35 Unique Middle School Graduation Gifts

Beaded bracelets: They're not just for Taylor Swift concerts anymore! These celebrate your grad with cute diploma and mortarboard charms and words like "bright future," and grads can mix, match and stack them. It comes in a set of 48 bracelets, so you can split them up and give them to your grad and a few of their best friends.

If they're into changing up their looks, this travel makeup kit comes personalized with an initial, has pockets for all their brushes and uses adjustable dividers to keep everything organized. You can even fill it with some of their favorite beauty brands, like Sol De Janiero, Summer Fridays, Rare Beauty or Beauty Bakerie.

As they move onto high school, they might need to upgrade their tech to handle their bigger assignments. In Good Housekeeping Institute tests, users found Acer Chromebook laptops lightweight and easy to use at a more affordable price point than other laptops, which made it a great option for school.

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There's nothing wrong with giving cash as a grad gift — they'll be able to use it on exactly what they want. But that doesn't mean you have to stuff bills in an envelope. This gift offers a big "wow," factor: The grad opens the box, and a helium balloon floats up with bills attached to the string. This kit comes with the gift box, two balloons, 36 bill sleeves and the balloon string — you have to supply the bills and the helium.

Former middle schoolers are not immune to the "Stanley Cup" craze, so give them another 40-ounce tumbler to add to their collections. You can also add in some cute accessories, like a pouch or a charm, to go with it.

They're growing up — time to get them an "adult" wallet. This has slots for cards and IDs plus cash, and it can hold everything they need without getting too bulky. It blocks RFID signals, and it comes in multiple colors and patterns.

Somehow, they never get too old for Squishmallows. This Bigfoot, named Zozo, is just right for the occasion, with its rainbow mane and graduation cap. There's also a Squishmallow graduation owl, too.

Give them an accessory to wear that's uniquely theirs. This custom name necklace comes in three different metals — silver, rose gold or 18K gold-plated — and also several different fonts, including vertical and Old English lettering. An Amazon shopper's favorite, this has more than 8,600 five-star reviews.

Since everything comes full-circle, Gen Zers — especially those obsessed with the "Y2K aesthetic" — have been getting into collecting CDs again. Let them make the most of that collection with this portable CD player, which also comes with a Bluetooth speaker/transmitter, a line-in jack, an FM radio, a flash drive player and a remote control.

They can wear this shirt all summer, and proudly declare their graduate status. You can get it in 10 different colors and also in sizes up to adult 6x, so you're almost guaranteed a fit.

After the rough-and-tumble middle school years, it might be time to retire their backpack. The sturdy Fjällräven Kånken comes in a lot of fun colors and prints, and also has room for everything they need with small pockets on the side, a zipper pocket in the front and a roomy main compartment.

If they're video-game fans, enhance their gaming experience with this sweet setup. The X Rocker has two speakers in the headrest and a subwoofer at the bottom, so they can really feel the sound of their favorite games. When it's not in use, they can fold it up so it's not in the way.

This compass necklace charm will let them know that they can choose their own direction in life, starting in high school. You can get it in gold, rose gold or silver, or choose other graduation-ready charms, like interlocking circles, linked circles or a tree of life, all with the same inspirational quote on the card. Or, if you're Dr. Seuss fans, you can get the interlocking circles with a quote from Oh! The Places You'll Go.

Versatile, cute and sleek, everyone from tweens to grandparents are clamoring for Lululemon's Everywhere Belt Bag. And we can see why: It's just the right size to hold the essentials, it comes in tons of colors and has an adjustable strap — reasons why it was named the best fanny pack by the Good Housekeeping Institute. You can also get a fleece version that has a fun, fuzzy texture to it.

Good Housekeeping Institute testers were truly impressed with how fast and how far this drone plane could fly. And yet, it was still highly rated for is ease of controls, and takeoffs were pretty seamless.

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If you just need a little something to mark the occasion, this bear is the perfect fit, looking adorable on a desk or shelf. The bear sits seven inches tall, and you can get a couple styles of bear, a could different cap/gown colors or an owl instead of a bear.

If they're looking to transition their room from a middle-schooler's room to a high-schooler's, they might get a thrill out of seeing their name in lights! The size, color, font, symbol and backplate shape are all customizable, but no matter what they choose, it'll be a conversation starter.

Throughout the years of middle school, they've probably amassed a ton of t-shirts from sports teams, field days, concerts or other events, camps and other giveaways. They can be put to use, even if they're too small to be worn, by being transformed into a fleece-backed shirt quilt that preserves their favorite middle-school memories. They start at $75 for a lap size (16 shirts, or fewer if you want to use the fronts and the backs) and goes up to $250 for a king-size (64 shirt sides), plus you can add upgrades like embroidery or photo panels.

How time flies! They'll get a kick out of seeing themselves on the first day of middle school and the last, so they can see how much they've grown. (Note: This is also a good gift for grandparents.)

This little printer takes photos from their smartphones or social media and prints them onto 2”x 3” sticker paper, which they can use to decorate lockers, notebooks and laptops. (No separate instant camera needed!) They can also use editing software to add touches like borders and emojis.