Gifts for Preschool Graduates: A Collection of Heartfelt Handmade Ideas
As graduation season approaches, many teachers may be thinking about giving heartfelt gifts from current students to those who are graduating.
Handmade items have a special warmth that makes both the giver and the recipient feel special.
Here, we introduce ideas for graduation gifts using familiar materials like plastic bottle caps and paper cartons.
Everything—from magnets and trinket boxes to photo frames—can be made together with the children.
Celebrate the graduates’ new beginning with a one-of-a-kind gift!
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Album card
An album card that can hold memorable photos is also a highly recommended idea.
Since there are various shapes, start by finding one you like and use it as inspiration.
There are standard book-style albums and horizontally long albums, for example.
Options with a mechanism that lets the cover open separately, or designs featuring popular characters, are great too.
Part of the charm of this idea is the excitement of thinking, “What kind of album would make them happy?” while you plan it.
pen holder
Here’s an idea for a pen holder you can use every day as a study companion.
First, prepare a milk carton and cut it to a suitable height.
Fold the top edge inward and secure it with tape to form the pen holder.
You can use it as is, but it’s a bit plain, isn’t it? So try covering it with origami or wrapping paper, or decorating it with lace.
It’s also fun to design it to match the recipient’s tastes if you’re giving it as a gift.
Once that’s done, turn the pen holder upside down and glue marbles to the four corners to finish.
The marbles will make it more stable.
Mini Herbarium
You can make it with materials from the 100-yen shop! Here’s how to create a herbarium—perfect as a gift made by current kindergarteners.
The materials are herbarium oil, a glass bottle, stickers, a clear sheet, and floral motifs.
Cut the clear sheet to fit the container and apply the stickers.
Place the cut piece inside the container.
You can also substitute shrink plastic (pla-ban) for the clear sheet, so give it a try.
Next, keep cutting your favorite flowers and put them into the container—and you’re done! If the container is small, using tweezers is recommended.
bookmark
How about making a bookmark with polystyrene foam? First, lay down a sheet of parchment paper and arrange some polystyrene foam sheets.
Place a piece of decorative construction paper on top and sandwich it between the foam sheets.
Imagine the construction paper cut into shapes like animals.
Next, place another sheet of parchment paper on top and apply heat with an iron.
The material will shrink, so let it cool under a weight, and it’s done.
After that, punch a hole and add a ribbon, if you like.
By the way, you can also use steel sheets or food trays as substitutes for polystyrene foam.
Flower pocket
Something infants can make! Here’s an idea for a flower pocket.
In addition to a cute flower design, it includes a pocket made from a paper plate.
Try slipping in a letter, message card, or photo and giving it as a gift to parents.
You’ll need construction paper, round stickers, patterned origami paper, ribbon, tissue paper for flowers, a paper plate, and paint.
After cutting the construction paper into a flower shape, add patterns with finger stamping.
Children in preschool classes can also paint with brushes in any colors they like.
It’s sure to become a gift that shows each child’s individuality.
Cupcake memo stand
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Let’s make it with clay! Here are some ideas for a cupcake memo stand.
Turn a practical memo holder into an adorable cupcake shape using clay.
Just spotting your cupcake memo stand will warm your heart every time! All you need are paper clay, clips, and beads.
The beads will be used as decorative toppings, so choosing your favorite colors and shapes will get kids excited, too.
Give it a try!
tile coaster
Let’s customize a portrait illustration and make it into tile coasters! Here are some ideas.
Coasters are small mats for placing drinks, and they come in various materials like wood, plastic, glass, paper, and felt.
This time, we’ll use cork coasters—also available at 100-yen shops—to create handmade tile coasters.
What you’ll need: cork coasters or cork sheets, drawing paper with a portrait illustration, colored construction paper, glass tiles, self-adhesive laminating sheets, and craft glue.
Put your gratitude into it and give it as a gift.