How to Plan "The" Graduation Party

Maybe your kid just graduated from pre-school or said their last good-byes to the one hour recess every day from elementary school. Maybe they are leaving the funny hair and awkward stages and graduating high school. Or maybe they are graduating college or university starting their life in the world. They all deserve to have a graduation party to celebrate and recognize them for their hard work and commitment.

When deciding on throwing a graduation party you pretty much plan like any other party. You might have to put more thought in to who to invite.

It is easier to figure out who to invite when your children are younger. It can be a bit tricky the older they get. If you are dealing with older kids or young adults have them involved in this aspect. Although figuring out the guest list if you are throwing a surprise party can be tricky. In that case you are going to need a few people to help you with the guest list.

You don't want to leave any one left out or miss inviting them, maybe at this point you can recruit a friend from school to help you figure out who should be there, because even if you know your child and their friends there might be some more friends that your child would like to invite. Plus, the opposite it true; a school friend would be able to let you know who to avoid inviting. Maybe the person you are throwing the party for is married. In that case you may also need someone that is in the guest of honor's spouse's family. Think about any hobbies, and or clubs the guest of honor might be a member of, and invite those people.

When you have figured out the guest list it is very and I mean VERY important that on the invite it should clearly state that it's a surprise party, because we don't want someone to ruin that surprise by contacting the guest of honor about the party.

Selecting decorations for a graduation party is pretty easy these days considering that most party stores have so many to choose from. Have you thought about choosing items that have the same color of the school, or maybe getting a cake shaped like the actual graduation year? Why not throw a Luau or choosing another theme like a masquerade ball or a flash back party. Ultimately you are the one that knows the guest of honor best. It is all about them so decide on a theme or organize the party so that you know they are going to enjoy it. If anyone should have fun and let loose at their party it's the person you are organizing it for.

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