CONQUERing's 2025 Graduation Gift Guide

Grad season is upon us! Over the next few weeks, millions of high schoolers and college students will be walking the stage and turning their tassels during graduation ceremonies.

This momentous time is defined by excitement toward the future, nostalgia for the past, and anxiety toward the unknown. It is likely that you know a 2025 graduate and are trying to figure out the best gift to give them.

We wanted to help you out so you can focus on spending time with the graduate in your life. This gift guide shares the perfect gifts for high school grads, college grads, and suggestions based on your relationship with the graduate you're buying a gift for.

What is Etiquette for a Graduation Gift?

Before we give our recommendations for graduation gifts, let's talk about the etiquette behind giving a graduation gift.

To begin, the type and size of a gift you give will depend on your relationship to the graduate. We've broken these relationships into three different categories: friends, family members, and significant others.

What is an Appropriate Gift for a Friend?

For friends, the size of gift you give depends on how close you are to the friend and if you are graduating at the same time as them.

If this is your best friend and you're graduating at the same time, you'll want to give a sentimental gift that reminds you of your friendship. Pictures, scrapbooks, and friendship jewelry are all great examples of gifts for a best friend.

If this is a friend you know that's graduating, you'll want to give a gift that represents their accomplishments or is practical for their future. Gift cards to home good stores, a cup with their graduation year on it, or an encouraging piece of jewelry would be a great example of a gift for a friend graduating at a different time than you.

What is an Appropriate Gift for a Family Member?

For family members, the gift you give will likely be a bit more personal and might be more expensive than a gift you give to a friend.

If this is your child, you'll want to give them something sentimental. A gift that lets them know how proud you are of them and reminds them that you're always there to support them. A collection of letters from you and other family members, a quilt made of their high school or college t-shirts, or birthstone jewelry are all great examples of gifts you could give to your child.

If this is your sibling, you'll want to give them something that they'll use and that shares how much you love them. A picture of the two of you, a shopping trip, or a locket are all great gifts you could give to a sibling.

If this is a distant relative, you'll want to give them something that they'll use and still ties back to your family. A backpack with their monogram, a frame for their diploma(s), or a necklace with a symbol that means something to your family would be perfect.

What is an Appropriate Gift for a Significant Other?

For significant others, you'll want to give a gift that shows your partner how much you love them. Something that shows them you're proud of them and see an incredibly bright future ahead.

Jewelry in general is always a great gift for a significant other. Necklaces, rings, and bracelets are something that a person might wear often and will always serve as a reminder that you love them.

Sentimental gifts are also always great for a significant other. Scrapbooks of the time the two of you shared leading up to their graduation, a personalized calendar with pictures of the two of you with memories from each month, or a shadow box with ticket stubs, wrist bands, and other momentos that defined the years leading up to graduation.

Why Should You Gift Fidget Jewelry as a Graduation Gift?

While the above gifts are all great and definitely appropriate for graduation, we feel we should make the case for why you should choose CONQUERing jewelry to give as a gift.

All of our products have special meanings. We have all the right sentiments for different relationships between people. We have jewelry to show a friend that you'll always be there for them, regardless how far apart you are. We have designs that can tell your child how proud you are of them or show a significant other how much you love them.

All of our products are multi-functional. Beyond looking very fashionable, all of our jewelry is fidget-friendly. Fidget jewelry can be used to help people with anxiety, ADHD, sensory processing disorders, or with focusing in general. We have a blog post dedicated to explaining the benefits of fidget jewelry beyond being fashionable.

All of our products are interchangeable. The elements that you put in a ring base, necklace, bracelet, or earrings all pop out and can be swapped with other elements. This means you can buy multiple different elements that explain how you feel about your graduate and give them the flexibility to try out different designs depending on their mood or what encouragement they might need that day.

We are a small business. Finally, we are a woman-owned small business! If you're looking to support a small business for a graduation gift, we might be right up your alley.

Hopefully, you agree that CONQUERing is the right place to look for the perfect graduation gift. Now, let's get into our recommendations for gifts based on who you're buying for.

Graduation Gifts for High School Graduates

Two graduates holding hands wearing fidget jewelry

We've broken up our recommendations into two different categories. The first will be geared towards high school graduates and the second will be geared toward college graduates.

High school graduates might be getting ready to go off to college or might be entering the workforce. They are likely leaving home for the first time and are probably parting from the friends that have been in their lives since kindergarten.

Getting them a gift that reminds them of home, and that reminds them of their bravery can give them the encouragement they need to start this next chapter of their lives. That sentiment can be the jumping off point for the fidget jewelry you end up choosing as a gift.

High School Graduation Gifts for a Friend

The first grouping for recommendations we have are high school graduation gifts for a friend. This could either be a friend you know that's graduating or a friend that's graduating alongside you. The great thing about our jewelry is that you get a high-quality product at a great price. Your friend will be able to wear our jewelry for years without costing a fortune.

We've come up with a few ideas for CONQUERing products you could give to a friend this grad season:

Sun & Moon Symbol Element Pair. Our first recommendation is the Sun & Moon Symbol Element Pair. This is perfect because it comes with two rings. You can think of these as friendship jewelry—you give your friend either the sun or the moon and you keep what you don't give them. Especially for friends that aren't going to the same college or are moving states after graduating, this can serve as a reminder that you will always be there for each other, regardless of the distance between you.
YOU GOT THIS Element. Our next recommendation is the YOU GOT THIS Element. Your friend might be feeling anxious about their future. It can be scary to start a new chapter and leave behind what you're familiar with. This gift will remind your friend that they got this and that you're in their corner as they embark on this new journey.
Heart Hands CrossBar Element. Finally, we think the Heart Hands CrossBar Element will make a great graduation gift for a friend. The design is very trendy and will garner a lot of compliments when your friend wears it. It's a simple way to let your friend know you love them.

Sun & Moon Symbol Pair	YOU GOT THIS	Heart Hands CrossBar

High School Graduation Gifts for a Family Member

The second grouping of recommendations we have are for high school graduation gifts for a family member. This could be your child, your grandchild, a sibling or a distant relative. Since our jewelry is interchangeable, you can get multiple different elements and start their CONQUERing collection! From then on, you can gift elements for holidays and other special occasions to continue building their collection.

We've come up with a few ideas for CONQUERing products that you could give to a family member this grad season:

LOVED Element. The LOVED Element reminds your family member how loved they are. When you give this to them, tell them that anytime they wear it they should be reminded that they have the support of their entire family behind them. You can also let them know that they are always welcome home, no matter where they end up.
Moonstone Crystal Element. The next product we recommend as a gift from a family member is the Moonstone Crystal Element. Moonstone crystals are associated with happiness, abundance, good fortune, and new beginnings. You can tell your family member that when they wear this crystal fidget element, you are wishing them happiness and good fortune. You can also tell them that by wearing Moonstone crystals, it's believed that the process of accepting change and moving toward the next chapter in their life will be a little easier.
Strength & Encouragement 5 in 1 Gift Set. The final product we recommend as a gift from a family member is the Strength & Encouragement 5 in 1 Gift Set. This set includes one classic ring band and five elements. The five elements are: STAY STRONG, STILL I RISE, Enough, Amethyst, and Onyx. This gift set lets your family member know that you think they are strong for making it to graduation and that you are sending them positive encouragement for what comes next.

LOVED	Moonstone Crystal	Strength & Encouragement

High School Graduation Gifts for Significant Others

The final grouping of recommendations we have are for high school graduation gifts for a significant other. If you have a high school sweetheart, this one's for you!

We've come up with a few CONQUERing products you could give to your high school sweetheart this grad season:

Heart-Shaped Open Element. The Heart-Shaped Open Element is a great way to show your significant other that you love them. You can tell them you chose the open element because the outline of the heart only represents the first chapter of your love. The openness represents all the exciting things the two of you will experience after graduation.
Rose Quartz Crystal Element. The Rose Quartz Crystal Element truly is the stone of love. This crystal is associated with compassion, love, positivity, joy, and self-worth. You can tell your significant other that by wearing this crystal fidget element, it is believed that they will feel more loved, will experience immense joy, and will be secure in who they are. With a lot of big changes on the horizon, it's a nice way to tell them that you are rooting for them.
Grateful Element. Finally, we recommend the Grateful Element as a gift for your significant other. This will serve as a reminder that you are grateful for them and for all the memories you've shared.

Heart-Shaped Open	Rose Quartz Crystal	Grateful

Graduation Gifts for College Graduates

College graduates are at a much different place in their lives than high school graduates. That's why we decided to split our recommendations into these two groups. The sentiments you want to share are much different.

College graduates are faced with a lot more uncertainty than high school graduates. They are typically entering the work force officially, they might be moving to a new city, they are saying goodbye to their friends and family, and will likely be living their lives with a totally different structure than they have for the last two decades.

With all of this in mind, here are the CONQUERing products we recommend you give to a college graduate.

College Graduation Gifts for a Friend

As with high school graduates, your friends might be graduating on their own or alongside you. You might even be in the same graduating class, just at different colleges.

We've come up with a few different CONQUERing products we think would make great college graduation gifts for your friends:

Disco Ball Mirrored Element. This one might seem a bit silly, but hear us out. The Disco Ball Mirrored Element can represent all of the great times you shared in college. It could be the late night study sessions, the fun parties, and the special memories you made if you lived together. When you give this to a friend, tell them that while it represents fun memories of the past, it also should serve as a reminder for your friend to find time for fun in the future.
FEAR LESS Element. Our second recommendation for a gift for a friend is the FEAR LESS Element. This acknowledges the fears and anxieties your friend might be feeling about their post-grad life. Maybe it also represents your own fears. When you give this as a gift, let your friend know they are strong enough to push past those fears.
YES YOU CAN Element. Finally, we recommend that you give the YES YOU CAN Element to a friend as a college graduation gift. In the same vein as FEAR LESS, this tells your friend that you see their capabilities. You know they can conquer this next phase of life and that they can do anything they set their mind to.

Disco Ball	FEAR LESS	YES YOU CAN

College Graduation Gifts for a Family Member

As with high school graduates, the family member graduating could be a child, grandchild, sibling, or distant relative. The differences lie in the experiences to come for the graduate.

We've come up with a few different CONQUERing products we think would make great college graduation gifts for family members:

Birthstone CrossBar Element. The first gift recommendation we have is the Birthstone CrossBar Element. Birthstone jewelry is a very special gift that you can give to someone. Particularly from a parent to a child, it represents that you see your child as a gift. Learn more about the history of giving birthstone jewelry as a gift here.
Circle-Shaped Open Element. Our next recommendation for a college grad gift is the Circle-Shaped Open Element. When we made this element, we intended for the open circle in the middle to represent what makes you happy and for the outline to represent the boundaries you set to ensure you're able to do what makes you happy. When you give this to a family member, tell them of this important lesson and encourage them to prioritize themself as they enter the next chapter of their life.
Change The World Element. Finally, we recommend that you give the Change The World Element to your family member. Let them know that you see great potential in them. That as they enter their post-grad life, the possibilities for them are endless. That you truly believe that whatever they do, it will change the world.

Birthstone CrossBar	Circle-Shaped Open	Change the World

College Graduation Gifts for Significant Others

Finally, the last group of people that might be giving graduation gifts are significant others. This might be the same high school sweetheart you gave a gift to the first time, or someone you met in college.

We came up with a few different CONQUERing products we think would make great college graduation gifts for significant others:

Heart-Shaped Amazonite Crystal Element. Our first gift recommendation for a significant other graduating college is the Heart-Shaped Amazonite Crystal Element. Amazonite crystals are associated with success, sincerity, fortune, compassion, and integrity. The heart-shape represents your love. Let your partner know that when they wear this crystal jewelry, it is believed that they will attract success and fortune, and will be shown sincerity and compassion from others.
DREAM BIG Element. Our next gift recommendation for a significant other is the DREAM BIG Element. As you get older and think more practically about your future, it can be easy to ignore your passions and dreams for fear that they aren't feasible. Let your partner know that you see the potential in them to achieve their dreams.
INSPIRE Element. Finally, our last gift recommendation is the INSPIRE Element. This can mean that you are inspired by your significant other. That everything they've accomplished and what they're setting out to do inspired you. It could also man that you're encouraging your significant other to continue inspiring others as they embark on their future endeavors.