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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Gifts for Kindergarten Graduates! A Collection of Heartfelt Handmade Ideas (21–30)
Packed with surprises! Congratulations card
When you open the card, various pop-up elements appear.
The first page features colorful balloons that can be used for group messages.
Open it further and you’ll find motifs of a pencil, an eraser, an album, a blackboard, a bouquet, and a graduation certificate.
For children about to graduate from kindergarten, it’s a piece that helps them imagine the elementary school they’ll soon attend.
Each section allows you to attach photos or write messages, so why not add one to accompany the graduation certificate? You can make everything with colored construction paper.
Original preschool graduation certificate holder
A preschool graduation certificate is proof of your hard work, so you’ll want to display it at home.
Let’s make an original certificate holder! Prepare a frame that fits the size of the certificate, and press clay firmly along the front border.
Before the clay dries, embed your favorite pieces like beads or buttons.
To keep the pieces from falling off when the clay dries, use glue to secure the decorations as well.
Some children may feel anxious about leaving a familiar place, but with this custom certificate holder, they might look forward to the graduation ceremony a little more.
Magnet cake
Perfect as a gift for kindergarten graduates! Here’s how to make a cake magnet.
First, attach a magnet inside a plastic bottle cap using cellophane tape or wood glue.
Hold the magnet so it stays parallel to the ground, then pull the tape tight to secure it.
Flip the cap over, stick double-sided tape around the side of the cap, peel off the film, and wrap on pre-cut felt.
Adding a ribbon around the side makes it extra cute.
Next, mix shaving foam and wood glue in a 1:1 ratio, then add paint to make “cream.” Place the cream on top of the cap, decorate as you like, and you’re done!
Handmade washi preschool graduation certificate
Making washi involves softening the fibers by boiling the bark of the source trees and pounding it with sticks, then whitening the color with bleach before breaking it down into pulp.
Next, a tool called a sugeta is used to form the mixture into flat sheets of paper.
It takes time and effort to produce even a single sheet of washi, which is precisely why it’s a perfect material for a commemorative preschool graduation certificate.
Once the washi is ready, decorate it with parts made from construction paper or similar materials to create a certificate that’s uniquely your own.
Every time you look at the graduation certificate, you’ll be reminded of the wonderful time everyone had making washi together.
Mini bouquet of tulipsNEW!
Let’s make colorful tulips using origami.
First, fold the paper into a “zabuton” base, then fold it into a triangle twice.
Next, squash the pocketed part into a square, and shape it into a tulip by folding the left and right corners.
Once the tulip is formed, slightly cut the bottom corner, insert a rolled stem, and attach leaves to finish.
Wrap each tulip individually, then arrange them together on the wall as a bouquet.
If you make them easy to remove, you can give them to the children as gifts at the end of the graduation ceremony.
A card for group messagesNEW!
@peacefulheart.yun A message card that can stand up for display and is also great for group messages (yosegaki) 😊#HandmadeCardGroup message card / Joint message (Yosegaki)Message CardGift
♬ sangatsu no kaerimichi – HIRAIDAI
Untie the ribbon and open the card, and you’ll find lots of balloons connected to a basket.
You can write a message on each balloon, so it works perfectly as a group message card.
Plus, this card can also be displayed like a photo frame! If you hand them out in advance, children can write messages to each other at the graduation ceremony and it encourages interaction with friends, and it will also make everyone want to take lots of photos.
The finished message card will surely become a treasure filled with memories.
We’d love to help make that happen through this craft!
Accessory holder made from a paper carton
https://www.tiktok.com/@buchiko_hoiku/video/7337953617057451266A great gift idea from current kindergarteners to graduates! Try swipe art using paint and a milk carton.
First, open the milk carton and cut it into the shape of a small container.
Put your favorite colors of paint onto drawing paper, then slide the milk carton over it.
Once the paint dries, attach the paper to the inside surface, paste colored construction paper you like on the back, and fold it so it forms the shape of a small container.
Make sure to crease the corners well.
Punch holes in the corners, thread a ribbon through, and tie it to finish! If you use recycled materials that may contain allergens, be sure to make it with safety in mind.