Nightclubbing

• If there's a popular 18-and-older nightclub that the birthday gift recipient has been anxiously awaiting to check out, buy her a VIP package to the establishment. Going to an 18-and-older nightclub can be a rite of passage for some people. It gives them license to party with a older crowd. Arrange with club officials to let her skip the line, get free admission and get priority seating inside the club with the VIP package.
  
  

Off to College

• For the 18-year-old who has graduated from high school and is leaving home to attend college, a gift for his dorm room will come in handy. Often college freshmen are required to live on campus. Buy the 18-year-old a miniature refrigerator for his dorm room. Stock the refrigerator with food, including sandwich meat, cheese, bread and drinks.
  
  

Books

• Buy the 18-year-olds on your gift list books that will prepare them for this new phase in their lives and help them make good life decisions. The 18-year-olds can benefit from reading books on properly managing their finances, renting apartments and interviewing for a job.
  
  

Clothes

• Even though 18-year-olds might have started to become independent, they'll sometimes need help from family and friends. Buy clothes for them, so that they can build up a wardrobe for work or school. Stock up on socks, pants, shirts and ties for boys. Buy socks, pants, dresses, shirts and blouses for girls. If they have entered the workforce, buy business attire for them to wear. Active and casual wear clothes will work for 18-year-olds who are attending college.