Unique & Meaningful Graduation Gift Ideas

• Many young people receive commemorative gifts when they graduate from school.
• At Music Box Attic, we have a huge selection of unique graduation gifts for any age.
• Explore our gifts for teens, young adults, and older graduates for the perfect gift.

Graduation day is an important time in any young person’s life. Whether they’re graduating middle school, high school, or college, celebrating their achievement is a great way to keep them focused on learning and academic success. If you know a young person who is going to graduate soon, you might be wondering what you can give them other than a bouquet of flowers. Luckily, Music Box Attic is here with unique graduation gift ideas! Check out our list of meaningful graduation gifts for every age.

1. Jewelry Box or Valet Box

Many people like their gifts to be both beautiful and functional. At Music Box Attic, we have a great selection of jewelry and valet boxes that can serve your graduate on their mantle, bedside table, or makeup table. These boxes are available in a variety of sizes to ensure they’re the perfect fit for jewelry, watches, or accessories. Check out all the details here.

Jewelry Boxes

We have small, medium, and large jewelry boxes to accommodate the needs of every fashionista. If your graduate just needs a small box for a couple of fine jewelry studs, we can help! We also offer medium jewelry boxes with compartments for rings, earrings, and bracelets, as well as large boxes that can fit bigger jewelry pieces and mementos. Best of all, these boxes all play music, so you can upload your graduate’s favorite song to play every time they open the lid of this unique graduation gift.

Valet Boxes

Our valet boxes are structured a little differently from our traditional jewelry boxes. These unique graduation gifts focus on housing phones, wallets, and watches. Most of these boxes also feature openings for charging cables and room for car keys, so that everything you need is all in one place. You can also opt to shop our watch boxes for musical storage boxes that focus on just keeping timepieces safe. Some of these boxes play music and some don’t, so you can find the perfect fit for your new grad!

2. Musical Figurine

Next on our list of meaningful graduation gifts is the musical figurine. These pieces are primarily decorative, although they do rotate to a custom song of your choice. If your graduate is particularly passionate about their career or a specific hobby, these figurines offer you the perfect opportunity to commemorate their love. Are they studying to be a veterinarian? Take a look at animal-inspired figurines. Did they just graduate from college with a degree in dance? Consider a ballerina music box as a unique graduation gift!

3. Photo or Video Box

If you were heavily involved in a graduate’s schooling or their life in general, you may want to give a gift that conveys how much you love being part of their life. Instead of just a simple framed photo, Music Box Attic brings this thoughtful gift to the next level with music boxes that feature photos or videos of you together.

Photo Music Box

If there’s one moment that immediately jumped into your mind when we mentioned this unique graduation gift, the photo music box is for you. This piece offers three different functionalities. First, it’s a beautiful place to store mementos from their graduation, like a sash or cap tassel. Second, these boxes play a song of your choice, and some even come with custom tune module upgrades so you can upload an entire song medley. Third, they feature a framed photo right on the lid. Place your favorite photo of the two of you together for a meaningful graduation gift they’ll appreciate for years to come.

Video Music Box

An even more enhanced version of the photo music box is the video music box. The concept is the same, but instead of just a single framed photo on the lid of the box, you get to upload a video that plays on an LCD screen when they open the lid! This is a truly unique graduation gift because they come with 1 GB of storage and a micro-USB cable so they can swap out videos whenever they want. The screen battery is rechargeable and comes with buttons for Play, Pause, Next, Previous, and Volume.

4. Personalized Clock

If your graduate is moving after graduation, they may need a housewarming gift to start them out in their new home. One of our favorite gifts to give is a unique clock that embodies their personality so they can jumpstart their decor aesthetic right away.

At Music Box Attic, we have a huge selection of traditional German wall clocks, as well as modern and funky wall clocks that can fit any type of space. If your graduate is a traditionalist, maybe they’ll love the classic ski chalet cuckoo clock. Do they love modern art and quirky design? A Progetti wall clock is the most unique graduation gift you can give!

Customize Your Gift

When you shop with us, we have a few different ways to customize a unique graduation gift. In addition to choosing the perfect song or uploading one of your own, we also offer engraved plaques so you can place a special message on your jewelry, photo, or music box. Our metal plaques are incredibly versatile, and we can accommodate a variety of ideas, including names, initials, dates, phrases, poems, and even images. 

Consider engraving the logo of their school with their graduation year, or engraving any special accolades they’ve received. Make sure to visit our plaque engraving samples page to see what we can do for you!

Shop Early

Did any of these meaningful graduation gifts seem like a good choice for the graduate in your life? Shop the selection at Music Box Attic to discover everyday deals, free shipping on all US orders, amazing customer service, and tons of other customization options.

The moment spring weather hits, it’s time to start thinking about unique graduation gifts for your loved ones. Graduations can start as early as May and continue through June, so make sure you get a gift early to guarantee it arrives in time to wrap. Shop our selection today or reach out to our team for more personalized assistance.