25 Best DIY Graduation Gifts (2024)

In lieu of a traditional gift, you can create a custom shadowbox style frame that contains money!

A cute saying attached to a lightbulb. You can unscrew the top and add in money for the gift!

You can buy new mason jars or reuse ones you already have. Add in money and create a graduation cap to the top of the jar.

These tassel keychains are adorable! You can use their own tassels (buy an extra) or use floss/thread in their school colors.

Give them a gift they will use! Take a regular tumbler cup in their school colors or favorite colors, add in some of their favorite things and attach a label/note.

Use their own school graduation tassel and transform it into a holiday ornament they can use for years!

Another take on the light bulb gift idea, add in shredded paper and your money to complete this. (Attach a hand written note for that extra touch)

Use a solid chalkboard and add a foam frame for pictures and small nail to attach their graduation tassel.

Something practical! Fill a toolbag or basket up with common household items they may need in their dorm rooms.

Super popular graduation gift! Money Leis! These are a bit tedious but so well-loved and something the kids are sure to use!

You can add a custom quote that is specific to them and add in a world map as the background for these easy DIY frames.

Buy empty glass bottles and fill them with fun snacks (or add money) then add into a regular cardboard 6pk bottle carrier.

Money seems to be a pretty popular gift with graduates and we see why. Dress up the money by creating these adorable tree topiary gifts!

Use common cardstock in black to create a custom graduation gift cardholder.

Buy a frame at your local resale store and dress it up to fit their style. Add their diploma to be saved for years and years!

Use jars you already have around the house. Add in helpful items like sewing kits and other smaller items they don't realize they'll use more than they know.

Have the family and friends add in pieces of advice for the new graduate and then seal the jar.

Use scrapbook paper and add to a regular frame to transform these custom gift ideas into something sentimental.

Corkboards are popular for attaching pictures, schedules, and so much more! Create these custom corkboards in just a few simple steps.

Give an old globe new life by adding a custom quote to it for your graduate.

Save all their old band shirts and other sentimental shirts that may otherwise end up in the trash. Create a big quilt with those shirts and give them a gift that has a story.

They're always going to have to do laundry and now they can have a custom laundry bag just for them!

Send them off with all the supplies and even a detailed list on how to do their own laundry!

Use a shoe organizer and add money in each pocket, then after the gift they can use the organizer in their space for shoes or other smaller items.

Now they can take a piece of home with them with these custom state frame prints.