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Graduation Party Planner

Looking for a gift for your high school or college grad? Here are 50 ideas organized by price. Remember to keep your graduate's future plans in mind before trying to choose the perfect gift.

Big Ticket Items (Price is no object)

• Vacation or travel tour
• Car
• Money
• Laptop computer
• Stock or CD
• Cell phone complete with a paid plan
• Furniture - Great gift for the college graduate who is moving out of mom and dad's house.
• Small refrigerator - A very useful gift for the teen who will be living in a dorm room at college.

Mid-Priced Items (Priced $51 - $250)

• Briefcase
• Clothing gift card
• Watch
• Microwave
• Toaster oven - This appliance is useful for college dorm living, especially if the student is not allowed microwaves in his/her dorm room.
• Set of luggage
• A package from a resume writing service - Excellent gift for the teen who will be looking for a job or a college graduate.
• Camera
• Television
• DVD player
• IPOD
• Recorder and cassettes for lectures
• Bookshelf
• Pure gold or silver coin with graduate year on it
• Stereo
• Printer
• Tool box with basic tools
• Engraved jewelry
• Personalized graduation item
• Money tree
• Money clip complete with money
• Wallet with some money

Economical Gifts (Priced under $50)

• Book about future field of study or career
• Devotional
• Self-help Book
• Inspirational book
• Photo album filled with memories
• Address book filled with friend's addresses and phone numbers
• Fill a laundry basket with laundry soap, fabric softener or dryer sheets, roll of quarters and directions on how to separate your laundry - Perfect gift for the teen who is moving out or going to college.
• A piece of luggage
• Resume writing books
• Set of sheets
• Picture frames with pictures of high school years
• Organizer or planner
• Desk accessories
• Umbrella
• Iron
• Coffee maker
• Hot pot
• Footlocker
• Jump drive
• Phone card

Graduation Party Planner