27 Creative Ways to Decorate a Graduation Cap (2024)

FAQs

How do you decorate a cap for graduation? ›

You could get beads or rhinestones from the dollar store to surround the outside of the graduation cap. You could add washi tape or clear back stickers to the graduation cap to add some decorations. This graduation cap is yours and make it a fun project after your hard work and celebrate this amazing accomplishment!

Graduates use their decorated caps to express religion beliefs. Mortarboards also serve as sites of expressing emotions ranging from appreciation and gratitude… …to frustration. Popular culture references are very common, and graduates often use humor to playfully disrupt the formality of the occasion.

Directions for decorating a graduation cap with flowers

Position the flowers on the cap where you want them. Use the hot glue gun to add glue to the bottom of a flower and press it onto the graduation cap, holding it down for 3-4 seconds to secure.

Place hot glue on the ribbon on the inside of your cap. Immediately stick to the headband. That's it!!!

In some instances, students are allowed to wear a second, personal tassel to allow for individualism during the ceremony. Ask the faculty of your school or university and see what the policy surrounding this practice is before you go out and get your additional tassel.

There is a graduation tradition called the turning of the tassel. As tradition goes, there comes a time during the ceremony when the graduates are asked to flip their tassel from one side of their cap to another and this signifies the earning of a degree.

Tassels are worn on the right side of the cap before the ceremony and are then moved from the right side to the left after receiving a diploma or when directed to do so by the graduation speaker.

Today, American graduates in law, medicine, and philosophy still wear rounded caps, but undergraduates have firmly claimed the square cap—often called a mortarboard since they resemble the square tray bricklayers use when applying mortar.

Decorating your graduation cap or mortarboard has turned into a tradition for graduates.

Glue is a necessary tool to attach most decorations to the graduation cap. Use Elmer's glue or any drying glue, which costs $1.99 to $4.99 at most craft stores or use a hot glue gun. Using glitter paint and pens can make a graduation cap look flashy and extravagant.

Can you decorate your cap and gown for graduation? ›

In the past, caps and gowns were normally plain and simple, today it's common to decorate your grad cap and make it uniquely your own. Decorating your graduation cap is a great way to express yourself and share your excitement for what the future may hold for you and your classmates.

Cutting some simple designs or shapes in cardstock with a Cricut is a super easy way to decorate your graduation cap. After cutting out your design, just stick the cardstock to the cap with craft glue or double-sided adhesive foam for a bit of depth.