100+ Graduation Gifts for Girls, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Her
By roopa swaminathan
Graduation is around the corner. And you probably should start thinking about graduation gifts for your child. But what if – go with me here – what if instead of one-time-and-throw or one-time-and-never-again gifts you actually pick out things that your child will use ALL FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE?
All the gift ideas here are useful, practical and, most importantly, necessary and essential. You may want to pick up more than one gift. In fact, I’m having a problem calling them gifts. Let’s call them essentials.
We, here, at Roopa Ki Yatra have meticulously curated these gift essential ideas for you. I’m SURE you’ll find them useful and necessary.
FYI: I personally think that these days there aren’t many items that are specific to men and women. And that a LOT of the gifts for your daughter maybe applicable for your son and vice versa. So do NOT skip checking out my curated list of graduation gifts for men below and see if there are items that your daughter/sister may like.
Lighted Bluetooth Vanity Mirror
These are so useful and essential for girls going to college. They are touchscreen mirrors with LED lights AND they fold out three ways and each one magnifies 1* and 2*. PERFECT!
Portable Cosmetic Bag
Your girl will have all of her cosmetics with her and not much space inside the dorm room. She WILL need these well organized and PORTABLE cosmetic bags. These are lightweight BUT pack a whole lot of cosmetics inside them. Lipsticks, nail polish, eye shadows, brushes, compact, mirror – there’s space for it all.
Fairy LED Lights
Us chicas need some bling, y’all! These fairy lights are cheap and so colorful…it’ll take a dumpy and dreary dorm room and convert it it to something unique and special. I say buy them in all colors and gift them to your girl!
Underwear Organizers
You know your child will have all kinds Victoria Secret innerwear which she needs to put away in a perfect spot.
CUE – these amazing underwear organizers that allow her to keep her undies and bras perfectly organized AND color-coordinated if she so chooses!
Bathrobes
When your kid is moving to a college dorm and has to share the shower and bathroom across the hall – SHE NEEDS A BATHROBE and she needs a very cute bathrobe. Check out the following options and get her a few, why dontcha?
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Fluffy Slippers
If you get the above amazing bathrobes – you need to get your girls these wonderful slippers. I mean…that’s just logical, eh?
Best Dorm Room Back Pillows
For those loooong study days and nights – your child needs these dorm room back-pillows. They’re super stylish and super-comfortable. MUST HAVE.
Boho-Chic Colorful Sari Curtains
Does your kid have a thing for colors? is she the kind that thinks that beiges and browns and whites and neutrals are meant to be…well, NOWHERE? Is she boho-chic and hippie and loves and celebrates colors? Then these Indian Sari-inspired curtains are the best thing to add vim and vigor and color to those boring dorm rooms!
Weighted Fleece Blankets
They need blankets that actually keep them warm and snuggly. Therefore, WEIGHTED blankets. They need something soft. Therefore, FLEECE. Perfect gift ever.
Mini Washing Machine
Like, hello? Admit it. YOU would like this for yourself, no? Can you imagine how convenient this will be for your kid to do their undies and bras and throw in an odd t-shirt for a quick wash?
Complete VFM – Value. For. Money.
Mini Washing Machine with Spinner and Dryer
Non-electric Mini Washing Machine
Adjustable Garment Rack
Once the washing is done – you know they’d need somewhere to dry and hang the clothes. What better than to give them a garment rack that is adjustable. Make it bigger if there’s space or keep it small for those space-challenged tiny dorm rooms.
Portable Coffee Maker
Hello, parents and adults…your kids are going to college. Like it or not – they’re going to want to DROWN IN COFFEE. And instead of drowning in debt by going to Starbucks and Kosta and other coffee shops…they can make their own coffee in their dorm rooms. They’re probably NOT going to like the bulky coffee makers that you have at home. Face it – they’ll hate it just because YOU have it! So, get them these amazing portable coffee makers that you may also want to snag for yourself. Do it…do it, I tell you. You’ll love it when you travel. I have one of these myself and it’s the best decision I made when traveling. They’re cute, light to carry and don’t take up too much space.
Coffee Mugs
And once they’re made the coffee in their cute portable coffee-makers – they can take it with them in these cute and snazzy insulated coffee mugs.
Portable and Cute Fridge for Makeup and Medicines
You cannot go wrong with these. These are useful, cute to look at and so, so, so USEFUL. Trust me – once you see these, you’ll want to snag one for yourself! I know I did!
Insta-Cameras
Not gonna lie…these things are CUTE AF but they don’t come cheap. But these are the RAGE now and you do NOT want to be the one whose kid doesn’t have one of these. I know, I know…I sound like all kinds of peer pressure demon but trust me – these are soooo cute. Again, I have one of these myself. Sorry. But NOT SORRY.
Task Lamps with Charger / USB Connection Slot
A combination of task light and a charging station in one. Perfect!
3-in-1 Wireless Chargers
Your kid is going to need this. They will have ALL kinds of electronic items – phones, tablets, power backup, wifi routers and they will need chargers for them. This 3-in-1 charger station is a one-stop shop for all their charging needs. AND it looks cute and perfect in a tiny dorm room.
Air Pods
Kids in college will listen to music and they will listen to it LOUD. So giving them the wireless or the wire air pods are an amazing gift that they will love.
BUT – This is expensive AF. So I’m going to give you regular wireless earbuds options below as well.
Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earbuds
As promised – if the Apple Air Pods are too much – you have these amazing but chepaer options for your kid going to college.
Key/Phone Finders
If I had a penny for everytime a college kid lost his/her phone or their dorm room keys – yep – let’s just say that I would be very rich. No question. This is something that is, of course, useful but it’s NECESSARY. You HAVE to give your college going kid this.
Waterproof Bluetooth Speakers
Your kid is going to college and you know they’re going to listen to music at the loudest decibel possible. You may as well make your peace with it and get them these amazing bluetooth speakers which are also waterproof. You know they’re going to take these portable speakers inside the shower when they bathe – so you may as well give them these incredible waterproof speakers.
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Hot and Cold Flask
This is just a smart and useful thing to buy for your kid going to college. They need these hot and cold water / tea flasks.
Single Electric Burners / Stovetops for Dorms
This is soooo useful – to make a quick serving of Ramen noodles or a cheese sandwich for a quick and hungry snack in the middle of the night. Better than setting out somewhere alone in the middle of the night, no?
Portable Mini Hotpots
These are absolute must-haves for your college kid. They’re light to carry but cook healthy and nutritious food. And most importantly – they can cook quickly. Isn’t that what a college kid actually needs?
Portable Crockpots
Come on? Need I describe any further than that these are CROCKPOTS? These slow-cooking beasts will make sure your kid is able to eat good meals regularly. And given they’re crockpots – they don’t take much of an effort. Just dump all the ingredients in, go to class, come back and a wonderful meal is ready.
Portable Air Fryers
I know. I know. I’m on a whole let’s fill the kid’s dorm room with kitchen appliances. But…all of my suggestions are spot on. They’re ALL portable and compact AND they make sure your child eats good nutritious meals.
And these air purifiers are frikkin GOLD. Kids want the bad stuff – the deep fried chips and pastries and chicken. And air fryers does them WITHOUT any oil! Imagine that. Yep. This is something I’m going to get and get soon myself.
PHEW! Quite a comprehensive list of items already for your graduating person, isn’t it? But we’ll continue to keep adding more items here or I’ll start another blog post for the newer items. So, keep checking back in at roopakiyatra!
Congratulations to the graduating person in your life!
