Celebrate your little graduate with these simple crafts and recipes! This past school year has likely looked a bit different for most kids so these treats are even more deserved. Take a look below at all our ideas for making your graduation celebrations extra special.

Graduation Trophies
Search out some animal figurines at your local thrift store and give them a whole new life! They make a great little surprise for kids finishing up school. If you can’t find a handful of ceramic figures like these ones, the dollar store will have similar plastic toys that work just as well.

Stenciled Fabric Celebration Flags
Show your grad some love with these freezer printer stencil celebration flags! They’re the perfect way to dress up a party with your favorite fabric. Get the look of screen printing without the complicated process! And to make it even easier, you can use our cutting files to create your stencils.

Mini Banana Splits Recipe
Bring the ice cream parlor home with these mini banana splits, decked out with all the good stuff! It all starts with a one-pot hot fudge recipe that’s delightfully chocolatey with just a bit of chew. Talk about the perfect way to celebrate your graduate’s hard work!

Graduation Owl Cupcakes
Try your hand making your own owl cupcake toppers! They’re an excellent way to dress up plain store-bought cupcakes, and you can dip the pretzels in any color to match your party.

DIY Varsity Letter Party Invites
Add some school spirit to your celebration with these varsity letters! Rather than pitching those old towels, recycle them into these simple invitations. Or you could also use this technique to spell out a name to hang on a garland!

Last-Minute Graduation Treat for Kids
This is a super quick and easy way to make a special treat for the graduates in your household – with just a few candies, a regular ice cream cone can be turned into this smiling silly grad!

Printable Fresh Flower Bouquet Wrap
Dress up supermarket flowers with this printable wrap! This printable has a few sweetly smiling watercolor flowers, along with a beautifully brushed message. All you have to do is print, cut, and wrap!

Raspberry Lime Rickey Floats
Grab some sherbet, soda, whipped cream, and toppings to whip up this refreshingly creamy, fizzy treat. The best part is the fresh raspberry syrup. It comes together like a simple syrup and adds a fresh, fruity flavor to the floats that you just can’t get with store-bought syrup. The finished product is the perfect addition to any graduation celebration.

Printable Animal Graduation Bookmarks
These printable animal graduation bookmarks make a fun addition to gifts for kindergarteners, college students and everything in between! You can slip one of these bookmarks into a card, or add it inside a great book to finish off a fun gift. They would also make a fun favor to hand out for a graduation party or as a class gift.