This is such an exciting and busy time - especially for those parents of high school seniors. We are ready to welcome you into the wonderful world of being a parent of a college students! All of us are wondering what to get these grads. I graduated awhile ago, but not too long ago to remember that I got money-lots of money, and I liked it. I was wondering if that was still the case today. Of course, I have to say that a care package club would be the best possible present a grad could ever have, but I thought there might be some other interesting ideas, so here is what I found..

On this top ten list, Money was still number 1, followed by “Oh the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss. I think this one is a little played out, but sentimental if that is what you are going for.

Number 3 on the list, and ipod….what? are there teenagers that still don’t have an ipod? I don’t believe it!

The rest were typical-computer, digital camera, except for #6, and idea I’ve never heard of and I’m pretty happy about it.

Commemorative Coins-I do not know an 18 year old kid who would be excited about commemorative coins. If you are going to give “money”, let’s just stick with money. As they say, Cash is King…Coins are just….Coins.

The funniest gift idea (at least to me) was highlighted in this news article I read in our local paper. Kids are asking for designer bags for graduation. I don’t care how hard my daughter works in school, honey, I have a hard time believing she deserves a $6000 Hermes bag for it!

So there you have it, a lot of ideas, but none better than $$$$$ (and a care package)!

Got a great idea for a graduation gift? Let us know!

Hello to all you moms ( and dads and everyone else) out there and welcome to our blog. We are so excited to be able to expand our website to include a community where we can connect with our customers. We’ll be talking about the joys and frustrations of having kids in college, our glamorous lives as care package ladies, and of course food (our favorite topic!) Please feel free to respond to our comments and contact us with ideas about things you’d like to discuss.