Everybody seems to know someone who is graduating from either High School or College. Don’t just stick a check in a card for them…be creative!

• Beyond Bookmarks Survival Kits – This company has awesome care packages and gift boxes for grads. The Freshman Survival Kit is a fun box filled with first year essentials and really fun supplies to get the High School grad through their first college year. Some of the items included are a stress relieving ball, a first aid kit, a screwdriver, a book light, notepads, and much more. For $69.95 your grad will receive a box loaded with goodies!

Have a college grad to celebrate? How about the Now What kit? This box includes many fun and useful goodies to help them decide what to do next. For $59.99 you can help make their decisions easier.

• Russell + Hazel Notebooks – This site sells really cool binders, notebooks, and office supplies. Set them up for success! The gift set contains a binder, dividers, paper and post-its. It is ulta hip and extremely useful. Pick one up for only $30!

• Buttoned Up – Give the gift of organization. The Life.Doc. Perfect for College Grads. They are going out into the world on their own- managing money, house, and life. This organization binder will give them the right start. This includes computer software to make set up a breeze! I wish I would have had one of these! This is $29.95.

How about that High School Grad leaving for college? Do they know what to do in every situation? The Collision Kit is a little zip up case that stores in the glove box. Inside is everything you need to walk you through an accident. A small clipboard with information sheets, a camera, and a pen. I think this would be handy for anyone who drives. $14.95. You can find these kits at your local Target too!

• ms.&mrs. – I love the kits that this company has put together! Their new website goes live today…check it out. They have many different types of survival kits – I picked out some that would be perfect for grads. The College Survival Kit is a handy shower basket filled to the brim with “15 things that a college student won’t mind gaining”. This kit includes laundry instructions, caffeine-energy gum, poster adhesive, air freshener, first aid kit, and much more! This kit sells for $49.

The Working Girl and Working Guy survival kits are a hip looking train case (with a mirror on the inside) filled with everything the working girl or guy could ever need while inside their cubicle! The women’s kit includes (among 22 different items) a toothbrush, Bandages, lint remover, clear nail polish, dental floss….and so on. This kit is $43. The Guy’s kit has all of his grooming and personal care needs taken care of too! From stains on his tie to static cling. This kit is $45.

• Urban Aid – Don’t get me wrong, money does make a really nice grad gift! I think the perfect way to give money is to slip it in one of these little kits from Urban Aid. The On The Go Kit is a small little tin that contains an emery board, dental flossers, sewing kit, hairband, bandages, and stain wipes. The quick fix for things that happen away from home! For $9.50 you can stick some money in it and its the perfect gift.

Is your grad going to be traveling this summer? The Arrival Survival Kit ensures that even if their luggage doesn’t make it to their destination they will have no worries! For $36 this small little kit contains a tee-shirt, undies, cotton swabs, cotton balls, emery board, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, and pain reliever. What more does a young traveler need?

• Knock Knock Notepads - This company makes the best notepads! Some are funny, some useful, and some are just silly. Any Grad would love a set of these.

Celebrate your favorite Grad! Show them how proud you are of them!