Gifts for the Graduate
by Gillian Grantor
http://www.fpngifts.com
Besides the traditional rites of spring, spring flowers
blooming, baseball starting, grass sprouting, there is the
celebration of a child's high school graduation. Shopping
for a gift for the graduate is never easy, and depends on
what they are doing after high school. Many times a son or
daughter is off to college, or the military, while many may
be entering the workforce or getting ready for marriage.
You will see parents hurrying to the malls to find just the
right gift to celebrate this important step. The chore is
even more difficult if a child has no strong interest or
hobbies. Here are some ideas for the perfect gift for the
graduate.
On a scale of one to ten, ten being the highest level of
appreciation, young adults rate the gift of cash at about
a 22. There's nothing quite like letting a bit of the old
green flow across your hand into theirs, and there's always
a ready-made plan for what they'll do with it once the
trip from palm to palm is complete. Whether they're male,
female, tall, short, fat, thin or a one-eyed, one-horned,
flying purple people eater, this will definitely be their
favorite gift of the bunch.
Another popular gift is the iPod. If you've got the kind
of teen that tends to be-bop around with headphones wrapped
around their head, then this is a great little gift. This
musical mini-computer is capable of downloading an entire
CD in less than five seconds and can typically store around
5,000 songs within its tiny data banks. These days,
manufacturers usually throw in the option of a calendar and
a number of other neat little technological doo-dads, as
well.
A PDA is another mini-computer that grads may appreciate.
They do a lot more than just store and play music. This
hand held computer lets you store graphics, files, and
movies in addition to music, can supply wireless internet
access, wireless e-mail, voice recording, a digital camera,
a calculator, a phone book,a web browser and even more if
you choose the right model. One with all those features,
including Bluetooth compatibility can be expensive, but it
is a good value for the number of features it offers.
Digital cameras make great gifts for new grads. Even if
they haven't specifically shown an interest in the field of
photography, these enable young adults to take those
farewell photos that are so often popular among grads, and
are also great for taking photos of their new "digs" once
they leave for college or the military. Parents often
appreciate the fact that this enables the new fledgling to
stay in touch once they've left the nest, since pictures of
this sort can be uploaded onto the nearest PC and sent off
via e-mail.
If your grad is off to college, a laptop is probably the
wisest choice for a gift, not only as a useful item, but
also as a sound investment. It will be more expensive than
the other items on the list, but your college bound grad is
going to need a computer for research, writing papers and
doing homework. It will also help to keep the student in
touch, since it is easier to keep in contact over the
computer. It may even prove to save money, since email is
a lot cheaper than all those long distance phone calls to
mom and dad.
A gift like one of these will be cherished by your new grad
for years to come. When you show you realize that this is
such a special time in your son or daughter's life, and
celebrate it with a special gift like one of these, you
won't mind the time or money spent choosing this gift that
will remind them of you.
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