Graduation Party Ideas

Updated on April 25, 2007
D.W. asks from Roseville, MI
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Hi, I was wondering if any body had any unique ideas for a graduation party. Any you might have been to that stood out or some ideas at your own. My niece is graduating this year and my sister asked for my help in planning it. My nephew will also be coming home from the marines so it will be a combined party. We would really like to make it special for both of them. She was thinking about having it at metro beach, there is a nice hall there. She is also concerned about the teenagers trying to drink and does not want any problems with alcohol. Thanks in advance for any ideas.

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Y.M.

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HI, This might sound crazy but if u know all the kids that are under age you could put large BLACK X's on their hand (not the palms) or you could put someone in charge of does this that's what they do at the clubs or you could get wrist bands for the one that are over 21. Just my thoughts on the drinking part. Well as for your nephew coming home from the MARINES. Plz tell him HOORAH for us and thank you for serving. My husband is a Marine also.

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R.N.

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D.,
I am a Mary Kay Consultant and I recently requested to do a pregraduation party. Basically, all the young ladies and their mothers were invited to the party about an hour and half earlier than the actual party to do a glamour look facial. They all had a great time getting glamed - up together and they all looked beautiful for the party. Even though the mom of the graduate was the one who contacted me we made her daughter the hostess, so the daughter was the star of the show and received all the hostess goodies. Even though this is not exactly a party idea, I thought it was a way to make your graduate as well as the other ladies feel wonderful for the party. Please let me know if this is an idea that might work for your family at ____@____.com. I wish you all the best of luck and I know you will all have fun at whatever you pick.

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A.H.

answers from Detroit on

I really do not have a lot of ideas, but for all of your supplies go to Sam's club, you will save a ton of money. They have the best deals on cakes. I know for my graduation party we had karaoke that was really fun. Good luck.
A.
Mother of 2 in Davison

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L.K.

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D.,

My daughter graduated from hs in 2005 and I have another graduating this year. The party I threw my eldest was a 50's drive-in movie theme. I found a guy who set up a giant screen in my backyard and at dusk we played Grease (everyone gets into that movie at any age). Before that we played 50's music in the background as we served food that we made ourselves. The highlights of the party besides the screen were the things I rented from Detroit Popcorn Company (in Detroit on Greenfield). Ice cream cart full of Good Humor ice cream, popcorn machine, cotton candy maker, hot dog machine. Everyone had a great time. I found a bunch of old hot wheels type cars on ebay to set on the tables, I made the centerpieces out of the black plastic flower pots you get when you buy your spring flowers. I tied racing ribbon around them, put florists foam inside then put five or six balloons on sticks (got them from Orientaltrading.com) and surrounded those with candy from the 50's (bought at Z's in Eastpointe? on Stephens rd). I know it sounds like a lot, but it was well worth the effort and I started buying and setting money aside early. It really wasnt that much effort and everyone had an absolute ball. Should work well for you since you seem to be splitting the party. Oh I forgot to say that we sent out movie ticket type invitations that we made on the computer inviting them to an '05-50's Drive-In

This year I'm going to throw a James Bond 007 party in honor of graduating in '07. I don't have all my ideas worked out yet, but I'm picking up martini glasses at the dollar stores to fill with something, not sure what yet lol. Everyone will get a copy of a James Bond movie. I have to look in to something fun like slot car racing or.. I don't know. I did find a place online that will come set up a background for several Bond movies but I'm afraid of what kind of price they're going to quote :o). I plan on serving food on those silver looking platters from Party City.. going to try mostly fingerfoods. Sorry I'm not as clear on this one, but I don't have everything worked out yet.

When my siblings and I were young, three out of four had parties. Mine was a nice boring sedate elegant party mostly thrown for my parents friends. My brother was thrown hoedown. Everyone dressed for it and my father bought straw cowboy hats in bulk for the guests. He had a friend of his paint a giant piece of plywood with a rope lasso looking circle on it and a huge D in the middle of it (first letter of our last name) and put it up to the entrance of the "Circle D Ranch" We served texas bbq and it was great.

My youngest sister had a luau (before they became the typical they are now). We had tons of lei's, great food, and he hired hula dancers and fire dancers (there is still a group in the Detroit area that does that. They're in the phone book either under parties or entertainment). The show was amazing. If this was something you wanted to do you could always get a limbo set (oriental trading again) and coconuts for drinks, at least a ton of those little umbrellas. I think its always those little touches that make people say WOW this is great.

I throw many many parties and its my firm belief that planning and a theme (regardless of what it is) will make your party the talk of the town. Adults arent much different from teenagers. They congregate with only those they know, they don't usually invent their own fun and they get bored easily. No matter what you decide, plan fun, games, distractions, a raffle that goes with the party in some way... anything to bring people together. Even if it's just planning teams for horseshoes or a hula hoop contest (bought at walmart fo the drive in). Get them involved.

other ideas (details if any sound interesting and you want to email me):
mexican fiesta, christmas in july (in this case june.. mine was in august lol), old fashioned picnic (barbershop quartet strolling or a small group of sweet adelines, lots of blankets.. baskets not necc picnic but everything set out in one or groups of meals in baskets for people to grab w a blanket. easy food for this idea too with them getting up to get bbq or pieces of chicken shack), you could try a total red/white/blue but do things soo non traditional with just a touch of 4th of july thrown in like sparklers, maybe a party based on something one of them loves like guitars or cars or movies.

Hope this helps. I would love to expand if any of these sound interesting to you. ____@____.com

good luck
L.

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J.P.

answers from Detroit on

Hi D.,

I had a graduation party last year for my daughter, first about the alcohol, if you do not have a bartendar asking for id, you will not be able to prevent them from drinking. You should have a table just for your niece, with all her accomplishments, pictures from birth to now and what she is going to do next, college, etc. The table or two should just be about her and lots of pictures. Good luck

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