I know that most graduating seniors are hoping, praying, begging, dealing, negotiating, pleading and in any other way expressing their abject desire for a car this graduation, however, a new, used or barely running car isn’t in everybody’s budget. So what can a mom and dad give to their graduating senior that is meaningful, reflects their pride, but won’t bankrupt them.
When shopping for a graduating high school student, most kids want to focus on college or their future pursuits so giving gift certificates is a good way to help them make choices about what they want for their new adventures. Items for college dorms, new apartments and higher education are great gifts as are travel experiences with organized groups.
ALLPOSTERS.COM
Allposters.com offers gift certificates for everything from inexpensive reproductions of famous artists to very unique framed pieces of original art. Everything to make your child’s room or living space, creative, innovative and cool.
Of course you can also do a gift certificate to Target or Walmart for inexpensive apartment set up or better yet, get an Ikea gift card.
HOME MADE GIFTS
Sometimes milestones such as these call for homemade or created gifts, like photo books, photo collages or frameable art with sayings or childhood drawings that tell your child how much you have loved parenting them and how proud you are of their past, present and future accomplishments. Consider looking at craft sites and photo sites to get great gift giving ideas. Here are a few that I found…
Shutterfly is having a save 50% off EVERYTHING on their site, this is a great place to make photo collages and books. Check out the different graduation related gifts you can create, but make sure you do it before June 3rd when the sale ends.
Try using Photofetti which creates a fun photo display with design and color which can be added to cards, posters, banners and much much more.
Gifts.com has great ideas for grads, with just about every idea in the book. Check out their website for find fun deals and great gifts, like this personalized photo poem.
TEEN TRAVEL CAMP
Lastly give the gift of experience by book your teen on a travel camp excursion. While some of the programs listed on teen summer camps.com are rather expensive, they would create the memories of a lifetime, especially if your grad has never left the country before. Here are some that looked interesting….
THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM where students can spend one to four weeks in a developing country, volunteering and helping the local people of that country while being educated about global leadership.
Prices for this trip range from $1,700 to $4,500.
You can also sign students up to take The Road Less Traveled, which takes students to exciting locals and adventures all over the world.
The Road Less Traveled offers many adventure and service excursions that both test a student’s sense of fun and bravery coupled with meaningful volunteer opportunities to help support local communities.
