Graduation Candy Box Gift

In today’s post: See how easy it is to put together this adorable Graduation Candy Box using a premade box from Amazon – this is an easy graduation gift any graduate would love!

Easy Graduation Gift

I try to share a couple fun, cute graduation gift ideas every spring, and I was excited to find this adorable graduation box on Amazon. It comes already put together, making this one of the easiest gifts ever, but it turns out so cute it could be the centerpiece for a graduation party! I added photos inside the top cover of the box to make it even cuter; you could also add cards or even cash! Here’s what it looks like closed and then once it’s opened:

Supplies

Here’s what you need to make this graduation candy box gift:

• GRAD letter shaped gift box from Amazon: This box is so fun! You can fill each letter in “GRAD” with any small items you like.
• Candy: I used Rolos, Candy Kisses, Red Candy Kisses, and Mini Reese’s to fill the box. You’ll need approximately 7 oz of candy for each letter. I found small bags of candy at Dollar Tree (about 2.25 oz each) and used three bags of each type of candy.
• Photos: I wanted add something to the inside cover of the box to make it cuter, and I settled on photos of the graduate. I used fix 4×6 photos trimmed to fit.
• Adhesive and Exacto Knife

How to Put Together a GRAD Gift Box

Trim and Add Photos

To add photos to the inside cover, first trim each photo to 5 and 1/8th inch high and 3 and 1/4 inch wide.

Then adhere the photos right next to each other to cover the entire inside lid. There are two small oblong holes in the lid that you can use to tie the box closed (ribbon is included). Use an exacto knife to carefully cut away where the photos cover the holes.

Now you can fill each letter with candy! As you fill the letters, make sure the candy doesn’t come higher than the edge of each letter or the lid won’t close. For the Rolos and Mini Reese’s, I laid the candies out flat, alternating one right side up and one upside down, and used two layers.

Add Ribbon

Once the box is full, you can close it and use the included ribbon to tie it closed. It looks very cute closed:

And even cuter open! Just make sure when the recipient is opening the box that they have it laid flat on a table so nothing falls out.