26 Insanely Good Graduation Gift Basket Ideas
If someone you know is graduating this year, you might be looking for some cute graduation gift basket ideas. Here are the BEST things you could put in girls & guys grad gift baskets!
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If you’re wanting to put together a gift basket together for a graduate, you’re probably looking for graduation gift basket ideas.
There are so many different cute things you can do for a grad gift basket, but it can be hard to keep up with current trends to know what grads would want in a basket!
Whether you’re wanting to put a gift basket together for a guy or a girl, this post has you covered with ideas for both! Here are some ideas for graduation gift baskets that any grad would love this year.
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The Best Graduation Gift Basket Ideas
First things first, you’ll obviously need a basket to put everything in. This one is super cute, comes in different colors, and would be great to use because the grad could reuse it for home decor or whatever else!
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Gift Basket Ideas For Girls
1. Grace & Stella Eye Masks
These eye masks are super popular right now. So many people are absolutely loving them! They’re so cute, come in different colors, and would be so perfect to help your grad practice some self care and de-stress.
2. Stanley Cup
I recently got this Stanley cup in a Valentine’s gift basket, and I am obsessed with it! It’s so nice for making sure I drink enough water during the day.
Stanley cups are really trendy, and they come in lots of different colors, so you could customize it to your grad.
3. FAce Masks
This is another gift that would be really great for helping the grad de-stress (which will probably be much needed) and relax after graduation! I’ve been seeing SO many videos of people raving about both of these masks recently. I am really wanting to try them both!
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4. Lip Balm
Another foolproof thing you could add to a girl’s graduation basket is lip balm. You really can’t go wrong with this! Both of these lip balms are super popular. I’ve not personally tried Summer Fridays (yet), but I have heard very good things. On the other hand, Laneige is one of my all-time FAVORITE lip balms (coming from someone obsessed with lip balm) so I can personally attest to how good it is.
They both come in different colors/ flavors as well! Both of these would be great for a girl’s gift basket.
5. Hand Sanitizer
A hand sanitizer spray like this is another little thing you could add to a gift basket that anyone would get use out of. This brand is really trendy! I got a hand sanitizer spray like this in my stocking for Christmas, and I love it.
6. Graduation Candle
A candle is another gift basket item you really can’t go wrong with. Any kind of candle would do, really, but this one would be really good for graduation!
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7. Jellycat Plush
This might seem like a really random graduation gift basket idea, but Jellycat plushies are SO popular right now, especially among teen/ young adult girls. This bunny is a really popular choice!
8. Skincare
Skin care products are also a great idea for a graduation basket! I’ve used a different product from this brand, and absolutely loved it! I’ve heard amazing things about this product, though, and it is super popular.
9. Perfume
Some perfume is another cute thing you could add to a graduation gift basket for a girl! Sol De Janeiro is a really popular brand. I got a little testing kit of their products for Christmas, and this scent is BY FAR my favorite! They all smell incredible, but this has become one of my every day perfumes.
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10. Inspiring Book
If the grad is a reader (or even if they aren’t) adding some books to a gift basket could be a great idea! I read both of these books shortly after I graduated college, and they both changed my life when it comes to going for my goals and productivity! Highly recommend.
11. “Chill Pill” Bath Bombs
These bath bombs are another really cute thing you could add to a gift basket for graduation! This brand is really popular right now, and I’ve heard great things about their products.
12. Self Love Journal
This self care journal is a really popular graduation gift that I recommend every year because lots of people really love the idea! It would be a really cute thing to put in a grad basket if you want to help your grad practice some self love.
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13. Treats
Another thing you really can’t go wrong with for gift baskets is some treats! I am absolutely obsessed with tru fru chocolates– they are insanely delicious. They have different kinds with different kinds of fruit. My favorite so far have been the strawberry and raspberry.
Ferrero Rocher chocolates are also delicious, and would be the perfect graduation gift basket treat.
14. 5 Year Memory Journal
I got one of these around the time of my high school graduation, and I’m so glad I did! It’s a 5 year memory journal where you write a line a day for 5 years. I used mine throughout college, and now that I’ve graduated, I can look back and see what I was doing every day while I was in school! It’s one of the best gifts ever.
15. Camera
If you want to add something a little more substantial to the gift basket, you could add a camera! I got a polaroid for my high school graduation, and it was my favorite gift I got. I always recommend polaroid cameras, but digital cameras have been getting more and more popular recently, so that’s also a great idea!
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Gift Basket Ideas For Boys
16. Legos
Okay, hear me out on this. It might seem like a random graduation gift basket idea, but there are adult lego sets, and lots of guys like to do them! My boyfriend is 27 and currently in college, and he is going through a huge lego phase where he’s obsessed with getting/ building new collector sets. I recently bought him the McLaren car version of this set, and he loved it.
17. Yeti Cup
I asked my boyfriend for some ideas of what he would want in a graduation gift basket, and he said “anything yeti would be good” lol. Yeti bottles/ tumblers are really popular. My boyfriend has multiple of this same bottle.
18. Cologne
Cologne is another great thing you could add to a guys graduation gift basket! This one is really popular, and smells great.
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19. Portable Speaker
A nice portable speaker like this would be such a good thing to add to a boy’s graduation gift basket! You could do a full sized one if you really wanted to, but they’d probably get lots of use out of a portable one.
20. Yeti Cooler
This is another yeti product my boyfriend recommended as a guys graduation gift! Yeti coolers are a little pricey, but it would be really cute to use this as the gift basket and put everything else inside.
21. “Congrats!” CAndle
This is another cute candle idea you could do for a graduation gift basket! This smells like lavender eucalyptus, so it’d work for a guy.
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22. Funny Mug
I feel like girls usually have a ton of cute mugs, but guys usually only have a few. It would be cute to add one to his gift basket for him to use for coffee before work or something!
23. Sunglasses
This is another thing you could add to a guy’s gift basket for graduation. You could go with a pair of more expensive sunglasses like these Ray Bans, or you could just get a cheap pair to add. My boyfriend wears his Ray Bans religiously, so if you’re wanting to get him something he’d use a ton, they’re a good option!
24. Wallet
A new wallet is another gift basket idea you really can’t go wrong with. I feel like most guys will usually use their wallets until they’re literally falling apart, so you could add one to his gift basket, because if he doesn’t need it already, I’m sure he will at some point!
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25. Snacks
Snacks are another good thing to add to any kind of gift basket. Chomps are a really popular high protein snack right now, and they’d be great to add to a guy’s gift basket. You could also add some chocolate!
26. Adidas Slides
Every guy I know has a pair of slides of some kind, and the majority of them have these adidas slides. They’re a really popular affordable shoe for guys, and they’d be great for a gift basket!
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