Graduation College Party Ideas

Your graduate has worked hard to earn a college degree, and deserves to have a large, elaborate bash thrown for reaching this milestone. It signifies both the hard work and the bright future ahead. Graduation parties vary, depending on the family, the location, and most important, the personality of the graduate.

Your graduate has studied hard to complete college, and deserves to be the center of attention. You can design invitations with the graduate's photo on them, and even create photo ticket invitations. You may want to decorate for this party by using a life-size cardboard cut-out of the graduate and have it stand near the front door. Another sentimental gesture is to frame a recent picture of the graduate with a signature matte, and provide guests with pens to sign a special message to him. This type of party tends to be more laid-back, so opt for serving a buffet of his favorite foods like a burger buffet with various toppings, or cater in submarine sandwiches and make various salads like pasta, fruit or potato salads.

Open house graduations are the most popular, because during the summer most people are so busy that they only have time to stop in for a few hours at each graduation party. Since summer is exploding with graduation parties, you may direct guests to your house by putting up a graduation sign at the end of the street. You may also want to decorate and help people find the party by decorating your trees and outside of your house with graduation balloons. If you are hosting an open house, be prepared for an overflow of people, which may arrive in spurts or all in one batch. If the weather cooperates, you may want to set up tents with folding chairs and tables in your backyard so everyone is not squished in your house. You can serve a variety of food, but food that can be served in a crock pot or food that will not spoil works best. This could be meatballs and sub buns, cheese and crackers, fried chicken, pasta salad and a fruit tray.

If your graduate completes her studies in an interesting field, develop the theme of the party around her major. If she studied medicine, you and the other family helping can wear scrubs. Consider hanging bandages and gauze, instead of balloons and streamers, for decorations. For food, you can cut Jell-O Jigglers into shapes of the body, like a heart or a brain. If your graduate studied a foreign language, have the "Congratulations Graduate" banners be in several different languages to keep your guests guessing, and serve food and beverages from different areas of the world, allowing guests to try different cuisine.