Handmade Graduation Gifts
T-shirt quilt. Did your favorite graduate collect SO many school-related T-shirts? Memorialize them in a comfy, homemade quilt! Go for a twin-sized quilt for a dorm room bed, or make a full-sized quilt or larger for a new apartment or house. amigurumi graduation dolls. Customize these crocheted dolls with your preferred characteristics, then give them to your favorite graduate. They’re like their little avatars of success! crocheted teddy graduate. This sweet graduating teddy doll is a suitable gift for any age. Preschoolers and PhD candidates will love it equally! For bonus points, customize it with your graduate’s school colors. painted wood slice. Show off your artistic skills by hand-painting a slogan or illustration on a wood slice keepsake. You can cut the wood slice yourself, but tbh they’re better dried so feel free to buy them from a reputable source. crocheted owl with graduation cap. How cute would this be for a kindergarten graduate? I’m also saving this project for my future Bryn Mawr Class of 2028 graduate! jar of wisdom and love. If you’re throwing a graduation party, this could be part of the graduation decorations AND a gift. Otherwise, ask all your favorite graduate’s favorite loved ones to contribute their advice and well-wishes. If you’ve got a little one, get started now and also collect advice from their teachers as they grow!
Handmade Party Favors and Decorations
graduation cap bottle toppers. At YOUR graduation party, even the sodas, beers, and water bottles are graduates! This is also a good way to keep open bottles covered during an outdoor party. cards holder. I’m always SO afraid of losing all the cards and gift cards that guests bring to parties I host, because I’m always so distracted by the rest of the party! One trip to Goodwill and some cardstock cut-outs will ease my fears completely! crocheted children’s graduation cap. Go ahead and be the hero of the entire preschool class. They’re only little once! This is also a good project to customize in the color of your child’s school. DIY tassel. My hottest graduation decorations tip? Put a tassel on EVERYTHING! I wouldn’t even worry about all the tassels matching if I got to stashbust my scrap yarn for this project. graduation cap centerpieces. Hit up the thrift stores instead of the Dollar Store for the components of these cute and handy centerpieces. mini mortarboard headbands. Just because your favorite graduate is all grown-up doesn’t mean that they’ve outgrown party hats! photo collage letters. For bonus points, DIY the letters using corrugated cardboard. crocheted mini graduation cap. These would be super cute party favors, or attach the jewelry findings to turn it into a rearview mirror dangler. graduation cap cupcake toppers. Make even the most basic cupcakes fit your theme! crocheted graduation cap garland. These caps are teenier and a bit more detailed than the bunting you’ll find below. Perhaps you could alternate the two kinds of caps along the same garland! graduation cap favor boxes. This tutorial shows you how to turn any round box into a graduation cap. If you’re lucky, you’ll find some candy or favor boxes that are already the perfect size. But if not, then DIY them! photo wreath. It’s super simple to put together, and at least half the fun will be choosing the photos! crochet graduation cap bunting. This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! To make the project go quicker, recruit your non-crocheters to make the tassels. DIY drink toppers. Keep everyone’s drink safe during an outdoor party with these easy-to-make mortarboard drink toppers. P.S. For even more graduation gift ideas, check out this list of 20 go-to graduation gifts here!
