Graduation Gift Ideas

Graduation Gift Ideas and Steps Worth Considering

By : Abd. Mudeffar

Whenever the spring approaches, the tradition of exploring varied graduation gift ideas often repeats and this is no surprise given the fact that no graduation would be complete if the graduate himself or herself does not get something he/she deserves after all those long years in school.

Considering the many technological breakthroughs that happened during the last twenty-five years as well as the evolving lifestyles of people that occurred, coming up with a great graduation gift idea only becomes more difficult as time passes.

In the old days-like back in the 1950s to 1970s-the most common problem with the consideration of many graduation gift ideas was the cost and at the same time the mindset to come up with the ideal gifts had a lot of emphasis on what is fancy or glamorous.

The old problems don’t apply anymore with today’s modern, technology-oriented society. For parents whose children are graduating from high school or college, the search for the right gifts is not only complicated but also a solid test of their analysis as to what thing (or service) would be worthy of giving to the proud graduate. In some cases, studying a list of potential graduation gift ideas can be a headache.

So just what will it take to find consider the right graduation gift ideas before purchasing them with hard-earned money in this age of Facebook? The first step one can take is analyzing not what is popular but rather what is surprising and useful to give in relation to the graduate’s personal interests. The iPod, sports shoes and the Sony PlayStation 3 game console don’t make good gifts anymore today since millions of students around the nation already have acquired them. A nice alternative would be giving something that appeals to them which they don’t likely have yet such as the iPad (for those who love mobile computing), a high-end camera (for photography enthusiasts) that comes close to what professional photographers use, and a Smartphone with multi-tasking features to name a few.

While technology is nice, graduation gift ideas need not be too expensive or fancy at all. In fact, simple things can still make fine gifts. Giving the graduate a personalized gift (example: a backpack or a pen or a key chain baring the graduate’s name) is ideal when it comes to making him or her feel special. To express thoughtfulness of the graduate without spending too much, a laundry gift basket (containing laundry essentials as well as an instruction book) will prove to be helpful to give since many graduates tend to neglect laundry practice or struggled with laundry due to a lack of things.

When it comes to college graduation gift ideas, giving a digital watch rich with features that are similar to Smartphones is ideal since the graduate will be needing one in regards to his/her work or lifestyle.

Coming up with great graduation gift ideas in today’s technology-oriented world is truly challenging. Part of the challenge comes with analyzing not just what is fabulous or luxurious to give, but rather what is useful, thoughtful and surprising. As part of analyzing which particular choice from the common graduation gift ideas of today would be best to take, it is recommended to start talking with friends who are close to the graduate and get ideas as to what his/her interests are, what he/she wants that can’t be acquired, etc.