10 Creative Ways to Commemorate Your Favorite Grad!

Spring is in the air and so is graduation! From kindergarten to college, parents and kids are breathing a bit easier! Check out these creative ideas to remember and celebrate another year in the books!

1. Want to really get get their attention? Take a big face from Crowd Signs, the bigger the better!

2. Write a poem. It may seem at first a bit sappy, but in truth we all love to know we're loved. Pour yourself a glass of wine, put on some tunes and let the creative juices flow, you may be surprised at what comes out!

3. Shadow boxes are fun projects to include favorite mementos, pictures and tickets. Make one with your grad or raid their Facebook for pictures and make it a surprise ;)

4. I love this idea! This mom took a picture of her son on his last day of high school, holding his picture of his first day of kindergarten, too cute!

5. For a graduate who's off to college, create a Graduate Gift Basket, complete with all the essentials of home-away-from-home living. Some ideas of what to include: School supplies, collegiate apparel grocery and gas gift cards, laundry supplies, a small tool set, snacks, first aid kit, toiletries & earplugs.

6. Collage or rasterbate photos from the school year(s) on oversize letters or wine bottles for a perfect party centerpiece. I found some really cool examples of these here. And here!

7. Want to try something custom made? Parker's Crazy Cookies  has reinvented animal crackers, make custom cookies to look like your grad or school mascot!

8. Make them something sweet. Try Sweet Sugarbelles Graduation cap cookies or super cute diploma cupcakes with instructions here.

9. Throw a party! Check out Catch My Party for thousands of themed part ideas, free printables and party supplies to recreate your Pinterest favorites!

10. And lastly, for the bird that's flying the nest this summer, send them off with a little friendly reminder, congrats all you grads!