Creative High School Graduation Gifts

Modadunn
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:41:10 +0000

After we got son’s post office box number, I sent him monogrammed stationary with his return address on it to him at school. Don’t forget stamps and maybe a little address book with grandparents, aunts, uncles, SIBLINGS. Son has found having the ability to dash off a thank you note is almost brainless. And Grandma loves a real thank you note.

But for graduation beyond the laptop that is a given need our kids’ HS has a book written about the history of the school. It’s like a coffee table kind of book. I bought that and then had most of his favorite teachers sign it much like a yearbook. It’s a small school, granted. But the things they wrote were inspiring and truly touching and personal to my son. HUGE hit.

And while he didn’t “want” one for his 18th birthday (which fell in December of his senior year), he has now - almost done with his freshman year - really found the use for a wrist watch so as to avoid always pull out his cell phone to check the time. We did give him one for Christmas, but we didn’t invest much since we didn’t know how much he would really like it (having never worn one). As it is, I will definitely be getting him a really good watch for his college graduation.

I second the vote for monogrammed towels, gift cards for local eating establishments and the book store. His girlfriend’s parents gave him a lovely wallet (which was later stolen from the gym but the idea was a good one). So maybe a nice money clip would be good too although college students are undoubtedly broke. Games - Bananagrams was impossible to find this past holiday season. Great game, and compact.