Personalized Graduation Gifts

As a long-kept tradition, many people use engraved, printed, or embroidered items to commemorate special events in their lives. For your grad's big day, whether from high school or college, get them a gift that will remind them of the sense of accomplishment they felt on that big day. This will also memorialize the start of a new chapter in their lives. What is the perfect gift for your graduate?

How sentimental of a person, is your recipient? Some graduates are just happy to have that part of their lives over and done with, and if that's the case, you might want to get them something practical. Some people like to get their grads engraved mementos as a fun reminder of their big day. Rings and keychains are also a great option.

If you do have a recipient that enjoys keepsakes, a personalized graduation bear is sure to go over well! Choose a bear that represents the student's school colors or perhaps their favorite color, for a long lasting gift to display on a shelf or desk for years to come. You can also have photos of all the fun memories from school printed at a very inexpensive cost at your local department store and put them into a themed photo album. Everyone likes to look back on the good times, even when they're in a new place in their lives, and these are items they'll keep and display forever.

Some parents like to go all-out and get their graduates something expensive. Many music player manufacturers do engraving on the backs of the devices they sell for a small cost – or sometimes, even free. For extra school spirit, present the electronic along with the specially chosen graduation teddy bear! Or perhaps you're getting them a laptop as they move on to their next stage of schooling or work; these can always be engraved as well.

There are many options for personalized graduation gifts that you can give. It all depends on how well you know the graduating student and what you think they'll use or enjoy. The important thing is that it's an item unique to them to help them remember their accomplishment and the memories that came with it.

Announcing your Graduation

Congratulations grads! Your big day is nearing and though you're probably drowning in work, there's no doubt that you're excited to close that book. Your friends and family will be excited for you, too – you just have to make sure to get the word out.

Most graduates send out announcements to let their loved ones know that their achievement is nearing, and friends and family are always grateful for the reminder. Sometimes grads send these as an invitation to the ceremony, or sometimes they send it after the ceremony along with photographs as a keepsake. This, of course, depends on how many guests you're allowed to have and whom you would like to attend.

You can personalize these announcements or make them in bulk, depending upon how personal you like to be.

Then comes the party planning. This is the tricky part for a lot of graduates, because the majority of their friends are often graduating as well. That's why so many graduates choose a date that's a few weeks into the future, because the first few weeks following graduation are usually booked solid with events. Whether you choose to have it in your own backyard or make it into a night out on the town, you've got to make sure you leave enough time to plan the party, send out invitations, get food if necessary, and decorate.

It's your call if you'd like to send separate graduation party invitations and announcements, or make them into one. If you're sending out invitations to other recent graduates, you could personalize their invitations by sending them a photo of the two of you from the big day or even a graduation bear as a way to congratulate them while still sending out your invite.

The most important part of the big day, though, is to just have fun! It's your last hurrah, so you shouldn't be stressing yourself out if everything doesn't go perfectly as planned.

Congratulations: Graduating Class of 2012

It's been a long road, filled with lots of hard, work but they've finally made it! Congratulate your special graduate with a gift they will love & cherish: a graduation teddy bear. Whether they're going off to college or transitioning into to workplace our ultra plush teddy bears make the prefect companions.



We have two different looks for our Class of 2012 teddy bears, both available in a variety of colors and sizes. Our graduation bears come wearing an iconic black cap with tassle and have their diploma in hand. If you prefer a personalized graduation gift, we also offer our Cuddles line of teddy bears that come wearing a white t-shirt that can be customized with your message or words of encouragement.

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Regardless of which graduation teddy bear you like best, we're sure it will warm the heart of your new grad and keep them safe as they take that next big step. Congrats grads!