How to Make Graduation Gifts
Nothing says "congratulations" to a new graduate better than a custom-made graduation gift. With so many similar gift items on the market, why not create a one-of-a-kind present? With a few easy steps and some craft supplies, you can make a present that reflects the graduate's personality. Your personalized gift is sure to stand out from the rest on graduation day and make the graduate feel special.
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Things You'll Need
- Baking supplies, such as a cake mix and frosting
- Various arts and crafts supplies, such as glue and paper
- Picture frames
- Scrapbook supplies
- Computer with Internet service
Instructions
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Bake a sweet treat. Buy a cake mix or create custom-made cupcakes by scratch. Personalize the cupcakes with frosting in the graduate's favorite shade, or use school colors. Top the cupcakes off with an edible or plastic graduation decoration, such as a cap and tassel.
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Make a personalized picture frame. Buy a basic wooden or plastic picture frame. Glue personalized symbols to the frame, such as the graduation year, or use graduation decorations such as a cap and gown or a miniature scroll. If the student is graduating from law school, customize the frames with mini legal symbols. Include an image from graduation day, or choose a photo that commemorates another school achievement.
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Create a one-of-a-kind scrapbook. Visit a specialized scrapbooking store to stock up on supplies, such as graduation stickers, ribbons in school colors and picture tabs. Include special poems and phrases, and highlight images from the graduate's school days, from grade school through graduation day.
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Personalize a T-shirt. After finding out what size your graduate wears, buy a basic white T-shirt to decorate. Using special fabric paint, customize the T-shirt by adding the graduate's school name and graduation date, along with any special phrases and sayings. You can also have a T-shirt professionally printed with unique images and wording through websites such as Cafe Press.
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Make a customized canvas tote bag for carrying books and other school supplies. This is a great idea for high school graduates who will be going on to college and will need a book bag. Create a personalized bag using a special website such as Zazzle, or use fabric glue and decorations such as gemstones and beads to design a unique gift.
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