Graduating this year? Whether you’re about to draw a line under your time at uni, or you’ve a relative who needs celebrating for a successful three years, they deserve something extra special to mark the occasion.
To properly mark this important milestone, we’ve bringing you four fun and quirky gift ideas they’ll cherish forever.
Engraved Pen Set
There is something official and understated about pen sets. They make perfect gifts for new graduates just as much as they would for CEOs or executives – and that’s the beauty of them.
They’re even better when they’re made of maple wood and come engraved with the recipient’s name!
This lovely engraved pen set can be personalised to make a distinctive, original gift. Choose this as a present and you’ll receive a wooden pen engraved with the recipient’s name, along with a monogrammed pen case, all written in your choice of font. See your new graduate write the next chapter of their life with this pen set.
Hand-Painted High Heels
Walking across stage to pick up their degree is an important moment for many young ladies (and high heel-wearing men – we don’t judge here at The Occasional Reporter!), so why not let them do it in style? You’ve heard of customised graduation caps – now make way for customised high heels!
This service is for the custom hand-painting only, so either you supply your special someone’s high heels, or you can surprise your new graduate by buying new heels for them. Supplying the shoe ensures that you’re comfortable with the size, style, and color of the shoe, and all you have to do is figure out what you’d like to paint on the heels – uni colours, logo, mascot, or anything else under the sun.
Vintage Spoon Bookmark
Who knew spoons could be so versatile? Sure, you can use them to eat and to stir sugar into your tea, but now you can also use them to keep your place in a favourite book – yes, really!
Upcycled from vintage silver-plated flatware, this vintage spoon bookmark will come hand-stamped with the words ‘Fell Asleep Here’ (or your own custom wording) along with stars and a moon. No two bookmarks are exactly alike and will come with their own unique tarnishes, dings, dents, and scratches.
For a truly quirky gift, this bookmark is sure to tickle the fancy of a newly graduated book-lover – and if they’re heading off for their first job, this bookmark will still look stunning even against the pages of a training manual or textbook.
Graduation Newspaper
Extra, extra: read all about it! That special someone’s graduation is something to shout about, so why not mark it in a fun way? Make your new graduate front page news with our bespoke newspaper pages, put together by Lauren and the team here at The Occasional Reporter HQ.
We’ll customise a newspaper front page with three newspaper-style articles printed on 16 x 12-inch Conqueror laid paper. Present a new graduate with a one-of-a-kind gift that’s bound to be read again and again.
Would you try any of these graduation gift ideas? Let us know in the comments below!