The first graduation happens in a child's life even before they start school. Graduation from kindergarten is now as important and significant as receiving a university diploma. Holiday of childhood, a new step in life. And like any holiday, it is not complete without gifts for kindergarten graduates.
How to please a child on the eve of almost adult school life? The main selection criteria are the interests of the children and the financial possibilities of the parents. Gifts to graduates from kindergarten should be, if not the same, then similar and in the same price category. I want the gift not only to cause delight, but also to benefit.
What gifts to give to kindergarten graduates are decided by the parents collectively at the meeting. Let the ideas in this article help you make this difficult choice.
Smile to album
Photo souvenirs for the memory of life in kindergarten, maybe not such a welcome gift for a child, butyears later, they will become a thread in childhood. Replenishment of the family archive with a report from kindergarten is considered a mandatory item in preparation for graduation.
You can capture children in a photo or video, with the involvement of a professional photographer or on your own. And you can combine everything and get a full-fledged movie with presentations and video inserts.
You need to take care of the photo in advance to get shots not only from the graduation. Group classes, rehearsals, physical education, walks can be filmed long before the end of the school year in kindergarten. Surely one of the parents has the opportunity to visit the group during the day to collect valuable staff.
You can order a book with photos as a gift for kindergarten graduates. It is printed on cardboard pages that can survive many views, and can be of different thicknesses. Educators will also be pleased with such a souvenir.
Children will be happy to participate in the preparation of the album. If you invite them to draw all together on a piece of drawing paper, and then take a photo of the masterpiece, then it can be used as a background for video intros or a photo album substrate.
Souvenirs in faces
Especially successful group photo may well become the basis for printing gifts for all children and educators. T-shirts, mugs, backpacks - many useful and practical gifts with familiar faces are offered by print shops. Even alarm clocks with a picture on the dial, which will get children to school in the near future.
More traditional is printed holiday products in the formpennants, diplomas, postcards. They have the symbols of a preschool institution, which gives more weight and formality.
With an eye on the school
The next life stage is school. Every kindergarten graduate knows this, and a first-grader kit can be a gift option for him.
Of course, it is not worth shaping the entire gift from school supplies, so as not to disappoint the child, but compose part of it, taking into account the imminent status of a student. This solution will solve two problems:
- will save parents from queues for pencils and notebooks at the end of summer;
- will give the child the opportunity to feel like an adult, try on a new role in advance.
Not all school supplies are suitable as a gift for a kindergarten graduate. It is better to choose something special that will combine the motives familiar to the child and the new mood of serious school studies:
- Colored pencils and felt-tip pens, plasticine - something with which he is already familiar, but will be useful to him at school.
- Stationery sets in a bright "childish" design.
- A colorful pencil case with compartments and secrets to organize school treasures.
- A briefcase with prints of your favorite cartoon characters.
- Table lamp for preparing homework in the form of a rocket, a funny bird or some fairy tale character.
- A wall map showing the sights of each country or a small globe.
- Science equipmentlike a magnifying glass, a children's microscope, or a young chemist's kit.
In children's stores you can often find ready-made gifts for kindergarten graduates of the "school" direction, where all the elements are united by a single theme. This makes choosing parents even easier.
Smart Gifts
Preschoolers are inquisitive and receptive to new information. For them, remembering the words of a foreign language or historical events is as easy as shelling pears. So why not give them gifts that will make them even smarter and positively affect their intellectual development?
A book is a universal gift. Only former kindergarteners are given not fairy tales, but colorful children's encyclopedias, atlases, a book of records.
Board cognitive and logic games will also unite the whole family. Their choice is huge, it remains only to take from the shelf in the store what suits the interests of the child.
Little science lovers will be inspired by kits for setting up a real experiment in physics or chemistry, and all kinds of puzzles will keep little fidgets busy for a long time.
Step into adulthood
A gift that gives a kindergarten graduate a reason to feel like an adult is appreciated more. After all, this is a sign that he is recognized as independent and almost equal.
Children are very fond of role-playing games in school, hospital, holiday, shop. With rapture, they copy the intonations and actions of their parents. If you grab onto this idea, you can come up with useful and original gifts.
What to givekindergarten graduate from the arsenal of adult life? For boys, ties like dad's, a watch, a notebook, a purse are suitable. Little ladies will be pleased with handbags, children's cosmetics, jewelry.
In memory of myself
Children leave their first team, scatter like chicks. And parents have a question, what gift to give from graduates and parents to kindergarten in gratitude for the work, patience and sincerity of teachers.
It's good if the kindergarten management gives a hint or there is a specific request from educators. And if not, then you can always choose a universal gift that will be in place in any kindergarten:
- Seedlings of perennial plants, flowering or ornamental leaves. Of course, along with the landing, the place of which must be agreed with the kindergarten administration.
- Sports equipment, musical instruments or equipment for children's general activities.
- Costumes and accessories for matinees and theatrical performances.
- Decorative design for foyers and corridors (paintings, panels, banners).
- Repair work for the group or common areas (new doors, false ceiling, blinds).
- Game complexes for playgrounds.
The scale of the gift depends entirely on the amount that parents want to invest. Several groups can come together to jointly decide what gift to give from the parents of graduates to kindergarten so that it is useful and significant.
Talking creative
Parents andeducators always want to make unusual and creative gifts for kindergarten graduates. Kids will love a talking toy, especially if it has a familiar voice.
Make it easy. The entertainment industry offers more and more original gift ideas. Kindergarten graduates can order plush toys with a sound module, on which there will be a recording of congratulations from educators. The text can be general for everyone or individual, it all depends on the effort and time invested in the preparation. A simpler and more budgetary version of a sound gift is a postcard with a general photo and a recording of a graduation song.
Palm toys are a win-win option
Should children give toys? This question is asked by every parent on the eve of graduation in kindergarten. Graduation gift options with toys are attractive, but you want them to be useful and special.
You shouldn't give up toys completely, because children remain children, and toys are their favorite surprise. For older kids, it is important that the toy is mobile, it can be taken everywhere with you. Therefore, the best addition to the gift of a kindergarten graduate is a small pocket toy that can become a kind of talisman.
Color Ideas
An interesting gift idea for kindergarten graduates will be a selection of toys, sweets and stationery in one or more colors. Of course, in transparent packaging. Such a present will look spectacular and, of course,impress.
What is the principle to choose a color? Perhaps a group or kindergarten has a certain symbolism. Then the gift in its shades will look elegant and "adult-like". If you take the favorite color of each child as a basis, you will have to work hard with the selection, but everyone will be happy.
And you can collect a gift for each kindergarten graduate, including objects of all colors of the rainbow, stacked accordingly.
Suitable packaging for a color idea should be roomy:
- large clear vinyl makeup bag;
- large plastic container for bulk products with a colored (to match the gift, of course) screw cap;
- a cardboard box with a large transparent "window" in the lid.
You can make such a gift from sweets, chocolate figurines in colored foil, stationery, magnets, mini-toys, postcards, dishes (cup, water bottle), creative materials.
Impression as a gift
Who said that a kindergarten graduation gift has to be 100% material? Of course, you can’t do without memorable souvenirs, but otherwise the summer weather favors spending time together not only indoors, but also on the street. So, what can you think of for a "corporate" exit:
- visiting a children's park with carousel rides and eating sweets;
- outdoor picnic with outdoor games;
- hiketo the Museum of Entertaining Science;
- entertainment in the children's maze or trampoline center plus a quest;
- holiday in a cafe with animation.
Children can choose a place. They will be able to agree among themselves much faster than adults.
Gift for a special occasion
When a compromise solution for shared gifts is found, it may still not satisfy all the needs of the children and the ideas of the parents.
Kindergarten graduation is a special occasion that children look forward to, hoping for a miracle, and until which parents put off buying something special. An occasion worthy of a large or expensive gift, which is not worth giving in front of everyone.
Based on the interests, needs or desires of the child, parents can choose a variety of options for such a "special" gift:
- New sports equipment to encourage physical activity or support your passion for a sport. Roller skates, a bicycle, a scooter, a home gym, professional rackets or a punching bag with gloves will do.
- A tablet, mobile phone or smartwatch that gives parents extra peace of mind with location tracking so they don't have to worry about where their child is after school. Any gadget should be given with the terms and conditions of the mode of use, because an addicted child can easily cross the border when the gift begins to harm he alth.
- Recreation or travel. A great gift for the whole family, which will allow you to gain strength for the new regime of school life and get a lot of positive emotions.
Such a gift can bring children and parents closer, because it recognizes the child as a full-fledged member of the family. The future student understands that he is trusted and considered an adult. And in combination with the right words in a warm home environment, it gives the right impetus for later life.
