Graduation Parties and Presents

Graduation is a special time in a child’s life and for their parents, too. Whether you’re throwing a bash for preschool munchkins, high school seniors, and college grads it’s still an effort to plan, prepare, and pull off a party. Be creative when deciding what kinds of food to serve to party guests. Consider co-hosting a party with other families, having the party on the weekend before graduation or on a weeknight, and share rentals and decorations with a friend or neighbor.

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Here are more tips for planning graduation parties:

1. Compile a guest list. Start with family members.
2. Decide on a budget, location, and what kind of food to serve.
3. Order or create invitations, order food.
4. Purchase supplies for decorations and buy film.
5. Send out invitations as early as possible and make them unique.
6. Order cake.

You can center the party around a theme, school colors, or with regard to the graduate’s hobbies, interests, hopes and dreams for the future, passions, and personality. Spotlight the graduate with a table filled with memorabilia – photos, awards, honors, diploma, mortarboard, pom poms, yearbooks, textbooks, pennants; etc.

A nice touch would be to set up a photo backdrop area – either a balloon arch or a metallic curtain – so that the graduate can have his/her picture taken with individuals or groupings of their choice.

In lieu of gifts you can ask each guest to come to the party with her or her own toast, tribute, or remembrance. If this idea doesn’t appeal to you set up a video camera in an area with a decorated backdrop and ask guests to stop by at some point during the party and record a more spontaneous message.

If you’re expecting out of town guests call local hotels ahead of time for room rates – don’t hesitate to ask if they offer a group discount rate. It’s easy to say you should plan a party that the graduate will actually stay for the whole time but that never happens.

Once the guests arrive they will also need entertainment. For gifts you can order unusual and precious graduation gifts such as an Embrace Life necklace from redenvelope.com. You can also make a scrapbook or collage of pictures and memories about the graduate. For kindergarten graduates you can give a toy, doll, stuffed animal, or game.

For the high school graduate check out safetygirl.com where you can buy a female grad a roadside emergency assistance kit. For college graduates, consider a fine leather briefcase, planner, leather backpack or CD visor. Inspirational books and autobiographies for high school and college graduates are good motivation gifts. You can also personalize a throw blanket, candle, jewelry, or figurine. Nice art is also a good choice.