34 Honor Roll-Worthy Kindergarten Graduation Gifts That Put The Fun In Graduation

Updated: Aug 16 2023

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It's the end of the school year and your young graduate is preparing to walk the stage so celebrate their big day with these kindergarten graduation gifts! Before you finish taking pictures be sure to snap one of the looks of surprise on your graduation girl's or boy's face when you hand them one of these presents on the last day of school. These graduation gifts will herald in summer with fashion, and are the ideal mix of education, entertainment, and sentiment (that one's for mom and dad!). These gifts for kids will help you kick off your own summer reading program, encourage imaginative play, inspire hours of play with board games, and get them ready for elementary school. They're multi-faceted kindergarten graduation gifts that you can feel good about giving and most of them are screen-free, to boot! They deserve some Pomp and Circumstance.

Crayola Drawing and Tracing Board

It's impossible to get bored of the Crayola Drawing and Tracing Board, the creative opportunities are endless. The set comes with special markers that seem to glow against the black background and can be erased over and over again for never-ending fun.

$19 .94

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Interactive Glow in The Dark T-Shirt

Little Monets who will miss art time most of all can enjoy some creativity anytime and anywhere with this interactive shirt. It glows in the dark and comes with a light pen they'll use to draw the picture that glows. It fades after about five minutes, revealing a fresh new canvas.

$25 .90

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Berenstain Bears' Graduation Day Book

Celebrate graduation with Brother, Sister, and all of their friends with The Berenstain Bears! The classic book depicts a lovely story of all the fun they're having on their graduation day and will get your kiddo so excited about their own.

$5 .99

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Glow in the Dark Rock Painting Kit

Your graduate will have all kinds of summer fun dressing up the garden with pretty painted rocks they made themselves. This kit contains 10 rocks, six pots of regular paint, two glitter paint pens, four glow-in-the-dark paint pens, and two sheets of stickers, wow!

$19 .99

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Make Your Own Squishies Kit

Science class can continue well into the summer with a kit that's got all the fixings for kids to make their own squishies. It only takes 60 minutes for the characters to set up, and there are four in the box. It's a blind box, which means you could get any of 80 tiny sprites to make!

$21 .46

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The Night Before First Grade Book

By the time the night before first grade has rolled around, your kiddo might feel a little nervous about their new start. But reading this book and doing some of the things its main character does, like picking out lunch, will set their mind at ease and get them excited about what's to come.

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Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash Playset

Things going BOOM and SMASH, that certainly sounds like something your little guy would like. With this Hot Wheels set and a couple of batteries, he can send the four included cars careening at each other for hours on end. You might not understand it, but you can't help but love the smile on his face as he enjoys it.

$58 .99

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The Magic Treehouse Book Pack

The Magic Treehouse books have been beloved by decades of children, maybe you were one of them. After reading the four books in this intro set your kiddo will be eager to play outside with their friends, weaving their own magical adventures.

$12 .24

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Ultimate Arts and Crafts Kit

For creative kiddos who always rushed to the art section of the classroom, this is a treasure chest of goodies. The arts and crafts library is the ultimate set, packed with colorful paper, fabric, buttons, gems, beads, pipe cleaners, and so much more.

$39 .99

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#10

Backyard Splash Pad

Splish splash, summer is about to get a lot wilder and wetter and lots more fun with this splash pad. Just hook it up to the hose and let the fun begin! The pad is almost 60" wide and has a basin that lets water pool a few inches for added splashing.

$29 .95

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#11

Dr. Seuss Book Collection

Dr. Seuss is a great way to encourage your little one's love of reading. This set represents five of the classics and for youngsters who just learned to read, represents a fabulous way to practice independent reading and gain confidence in their phonics skills.

$27 .40

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#12

Orboot Augmented Reality Globe

The world will literally be your kiddo's oyster with the Orboot AR Globe. The toy provides them with hours of screen-based fun that you can get behind. They'll explore the globe through an app and visit new worlds, meet new animals, learn about cultures, and more.

$46 .54

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#13

Mousetrap Board Game

One of the most fun ways to study cause and effect is with a game of Mouse Trap. Your little graduate will be wowed by the concept of a Rube Goldberg machine, which is basically what they'll build with this classic game of Mousetrap. Mom and Dad might wanna join the fun, too!

$24 .99

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#14

The Night Before Kindergarten Graduation Book

Your kiddo might be a little apprehensive about graduation, it's a big deal after all. This book will help soothe those nerves and make it an exciting day that they'll look forward to. It's full of whimsical scenes that focus on friendship and the future.

$4 .21

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#15

Melissa and Doug US Map Floor Puzzle

Introduce your little graduate to geography and you might inspire an interest in a whole new school subject. This giant floor puzzle makes learning fun and encourages your kid to be inquisitive about the state and country they live in.

$16 .99

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#16

Guess in 10 Card Game for Kids

This card game is like a kid-friendly version of twenty questions. Guess in 10 encourages them to use their critical thinking skills and reasoning to come up with questions to guess an animal, place, color, thing, or other themed item on the cards in the box. There are lots of versions, even some Disney ones.

$14 .97

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#17

Melissa and Doug Smarty Pants 1st Grade Card Set

Give your eager little learner a head start on 1st grade with the Smarty Pants card set. It's a set of trivia questions perfect for kindergarten graduates to read through and quiz themselves with. They'll learn about everything from new places to new animals, things about space, clothes, and so much more.

$30 .00

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#18

Dinosaur Graduation Coloring Book

Do dinosaurs graduate from kindergarten, too? You bet they do! That's why they're all dressed up in caps and gowns in this charming coloring book. Practice colors and staying inside the lines with the book, which is perfect for rainy days.

$7 .99

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#19

Small Discoverer Outdoor Exploration Set

Kick summer off with an adventure with a kit that outdoor explorers will be buzzing over. And not just because it's designed for them to play with bugs and learn about them, but because it contains everything they'll need for a journey through nature on land, in the water, and in the sky.

$19 .70

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#20

Classic Trouble Board Game

By kindergarten, they can follow simple instructions and play some games on their own. One of those games is Trouble, and generations of kiddos have enjoyed it. Introduce your kid to the game and rainy days will be filled with more laughter, friendly competition, and strategy.

$8 .99

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#21

Sequence for Kids Board Game

Sequence Kids is a great introduction to the grown-up one played with a deck of cards that might be a staple at family game night. It's primarily a matching game, so kindergarteners will have the skills to play and can practice critical thinking as they enjoy rounds with their friends.

$12 .60

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#22

First Grade, Here I Come Book

Saying goodbye to kindergarten is hard but this book makes it a little easier. Join in on an adventure that introduces your little one to things they'll get to look forward to in their new class, like new things to learn, losing teeth, making new friends, and more.

$3 .98

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#23

First Little Comics Book Set

If they're a little young for the comics their older siblings are reading, this book set is a great starting place. It's full of kid-friendly adventures, funny heroes, and is a great way to encourage your kid's love of reading.

$20 .23

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#24

Giant Pack of Colored Pencils

Take your kid's coloring game to the next level with a set of 120 colored pencils. This will be a real showstopper because they've probably never seen this many colored pencils in their whole life. The box has cardboard trays that can be removed to keep things neater.

$20 .82

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#25

Personalized Oreos

Personalized Oreos? More like WHOA-reos! It's ok to let your kiddo have an extra bite of these Oreos, which ar personalized with a food-safe disc to celebrate the graduation occasion. They're dipped in white chocolate and covered with sprinkles. If that sounds delicious, you might wanna get some for yourself, too, they're hard to resist!

$23 .72

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#26

Monopoly Junior Dinosaur Edition Board Game

Even adults have to admit that Monopoly is a lot more fun when dinosaurs are involved. This version of the game is miniaturized and instead of playing for properties you play for dinosaurs to add to your herd. Enjoy themed Chance cards and watch out for that Go to Time Out Square.

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#27

GRAD Rubber Bracelet

What's the best way to look totally rad on graduation? By wearing one of these rubber graduation bracelets of course. Each bracelet is shaped to say the word GRAD and there are 24 in the pack in hues of red, green, blue, and yellow. That's enough to share with the class.

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#28

The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids

With this book in hand, dad's gonna have some serious competition for the silliest jokester in the house. The charming book is filled with kid-friendly jokes and whimsical illustrations that any kindergarten graduate will love. Plus, it's a great way to inspire a love of reading.

$5 .99

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#29

Light Up Scooter

Zooming around at night (under mom and dad's supervision of course) is even more fun when you feel like you're on the scooter of the future. This kick scooter comes in several LED colors and with the flick of a button glows bright.

$29 .99

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#30

Reusable Water Balloons

Reusable water balloons are great for so many reasons. For one, they're easier to "inflate," just douse them with water, when they burst, they don't turn into tiny rubber pieces of trash, they just need to be doused again to keep having fun. And when they hit you, the hit is a lot softer.

$19 .99

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#31

Stomp Rocket Toy

Can you name anything your little guy likes more than stomping, jumping, and watching things fly high in the air? He'll spend hours hopping on the air cushion that comes with this toy to see which of the six included foam rockets he can get to fly the highest.

$9 .99

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#32

Zingo Reading Game

Zingo is so fun to play that kids won't even realize they're practicing some of the same phonics concepts that they worked on in class. It's the perfect game to play with their friends and has simple, easy-to-follow rules that they might be able to read themselves.

$21 .31

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#33

Tortilla Blanket

Turn your kid into a kid-rito on a rainy summer evening with the burrito blanket. The blanket looks exactly like a tortilla and is almost 5 feet in diameter, that's more than enough room to wrap them all the way up.

$16 .99

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#34

Doodle and Draw Dinosaur Stuffed Toy

Your little graduate will have a roar-some time dreaming up their own species of dinosaur. This stuffed toy is a blank canvas and comes with markers made for scribbling on its hide. If your kid wants to redesign it, that's easy peasy, toss the dino in the wash and he's ready for a new drawing.

$21 .69

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#35

Draw Your Own Comic Book Set

Kiddos with big dreams and even bigger imaginations will love creating their own superhero specials with this draw-your-own comic book set. It's made for kids so instructions are simple. There are 18 pages for them to draw one, and when they're finished they'll have a hard-cover book to keep forever.

$29 .96

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#36

LEGO Banana Pen Holder

Knock knock, orange you glad this pen cup is shaped like a silly banana? Your kid will be a wash of giggles of the pen cup, which is simple enough for them to assemble with minimal help from mom and dad and will make them even more excited to start first grade.

$35 .80

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#37

DIY Terrarium Kit

If they plant this the day they graduate they'll have one heck of a cool green display by the time the first day of first grade rolls around. The DIY terrarium comes with over a dozen pieces to accent their jar with and, bonus, it glows in the dark!

$9 .79

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