Whether your graduation gift is cash, sweets, a crochet amigurumi, or a watch, be sure to present it inside a DIY grad cap box. Luckily, a grad cap naturally becomes a lid for any round box, so making one should be easy and quick. So, learn how to make a CUTE graduation cap gift box in any size and THE MOST CREATIVE ways with this weekly craft discussion.
We will be using the cardstock, old pre-made boxes, tissue paper rolls, and many more easily available materials to make them. To make the tassel, these ideas will be using cardstock, yarn, embroidery floss, sparkly party foil, and many more NICE materials.
You will also learn new ways to attach the tassel, such as by a metal brad, circle cutout, just glue, and more. Choose from glittery, black, multicolor, hexagonal, square, and round, and many more variations of grad cap boxes here. You and the graduate will definitely love all these, so let’s talk!
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Suggestion #1: Graduation Cap Gift Boxes
Let’s begin with this simple and easy graduation cap present box made out of cardstock cut using a cutting machine. You can fill it with small gifts such as rolled paper money (diplomas), candy, & confetti along with a graduation greeting card.
It should be easy and quick to assemble, as you will find a free 3D to 2D SVG cut file for this graduation box. The mortarboard also has a yellow tassel, which completes it perfectly.
Suggestion #2: DIY Graduation Cap Box with Cricut
Make this custom two-color graduation cap box using a Cricut machine and again, cardstock. The SVG template includes a TEXT for the year of graduation, the name of the graduate, the tassel, and the hat pieces. Hat pieces also have score lines, which will help you a lot in assembling them!
Since you can make it in any size, I would rather say it doubles as a graduation cap box. I like that the box is made in golden yellow, and the cap has less height, so you can see both the colors!
Suggestion #3: Mini Graduation Cap Kraft Box
Finally, let’s make the most festive-looking, shimmering, and other-than-black graduation cap gift box with this method. And it is made in a small circular kraft box and ends up kinda smaller. Using paint, sparkling glitter, and glitter card, in their favorite color, kids can design their own graduation cap.
Unlike the previous ones, it also has an embroidery floss tassel and a shiny pearl on top. These boxes are perfect for holding small treats or special notes.
Suggestion #4: Graduation Money Gift Idea
A grad cap box in a traditional gift box shape? DIY this easy graduation cap cubed money box by recycling an old black box. Or you make make a Masu box with my tutorial. Requiring only the yellow embroidery floss attached with hot glue for the tassel, it should be the fastest and most affordable grad box idea.
Just make a tassel, glue it to the center of the box lid, and fill the inside with tissue or crinkled paper to cushion the money.
Suggestion #5: Graduation Cap Gift Box Template
Let’s make a hexagonal grad cap box in any color, with both a free SVG and a PDF template available. The lid of the box, however, has a classic mortarboard shape, with a customizable tassel made from embroidery thread or sparkly party foil.
You can choose from pink, purple, yellow, or even aqua to make one. Make many and add color to your graduation ceremony table!
Suggestion #6: Graduation Cap DIY Video Tutorial
Learn how to make an even glittier and colorful graduation cap box using glitter foaming sheets, pearls, and cardstock in this tutorial. The box can be presented on a plate along with a paper diploma on the front.
I like the graduation cap tassel made entirely from the foaming sheet. Make a shiny edging around the plate by gluing the pearls all around the circumference.
Suggestion #7: Cardboard Roll Graduation Cap Craft
Find out how to make a graduation cap out of a tissue paper roll or + yellow yarn with this method. Just paint the rolls black, attach a cardstock square on top, and add a handmade yarn tassel.
To attach the tassel without exposing the glue, you will want to cut a circle and cover the tassel string to attach both at the same time. You can easily turn this into a box using cardstock.
Bonus Idea
Let’s turn mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups into graduation party treats with this method. It requires only black cardstock, embroidery floss, and a glue stick. It is not like a traditional graduation box, but because it holds a sweet present, I added it as a BONUS IDEA here.
Just cut small squares of cardstock as the mortarboard and attach a tassel made from embroidery floss. Glue the square onto an upside-down Reese’s cup and also insert a wooden stick to display it. This way, you can make a “candy bouquet,” too.
Suggestion #8: Graduation Cap Money Holder
Maybe you are looking for a UNIQUE grad cap gift box! That’s why I added this graduation cap money holder that is completely flat and can be opened like a book to reveal the money or your greeting card.
Using blue cardstock, a metal brad, and embroidery floss, you can make it in your own way. Inside, it also has a small slits to hold money or a gift card.
Suggestion #9: DIY Graduation Cap Gift Box
Using affordable materials like a round papier-mache box, black paint, and craft foam, make this miniature mortarboard box. It can hold small gifts like gift cards, jewelry, or cash.
It takes less than 30 minutes to complete and can be easily customized using school colors for the tassel and paint.
Suggestion #10: Graduation Cap Rolo Favors
Make mini graduation caps using chocolate candies as the base and cardstock for the mortarboard. The making focuses on creating a small-scale celebratory favor by combining pre-packaged sweets with simple paper crafting techniques.
Using Rolo candies, black cardstock, gold embroidery thread, and adhesive, you will cut small squares to serve as the cap tops. A tiny tassel is fashioned from the thread and secured to the center of the square, which is then glued to the top of the candy to complete the graduation-themed treat.
Suggestion #11: Graduation Cap Bottle Toppers
Feel to your celebration by turning standard bottles into themed party decor. The project utilizes a cylindrical base and a flat cardstock top to replicate the iconic shape of graduation headwear on a miniature scale.
Using black cardstock, a small section of a cardboard tube, and embroidery thread, you will construct a base and a flat square top. After securing the square to the tube section, a small tassel is attached to the center to complete the mortarboard design.
About "Talha"
Hey, I’m Talha, the Crafter on Craftstive.com. I love to share guides on folding cute origami models and paper crafts, and I am always ready to inspire your next craft project with my weekly craft discussions.