Cool Graduation Gift Ideas

A new car is one of the coolest graduation gifts possible.front of red cabriolet image by goce risteski from Fotolia.com

Cool graduation gift ideas should match the recipient's personality and lifestyle. Regardless if it's a high school or college graduation, the event marks a significant step towards the future. Graduating requires years of school, and graduates deserve a special gift to mark this accomplishment. It doesn't matter if your gift budget is big or small, there are graduation gifts available for every price range.

Professional Gift

College graduates must often transition from student life to a professional life, but often don't own the accessories required to look the part. Useful professional items include a nice briefcase, purse, wallet, personal planner, address book and engraved pen set. Less expensive items include a business card case, silk tie and leather belt.

Cash is a very popular---and welcome---graduation gift. A cash gift can result in exactly what the graduate desires. You can also give a prepaid credit card to cover a variety of needs. If you'd rather focus on a specific type of monetary gift, give a gift card. There are gift cards available for basic goods, such as books, groceries and clothes, or for unique goods, such as snowboarding lessons, massage sessions and career counseling sessions.

Electronics are handy and vital tools for many new high school and college graduates. An expensive computer, laptop or other costly electronic device may be out of your budget range, but friends and family members can all chip in. Popular gifts include a laptop, computer, electronic personal organizer, electronic notepad and cell phone.

Congratulate a new graduate with a nice housewarming gift. High school graduates moving into a college dorm often need home items, such as microwaves, small fridges, even absorbent thin towels and collapsible plastic dishware. A high school or college graduate moving into his or her own place likely needs a variety of items as well, such as a vacuum, a tool set, a dish set, a mixing bowl set, kitchen towels and bathroom towels.

One of the coolest graduation gifts is a new car. However, few people can afford to buy someone a graduation gift that expensive. Fortunately, there are other alternatives for transportation gifts. You can give a nice used car, bicycle or electric scooter.

If money is no concern, and you truly want to wow the graduate, give him or her a cool dream vacation. Buy a one-week vacation package to Italy if the recipient is an art lover. Try a two-week cruise around Mexico if the recipient loves warm weather and the ocean. Send a fashion school graduate to Paris or an environmentally conscious graduate on a cruise to the Galapagos Islands.