The Official Graduation Party Guide: Games, Decorations, and Drink Ideas

Graduation season is fast approaching, and whether it’s you or a family member preparing to take the next big step into the world, we’ve got you covered on how to make sure the graduation party is extra special.

Graduations are an ideal time for family and friends to get together, so why not make a real occasion out of it? From decorating the home to graduation games, we’ve pulled together a guide on how you can truly make this one to remember and celebrate all your graduate’s hard work and achievements in style!

Graduation Game Ideas

There’s nothing like a bit of healthy competition to get the party started, and we have a few recommendations to make your graduation party as fun as possible.

Wanderlust Graduate

Materials: buckets, markers, duct tape, ping pong balls (two colors)

Ask your graduate to choose five destinations that they would like to travel to. Use the tape and marker to label each bucket with those destinations. Lay the buckets out and tape a line about 10 feet away. Players should split into two teams using different coloured ping pong balls. Use a timer to make sure everyone has the same amount of time to make their shots. To up the stakes, you can assign each bucket with different scores. The team with the highest score wins!

Don’t Drop the Tassel

Materials: straws, tassels

Ideal for bigger parties, players should split into two equal teams and have one straw each. Each team stands in two straight lines facing each other. The players at the front of their team’s line will hold the straw with their mouth and place the tassel on their straw. With their hands behind their back, they will attempt to hang the tassel on the next player’s straw. If the tassel is dropped, the team must start again from the front of the line. The team to reach the end of the line first wins!

Graduation Decoration Ideas

21 Years Of…

Graduations are often a time for reflection. Help your graduate look back on how far they’ve come by pinning up pictures of them from over the years. It can be school photos from each year or just snapshots of them growing up but will prove a wonderful way for family and friends to celebrate together!

Home Bar

Celebrate in style by creating a mini home bar either in your kitchen or with a cart. Make sure to add little touches like fruit, garnishes, and fun decorations like homemade cocktail umbrellas, along with some fancy ice buckets filled with Party Ice for your champagne!

Graduation Drink Ideas

Champagne

Simply an essential for any celebration…make sure to keep it cool in an ice bucket with Party Ice to keep the festivities going all day long!