Branded Summer Event Tools
Temporary Tattoos (3x3cm)
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Summer Gifts
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Find it. Love it. Keep it. Summer gifts are the branded pieces that travel from the office desk to the beach bag, the picnic rug, the pool lounger and the weekend away — and come back onto someone's Instagram feed.
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Branded Summer Event Tools
Fans (Hand Held Plastic)
From $2.31MOQ 250
Beach Thongs
Thongs (Eco Recycled Rubber)
From $5.83MOQ 1000
Thong Keyrings
Thong Or Surfboard Keyrings
From $1.65MOQ 500
Branded Sunscreen
SPF50+ Carabiner Sunscreens (50ml)
From $5.84MOQ 100
Branded Summer Event Tools
Foldable Event Fans (Full Colour)
From $1.75MOQ 100
Event Sponsorship Merch
Icy Poles (Alcoholic or Non-alcoholic) (40ml)
From $8.59MOQ 500
Event Games
High Bounce Balls
From $2.61MOQ 100
Beach Games
Paddle Ball Game Sets
From $7.37MOQ 50
Straw Hats
Western Cowboy Straw Hats
From $5.62MOQ 250
Sunscreen
SPF50+ Sunscreen Tubes (50ml)
From $5.15MOQ 100
Sunscreen
SPF50+ Sunscreen Tubes (30ml)
From $3.43MOQ 100
Fans
Concertina Paper Hand Fans
From $1.62MOQ 100
Sport Themed Items
Foldable Cheering Fans
From $1.42MOQ 250
Bandanas
Bandanas
From $2.35MOQ 250
Beach Accessories
Beach Towels (75x150cm, 350gsm)
From $17.36MOQ 250
Straw Hats
Straw Boater Hats
From $18.72MOQ 2000
Cheap Event Giveaways
Thunder Cheering Sticks
From $1.61MOQ 500
Temporary Tattoos
Temporary Metallic Foil Tattoos
From $0.24MOQ 1000
Unbreakable Polycarbonate Glasses
Branded Disposable Stadium Cups
From $1.12MOQ 5000
Disposable Paper Cups
Ice Cream Gelato Cups (3oz Or 5oz)
From $0.87MOQ 30000
Beach Towels
Beach Towels (Full Colour)
From $19.88MOQ 50
Lifestyle and Homeware Gifts
Nebraska Cooler Seats
From $15.02MOQ 50
Fans
Full Colour Handheld Fans
From $0.72MOQ 2000
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Find it. Love it. Keep it. Summer gifts are the branded pieces that travel from the office desk to the beach bag, the picnic rug, the pool lounger and the weekend away — and come back onto someone's Instagram feed. Sense2 has been briefing summer ranges for Australian agencies, retail brands and hospitality groups for 30 years, with thousands of 5-star Google reviews for bringing warmth, considered colour stories and beautiful finish to every seasonal brief.
Find it fast
- Typical MOQ:
- 50-250 depending on product and branding method; lower MOQs on towels, bottles and cooler bags
- Lead time:
- 7-15 business days standard; many lines branded in 1-4 business days for late summer briefs
- Branding:
- edge-to-edge sublimation (towels, pouches), screen print (bags, totes), pad print (bottles, sunscreen), debossing (leather, cork, neoprene)
- Materials:
- cotton terry, rPET, neoprene, bamboo, cork, SPF-rated polyester, food-grade silicone, recycled kraft
- Price range (100qty, branded):
- AU$3.50-$48 per unit depending on piece — single drink bottles through to premium cooler-and-picnic kits
- Free samples Australia-wide, dispatched within 48 hours so your creatives hold the weight, weave and print register before artwork lock
Best for
Choose summer gifts if your moment is client summer gifting and end-of-financial-year thank-yous, festival, activation and retail sampling or staff summer kits and friday-afternoon culture moments.
Client summer gifting and end-of-financial-year thank-yous
A jacquard-woven cotton beach towel rolled into a branded cooler bag with Australian-made sunscreen and a reusable straw cup — the gift that photographs on the sand and gets reposted. Tone-on-tone deboss keeps the branding elegant rather than loud.
Festival, activation and retail sampling
High-volume summer merch needs to survive a sweaty afternoon — choose edge-to-edge sublimated bucket hats, SPF 50+ branded zinc sticks, neoprene stubby coolers and rPET drawstring bags. Screen print reads cleanest on cotton; sublimation carries full-colour pattern work on polyester.
Staff summer kits and Friday-afternoon culture moments
People teams love a summer drop — reusable drink bottle, branded sunglasses case, bamboo cutting board for the balcony, and a printed recipe card. Budget-tier pricing at scale, branded in 1-4 business days on core lines.
Hospitality and property launch gifts
For rooftop openings, villa previews or cellar door events, a premium picnic blanket, engraved wine tumbler and linen napkin set turns the guest list into an afternoon. Genuine leather luggage tags on the esky handle are the detail people remember.
“Our summer client gifts went out a week before Christmas break and we had three replies that afternoon saying the towel had already been to the beach. The colour match to our campaign palette was exquisite — the team made it feel effortless.”
“We reorder our summer activation kits every January and the Sense2 team always suggests something fresh — last year the neoprene stubby coolers were the ones people posted. Delivery was a few days ahead of when we needed them, beautifully packed.”
“The picnic kits for our villa preview weekend were the quiet stars of the launch. Considered at every touchpoint — tone-on-tone deboss on the leather tags, linen napkins pressed, tissue in our brand cream. Guests took photographs before they'd opened them.”
Compare your options
| Use case | Our recommendation |
|---|---|
| Client summer gifting and end-of-financial-year thank-yous | A jacquard-woven cotton beach towel rolled into a branded cooler bag with Australian-made sunscreen and a reusable straw cup — the gift that photographs on the sand and gets reposted. Tone-on-tone deboss keeps the branding elegant rather than loud. |
| Festival, activation and retail sampling | High-volume summer merch needs to survive a sweaty afternoon — choose edge-to-edge sublimated bucket hats, SPF 50+ branded zinc sticks, neoprene stubby coolers and rPET drawstring bags. Screen print reads cleanest on cotton; sublimation carries full-colour pattern work on polyester. |
| Staff summer kits and Friday-afternoon culture moments | People teams love a summer drop — reusable drink bottle, branded sunglasses case, bamboo cutting board for the balcony, and a printed recipe card. Budget-tier pricing at scale, branded in 1-4 business days on core lines. |
| Hospitality and property launch gifts | For rooftop openings, villa previews or cellar door events, a premium picnic blanket, engraved wine tumbler and linen napkin set turns the guest list into an afternoon. Genuine leather luggage tags on the esky handle are the detail people remember. |
Make it a Brand Kit
Pair these together for a coordinated rollout — we’ll kit, brand and deliver everything together.
Beach Club Edit
Sublimated cotton beach towel (450gsm), neoprene drink cooler, rPET drawstring bag and a branded Australian-made SPF 50+ zinc stick, packed in recycled kraft
Best for: Client summer gifts, hospitality launches, retail gift-with-purchase
From AU$48-$65 per kit at 100qty
Rooftop Picnic Kit
Recycled-cotton picnic throw, bamboo cheese board, two engraved stainless wine tumblers, linen napkins and a genuine leather luggage tag on the carry handle
Best for: Property launches, cellar door events, premium client thank-yous
From AU$85-$120 per kit at 100qty
Summer Desk Drop
Reusable drink bottle, branded sunglasses case, bamboo lip balm and a printed recipe card in tissue
Best for: Staff culture moments, end-of-year people gifts, agency Friday drops
From AU$22-$34 per kit at 100qty
Find it. Love it. Kit it.
How to choose
Start with where the gift actually lives — that's the part we enjoy most about a summer brief. If it's going to the beach, it needs to survive sand, salt and 35-degree car boots; choose quick-dry microfibre or heavy cotton terry (400-500gsm), rPET drawstring bags, and neoprene rather than leather for anything touching water. If it's living on a balcony or a picnic rug, bamboo boards, cork coasters, enamel mugs and recycled-cotton throws photograph beautifully and survive the season. Branding method matters more in summer than any other season. Sublimation is the only way to get full-bleed pattern work edge-to-edge on a towel, bucket hat or neoprene pouch — it's also the most colour-accurate against a Pantone-matched campaign. Screen print is cleaner and more cost-effective on cotton totes, t-shirts and canvas coolers. Pad print handles curved surfaces like sunscreen tubes, lip balms and drink bottles. For premium pieces — leather luggage tags, cork journals, bamboo boards — deboss and laser engrave hold up against UV and humidity where printed inks can't. Colour discipline is what separates a considered summer edit from a seasonal dump. Pick two campaign colours and hold them across every piece: the towel border, the cooler bag webbing, the tissue paper, the sticker seal. Advertising managers notice when the palette holds. The tagline on the swing tag, the shape of the zinc stick, the weight of the tote — that's where creativity earns the summer gift a permanent place in someone's beach bag. On MOQ: most summer lines start at 50-100 units, with lower entry points on towels, bottles and cooler bags. At 500+ expect 25-40% off the 100-qty tier. Always order a sample — 48 hours to your desk, and the drape, weight and print register make the decision for you.
Pricing guidance
Pricing rule of thumb at 100 units, branded: a reusable drink bottle sits around AU$6-$18, a branded bucket hat AU$7-$14, a neoprene stubby cooler AU$3.50-$6, a cotton beach towel (400gsm, sublimated) AU$18-$32, a cooler bag AU$12-$28, a bamboo cutting board AU$14-$26, and a premium picnic-and-towel kit AU$38-$75. Screen-print setup AU$40-$85 per colour, once off. Sublimation is a flat setup (AU$65-$120) with no per-colour charge — which is why full-colour summer work often runs cheaper than it looks.
Delivery across Australia
Delivered Australia-wide in 7-15 business days standard — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra daily. Many summer lines branded in 1-4 business days with 3-5 day express available on 400+ SKUs for late briefs. Free shipping on orders over AU$500. We kit, split-ship to regional activations, hotel groups and multi-site retail drops, and run timed-release dispatch for launch windows at no extra handling.
Why Sense2
- ✦30 years briefing Australian summer campaigns — beach, pool, rooftop, festival, client picnic, regional tour. We know which fabrics survive saltwater and which prints fade in a Perth February
- ✦thousands of products in the range, sourced by our international trend-sourcing partners — so your summer edit actually feels of-the-moment, not last season's catalogue
- ✦In-house design studio for art setup, packaging and colour stories that match the campaign — tone-on-tone towel borders, contrast stitching on neoprene, branded ribbon on the hamper
- ✦Thousands of 5-star Google reviews — Customers consistently rate Sense2 for reliability, clear proofs and creative outcomes that exceed expectations
Frequently asked questions
What's the minimum order for branded summer gifts?▾
Most summer lines start at 50-100 units, with lower entry points on towels, drink bottles, cooler bags and bucket hats — often from 25 on pilot runs. Premium picnic and leather kits typically start at 50. For activations and retail runs at 2,000+, expect 30-40% off the 100-qty tier. Ask for a stepped quote across 100, 250 and 500.
How long do summer gifts take to produce and deliver in Australia?▾
Standard lead time is 7-15 business days from artwork approval. Many core lines — bottles, totes, neoprene coolers, bucket hats — are branded in 1-4 business days, with 3-5 day express available on 400+ SKUs. For late November and early December briefs we hold express capacity every year, and we'll tell you honestly on the first call what's possible.
What branding methods work best for summer products?▾
Edge-to-edge sublimation for full-colour towels, bucket hats, neoprene coolers and pouches. Screen print for cotton totes, t-shirts and canvas coolers — cleaner and more cost-effective on natural fibres. Pad print for curved surfaces like sunscreen tubes, lip balms and drink bottles. Deboss and laser engrave for leather tags, cork coasters and bamboo boards — they hold up against UV and humidity where inks can fade.
Do you offer eco-friendly summer gifts?▾
Yes. Our summer range includes rPET drawstring bags and cooler bags made from recycled plastic bottles, organic cotton towels, bamboo boards and cutlery, cork coasters and journals, and FSC-certified kraft packaging. Australian-made SPF 50+ zinc sunscreen, reef-safe formulas and recycled-cotton picnic throws are all available. See our eco-friendly promotional products guide for the full range.
Can you kit and split-ship summer gifts to multiple locations?▾
Yes — kitting, multi-site drops and timed-release dispatch are core capability. We've kitted summer client gifts to multiple regional offices, hotel groups and villa preview weekends across the country. Tissue, ribbon, branded swing tags and handwritten notes can all be done in-house before the kit is packed.
Can I see samples before I commit to a summer range?▾
Yes. Free samples ship Australia-wide, dispatched within 48 hours. For curated summer kits we'll build a physical mock-up with your colour story, tissue and packaging so you can hold the whole moment before artwork lock. After 30 years of summer briefs, we know the drape, weight and print register are what people decide on.
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Ready to build something people will actually keep?
Tell us the moment — the onboarding day, the brand refresh, the conference, the client thank-you — and we’ll shortlist, mock up and deliver. Samples available (cost + freight applies, credited back), 48-hour dispatch, creative thinking included.
Find it. Love it. Keep it.