30 Best Preschool Graduation Gifts for Kids Celebrating a Huge Milestone

The Squishmallows trend shows no signs of slowing, and so the pre-k grad in your life will thrill to add another to their growing collection. The 12-inch Arella Brown Owl comes with a graduation cap and a wise, knowing wink on its face, but there's also a fun Zozo the Bigfoot who comes with a graduation cap on its rainbow-colored hair. Ages 3+

They can spend the summer celebrating their graduation with this tee, which proudly declares their new elementary-school status. It comes in nine colors in a huge range of sizes, and it makes a great class gift. Sizes 2T – 6XL

Parent testers loved how this Good Housekeeping Best Toy Award-winning light could help their kids set up good routines: It works as a night light, alarm clock and okay-to-wake light. In addition, the four included activity disks come loaded with stories, songs, games and other activities, all guided by an expressive, animated face. It also comes in purple. Ages 3+

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If you're just looking for something small to mark the occasion, this medal medallion can act as a keepsake that they can save for the rest of their school careers. It comes on a gold ribbon. No age recommendation given

This memory book starts in pre-k, but it'll take them all the way up through their senior year of high school. There are pages for photos, pockets for keepsakes and awards and writing prompts, so kids can keep track of their favorite subjects, teachers and memories. No age recommendation given

Print out a picture of them in their graduation outfit, a class photo or during another favorite memory from the year and let them preserve it on the wall like a diploma. They'll feel a sense of pride whenever they look at it. No age recommendation given

This book is a celebration of imagination — something that preschool hopefully awakened in them. Parent testers appreciated how this picture book "deputized" kids into becoming special agents of imagination, and also how the detailed illustrations gave kids lots to pore over. Ages 4+

Start a new tradition where you break out the fabric paint and add a handprint to this tee at the end of every year. As the hand gets bigger — and as the shirt fits better — you can see how much they've grown. (Try not to cry.) Remember to buy it big enough for a high-school senior to wear. Sizes 2T – Adult XXXL

This inspirational book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is all about fostering curiosity and wonder. Preschool graduation is a perfect milestone to share this book with your child or loved one as it is such a positive, uplifting story for parents and kids alike. You can also have it personalized with a child's name or get it without personalization. Ages 5+

They say an elephant never forgets, and your graduate will never forget receiving such a cute Class of 2024-inspired gift. You can personalize the 9" plush with the name and class year, which will be applied via heat-transfer vinyl (not embroidery). Ages 3+

They can wear their just-finished-preschool pride on their sleeves with this stainless steel bangle, which comes with an assortment of graduation-themed charms. If they get another one for kindergarten graduation, they can stack them and wear them together! No age recommendation given

Now that they've mastered preschool, get them working on those sight words with a game that's fast-paced and fun for the whole family. The "zinger" dispenses chips with both a picture and a word on it, and players have to match them to what's on their Bingo cards in order to fill them up and win the game. Ages 4+

Keep their love of science going throughout the summer with this set, which is a previous Good Housekeeping Toy Award winner and a perennial holiday best-seller. The voice of Bindi Irwin give kids scientific facts as they look through slides of plants and animals. Ages 4+

The idea of going to kindergarten might be intimidating, but your student might feel better that someone they know very well has done it already: Clifford. This book details everything that happens when Clifford goes to Emily Elizabeth's first day of school, and gets them comfortable with what might go on in the classroom. Ages 4+

For filling goodie bags, giving as graduation-party favors, augmenting graduation cards or making a candy bouquet, these graduation-themed lollipops will give everyone a reason to smile. You get 12 pineapple-flavored lollipops in a pack, and the faces come in a few different designs. No age recommendation given

Need a gift for a whole class? Looking for a favor for a graduation party? You get 24 graduation bears in a pack. Imagine them all sitting at different place settings on a table or on a row of desks. No age recommendation given

Learning Resources' Coding Critters are a great early entry into coding for young kids, and a way to keep kids interested in STEM over the summer. If your kids don't like dinos, you can opt instead for a coding cat, dog, bunny, dragon or unicorn. Ages 4+

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Get them off of screens post-graduation and into the sunshine with this beautiful kite. Users say this kite is easy to launch and stable to fly. Ages 4+

They can take what they've learned about shapes and colors and level up their art projects with this light-up workspace. It comes with 22 transparent shape clings that they can use to layer on top of each other and experiment with color-mixing and combining shapes. It also has markers so they can trace and color in their projects. Ages 3+

If you have a kid who love activity books, this one is designed to follow Common Core curriculum materials that bridge pre-k and kindergarten. As they go through the activities, which cover everything from phonics and counting to map skills and seasons, they'll get to add stickers to a map that tracks their progress. Ages 4+