, etc and simultaneously showing your love for the USA and gymnastics!
Mindset Meet Journal – Another essential for any gymnast who competes. This gymnastics journal is unique and unlike any other out there! With multiple sections of focus, room for you to list goals for the season as well as each meet, show progress, work on your mindset and so much more! This revision also comes with stickers (if ordered from our shop)!
Perfect Balance Series Books (Link & Pic for I’ve Got This book 1) – The top purchased gymnastics book of the year, the Perfect Balance Series are a must have for any gymnast of all levels. The stories are relatable, inspirational and all around perfect for gymnasts! To learn more about each of the books in the series, check out our interview with the author, Melisa Torres.
She’s Got This – This book by Laurie Hernandez has also been a favorite amongst gymnasts. It’s an awesome story that is sure to inspire any gymnast and it has great pictures, too!
The Story of Simone Biles: A Biography Book for New Readers – Another favorite for gymnasts, the story of Simone Biles is available in several books – you can see which one is best for your reader in our book guide but such a great read and easily broken down for younger readers!
Checklist Bundle – These are ALWAYS popular, especially this year since the skill requirements changed for the 2021 season! Available for Levels 1-4, Levels 5-7, Xcel Bronze/Silver, Xcel Gold/Platinum/Diamond. Perfect for any level gymnast!
Hope you’ve enjoyed this year’s gymnastics gift guide!
Dani June 6, 2022, 10:13 am
I want all of those things! They all look sooooooooooo good
Dani June 6, 2022, 10:14 am
I want all of those things!
gymnasticshq June 16, 2022, 2:20 pm
They’re all pretty awesome!
Dani June 6, 2022, 10:16 am
Hi my name in dani and I am a level detén gymnast all of those gifts look really good I want all of them! Also if any one needs help which their skills this website is amazing!