50+ Easy DIY Graduation Party Ideas

Chloe Reid is a crafter and DIYer who loves decorating for the holidays. Finding a good bargain on supplies is an added bonus.

Graduation Party Ideas That Are so Awesome the Cap Will Toss Itself in the Air

After all those hard years of work, school is out, and graduates are overflowing with energy. Looking to their future is key, and you will want to host a special party to celebrate the occasion.

You can incorporate colors from their school sports team to customize the event. You could have the party in your yard or combine the indoors with the outdoors. There are so many themes to choose from, and you can get really creative by adding pictures of the grad to balloons throughout the years and on centerpieces. Check out these ideas to get started.

Graduation Party Mason Jar Centerpiece

For an awesome graduation party centerpiece idea, brighten the room with a lit mason jar.

Supplies

• Mason jar
• Battery-operated firefly lights
• Black card
• Twine

Make a graduation cap from black card stock to fit your jar and use twine to decorate it. Fill your jar with the lights, then add the cap.

Here's a cute idea for a graduation party! Set out a bible with a pen and highlighter— guests can highlight a favorite verse and write a note on the side. Write a note on a blackboard sign instructing guests what to do.

For a funky card box, you can recycle an old shoebox and cover it with paper. Cover three books in paper and write different subjects on them. Finally, make a graduation cap from card stock to complete the project.

Add an element of fun to your graduation party by using candy signs to display on your dessert table. Everyone will love the cleverness of these signs, and you can include candies to match the signs. For example, put gummy worms in the jar that says "bookworms" and mini Kit Kats in the jar that says "study breaks."

Need Music for Your Graduation Party?

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