Graduation Night Party Ideas | Grad Night Lock-In Party Ideas in Arizona

Are you going to need a graduation party planner this year? You can give your high school or college graduate a party that will be the highlight of their achievement. Whether it's a small get-together or a large bash, its success is in the planning. Here is what you will need to do to make your graduation party memorable for your teen – plus this graduation party planner includes links to even more helpful resources. Be sure to read through the whole planner before beginning; the timing of many things depends on your basic decisions.

Whose graduation party is it?

How much input should my teen have on their graduation party? A simple way to figure that out would be to ask your teen. Some want to help and have more control over their party. Some graduates don't want to be bothered with all of the decisions and details. Your teen will let you know.

Make the basic decisions about your graduation party. Are you planning a large graduation party or a small dinner? What does your child want? Please answer these questions before you begin planning anything else.
 

Set a date and time for the graduation party. This can be harder than you think, so please coordinate so that as many people as possible can attend. Write down a few options or ideas, and start calling those you would like to see come true. Narrow down your choices until you have a date that suits the most people.

Plan your graduation party budget. Begin by deciding how much you can spend, then check around for prices on the different things you would like to have or do. Write it all down! Please do not try to keep all of this in your head, as you may forget an important bill. Please also focus on the event rather than its price tag.

Find a place to have the graduation party. If you are going to use a hall, park, or restaurant, you’ll need to start planning while you're picking a date. If you are going to use your home, jot down items you will need to rent, such as a tent or a coffee machine.

Determine your guest list. The size of your event will help with this. Please have your graduate sit down with you and make a list of friends. Be prepared! They will most likely change this list many times.

Choose a fun theme. While the overall theme will be the graduation, you’ll need more than that to pull your party together. A theme for a graduation party can be as simple as the school colors or as detailed as the graduate’s college major. Choosing a theme will help you purchase supplies and decide on menus.

Choose your menu. Will you be having a caterer prepare the food, or will you be doing it? Either way, you’ll need to decide if you are serving a meal or just finger foods. Here is a list of recipes for your teen's party

Purchase graduation party supplies. Paper products, decorations, and invitations are just a few of the things you’ll need for the party. Please price these items and add them to your budget.

Get some help for party day. Whether it's a sibling, spouse, or hired helper, you will need lots of help on the day of the party. This is your child’s graduation party; you need to have time to enjoy the event as well. So I will repeat: Do not take on all of the responsibilities yourself.

 

Tricks and Tips for Graduation Parties

· First and foremost, make your gift list with these graduation gift suggestions.

·         Make invitations into little high school diplomas. Use a calligraphy pen to script the invitation, roll the paper up, and tie it with a colored ribbon.

· Give each guest a white T-shirt and set out permanent markers so that they can sign each other's shirts. They may not want to wear shirts when signing if the markers bleed through to their clothes.

·         Make a time capsule. Have each person bring something related to their years in high school. Please place this in a box and give it to someone to keep safe until their ten-year reunion.

·         Play pin the mustache on the teacher. Blow up a picture from the yearbook of one of the teachers; your teen will give you an idea of which one.

·         Make mustaches out of cut-out black construction paper. Place tape on the back of each mustache. Then the game proceeds just like "Pin the Tail on the Donkey."

·         If it's hot outside, a water balloon toss is always fun (played just like an egg toss but not as messy). Choose the balloon colors to match the school colors.

·         Have a sign-in-onward. You can use a large scroll to keep the diploma theme or place pictures of as many of the classmates as you can find around the edges of a large poster board.

·         Place the name of a teacher on a sticky label. When a guest comes in, stick it on their back. They have to ask other guests yes-or-no questions about the teacher and guess who it is by the end of the night.

·         Have a memory note station. Set up "note boxes" for each guest, along with paper and pens for writing notes to each other. The teens can write their memories of the other person down and stick them in their friend's box.

·         Food, food, food!! Graduation cupcakes are a must. More graduation-themed recipes.

· Videotape the party! Place the video camera on a tripod and just let it roll.

·         Don't try to have too many activities. Teens love to get together, talk, and listen to music