When making a gift make sure you talk to the school to get the proper school colors. 

So when you or your child graduates its a time to celebrate. and if your going to have a party you will want favors. makingfriends.com comes through again with a bunch of kid friendly crafts they can make to give as a favor. 

http://www.makingfriends.com/graduation.htm

Candy molds are also a fun and easy way to get the kids involved. Wilton has great graduation shapes that can be made into lollypops or pieces. 

Now for a gift to make and give to the graduate. Safety pin jewelry can be designed into graduation patterns. About.com has a pattern for graduation cap and year to commemorate this special time. 

2008 and 2009 safety pin patterns

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/graduationcrafts/

Graduation cap safety pin patterns. 

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/craftsjewel/l/blsbp8.htm

I have a plastic canvas pattern to make a cap and gown money holder to give to the grad. This will be available to download from our web site absolutely free. 

If the child has a lot of pictures from the school year than DIY Network.com 

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/sc_techniques/article/0,,DIY_14232_2275461,00.html 

has free templates and videos with scrapbook designs. and 

http://www.scrapblog.com/

is a great place for free scrapbook theme pages that can be printed out or left online where you can share them with friends and family.

Now when a child graduates, it's always nice to give a gift to the teacher. and what better way than to give the teacher something the child made. For a female teacher, if she wears glasses, think of a nice beaded eye glass chain. They are easy to make so with a little help from mom or Dad your child can make a great Gift for their teacher. They may also like the magnetic wrap. Its one long chain of beads that can be wrapped around your neck, wrist or angle. They dont have a clasp they are just held in place with low powered magnets. Instructions for this will also be on our site. These do not make a good gift to someone with a pacemaker so make sure you find out before hand. If the teacher is a man, think of a beaded keychain. Maybe one that says #1 teacher or even thanks. If its going to be from an older child, maybe a handmade bookmark. 14 count plastic canvas can be stitched in a pattern that you can sketch out on graph paper.