GRADUATION (OR ANY) PARTY LOADED GIFT JAR 2025

Being graduation season, I'm always looking for a creative way to gift a grad. In the past, I have made these DIY GRADUATION GIFT PERSONAL PINATAS and filled with goodies and cash.

This year, I had two girls to give gifts to. I knew I wanted to add mini-sized candy bars that they liked, cash and some writing pens that I order off and on throughout the year to gift people. When I was a Nursing Supervisor, I would order those pens for my staff and others in the clinic--they are so fun. I order them from Amazon and here is a sample of what I put in the gifts this year. I just can't stop ordering cute pens! 

They didn't fit in the small pinatas that I had purchased at Walmart (above) so put my thinking cap on. I decided small glass jars with a lock lid may work. After the treats are removed, they can use the jars at college for storage (makeup accessories, desk supplies, change, etc.). Off I went to Walmart and found just the right size. You may also find jars at Dollar Tree as they have a large variety, too.

I asked what the favorite candy was for each and bought a bag of sour gummy worms (who doesn't like those?), mini-Butterfingers for one and Mini-Snickers for another. The pens I bound together with a rubber band and placed that bundle in before adding the candy. Here's how I presented the cash:

I used Washi tape to hold the bill together, after rolling it up. I added those bills throughout the jar, so it would be aesthetically pleasing lol. What grad doesn't want to see cash?

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I used chalkboard adhesive labels to write their names on each jar, then used Sakura Gelly Roll Bright White pens to add names and embellishment. Well, I wrote on the labels first because writing after they were on the jars may not have worked out so well.

Here are some other views of the jars:

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These jars can be used for birthdays, too! With a variety of sizes in the jars, you can fit a lot of different gift items in them. Then the jars can be used for odds and ends later.

HAPPY GRADUATION TO ALL THE GRADUATES OF 2025!

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