Graduation Gifts For The Class Of 2013

It's that time of year again! All over the country students are proudly clutching their graduation certificates and celebrating the end of three or four years hard studying! If you're looking to reward a new graduate, we have some super graduation gift ideas to say a great big "Well done!".

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The chances are there will be some partying involved at some point, so a personalised bottle of champagne will certainly be put to good use!

Graduation Champagne

But if a little encouragement is needed, this wooden framed poster will help to get the party underway...

Time To Drink Champagne Poster

A popular range of graduation gifts is our 'Graduation Story' range, comprising photo albums, a keepsake book and a signing book, all covered in bright white linen with an embroidered embellishment. SORRY- SOME OF THIS RANGE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK

Graduation Story range

The albums are great to house photos of the ceremony and celebrations and these mini ones make a fun little boasting book for grandparents and other proud friends and family.

The large photo album, though, makes a great souvenir of uni days; fill it with favourite photos of friends, places, events and travels and you have a record of all the brilliant student years. The matching keepsake box will hold certificates, dissertations, cherished books and mementoes too.

LARGE Graduation Story Photo Album

A great way to congratulate the new graduate is with a signing book for fellow students and family to write in their messages of congratulations and wishes for the future; it's a good way to remember all the people who were a part of this time in the graduate's life and to make sure no one will be forgotten. It a useful way to collect contact details too as everyone goes their separate ways.

Graduation signing book

These two photo albums are really popular as well; they are superb value for money and will hold 20 x 6X4" photos in easy slip in acid-free paper lined sleeves.

Mini Graduation Photo Album

Mini Graduation Photo Album

This sparkly design holds 40 x 6x4" photos to show off.

 

MINI Sparkly Graduation Photo Album

 For anyone planning a bit of travelling before joining the world of work, we have some useful travel journals to help them organise and remember their trip.

Blue Genuine Leather Travel Journal

Sand Dunes Travel Journa

A novel alternative to a signing book, is one of these Graduation Signing Plates. At the ceremony or celebration, just get everyone to sign the plate with the pen included, leave it to dry for 24 hours and the signatures will become a permanent record of your guests.

Graduation Signing Plate

 It's a new chapter in life after uni and this cool leather journal might just be the place to reflect on life's challenges in times past and in years to come.

'The road to success is always under construction'

If you just want to send a little token of  congratulations to a new grad, you will find lots of ideas on our pages. These sweet porcelain tokens send out the right message:

Follow Your Dreams Porcelain Tag

No Set Path Porcelain Tag

 And this just says it all!

Mr Clever Bookmark

Mr Clever Keyring

And if you're just looking for a graduation card, you'll be glad to know ours all go out on free delivery!

Graduation day is really something to celebrate and any new grads will bask in the glory of their achievement! Let them know how proud you are with a well-chosen gift or card. And don't forget, any of our products can be personalised with the addition of one of our engraved nameplates; add a name and the degree details for a really personal finishing touch.


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The Friday Fix - Personalised Teacher's Bottle of Wine

With only a few weeks to go until the end of term, today's Friday Fix is a teacher gift that is certain to go down well! Say a big thank you for all the help a special teacher has given with this personalised bottle of Pinot Grigio; it is bound to slip down a treat on the last day of term!

Personalised Teachers' White Wine

A light, refreshing wine for easy drinking, you can choose to buy a bottle on its own or in a snazzy red satin lined gift box. The label can be personalised with the teacher's name, the school year and your own special message of thanks. 

Just quote FIX at checkout to pick it up for £13.99 just for today, Friday 28th June.

New ideas for teachers' gifts 2013

As the Summer Term rushes by, another school year is drawing to a close. Primary school children are saying farewell to familiar faces and thinking about 'big school' in September. The Year 11s are looking forward to the end of the exams and maybe a Leavers' Ball! And once the A Levels are over the sixth formers will bid farewell to school forever.

Schooldays are full of ups and downs and there are times when most kids just want to escape from school, homework and, above all, teachers! But come the end of term or the school year, most of them are actually quite sad to be moving on and look back on the year with some happy memories and even - yes! - gratitude!

'Teacher You're A Super Star' Gift Tag

Pretty well  every child has at least one teacher they really appreciate. It might be a form tutor who has seen them through thick and thin over the years. Or the teacher who was never too busy to help with coursework and the stresses of exams. For primary children, a kind class teacher can become almost a second mum! And let's not forget the classroom assistants who can be a real lifeline at times.

So as the school year draws to an end, pupils of all ages and their parents think about finding a little gift for teacher to say thank you for all they have done. It doesn't have to break the bank, and it may be just a heartfelt card, but it means the world to a busy teacher to know their efforts have been appreciated.

Wonderful Teacher Card

 Teachers are always writing notes so these little pads with a 'Thank you teacher' tag make a thoughtful gift.

Thank you teacher pad

A bookmark always comes in handy and teachers will enjoy this thank you gift whenever they settle down with a book.

Thank you teacher bookmark

This little apple token is really pretty with its beading, embroidered thank you message and gift tag.

Apple Thank You Token

This delicious coconut scented soap in a pretty ribboned box is a real treat!

Boxed Coconut Soap

 

She will love this vintage feel 'Best Teacher' wooden hanging heart, with its distressed ivory paint finish and dangling beads. Just the thing to hang around the home or in the classroom for a boost after a tough day!

Best Teacher Hanging Heart

When your teacher is buried under piles of marking, reports and lesson plans, the message on one of these cool 'Keep Calm' notebooks couldn't be more appropriate!

Keep Calm Notebooks

A thoughtful gift for a teacher at the end of term, this baked apple scented candle looks pretty in a vintage style cream tin, decorated with a wooden heart on the lid, and a paper ribbon around the tin with the wording 'Thank You Teacher'. A deliciously scented addition for the home, it is sure to please a favourite teacher.

Thank you teacher candle

A lovely handmade product that your favourite teacher will just love! These pretty handbag mirrors are backed in cream velvet fabric and finished with an appliquéd red and white apple  It pops into a little felt case that has 'World's Best Teacher' embroidered in burgundy stitching. They make a sweet little gift for the end of term or to say thank you for your teachers' help.

World's Best Teacher Handbag Mirror

Another great personalised teacher gift that we can get out in 7 days is this 'Best Teacher' notebook. Your teacher's name will appear in the star and in the inside page you can put your own personal message of thanks.

Best Teacher Notebook

Here is a cute keyring she can use to make sure the classroom keys don't go missing.

Best Teacher Keyring

The same little character is available as a hand carved model bearing the message 'best teacher'.

Special Teacher Token

 
This pretty grey box can be filled with a few sweets or a little gift or note, or it can be given just on its own to store small keepsakes or pieces of jewellery.

'Thank You Teacher' Gift Box

 
We have lots more ideas for  Teachers' Gifts on the site to take a look and see if there is something Miss or Sir will love!

Autograph Books for Schools - Just arrived!

They're here! This year's stock of school autograph books has just been delivered and our warehouse is stacked to the ceiling. It doesn't seem possible that we will shift this mountain of autograph books by July but each year we get through more!  In the past we have sold the most to primary schools for the Year 6 students saying farewell to their classmates as they head off for secondary school. But we are also now getting lots of enquiries from secondary schools preparing to give a send off to their Year 11 leavers after Easter, (not that it will stop them from signing their shirts!)

This year we have gone for primary colours for our bulk orders. The slim, hardback red, yellow and blue books have the word 'Autographs' in silver foil lettering and plain coloured pages inside.

We have kept our prices really competitive by offering the books at a bulk price, with a minimum order of just ten. We know our schools love to personalise their autograph books, so this year we are offering an engraved silver nameplate as an additional extra. 25 characters are available for the school name and perhaps the school year if it will fit. They have a peel-off adhesive strip so they are easily fixed on the front  -  the kids can even do it themselves and fix the plate just where they want it.

We have made it extra easy for schools to order with two payment options; once you get to the checkout you will have the option to pay by credit card or to request a proforma invoice. Once your order is paid for we will get your books out within 7 days, even if you have added the nameplates.

Our autograph books make a fab souvenir of your students' schooldays and they have great fun collecting all the signatures over the last few days!