Ideas for Your High School Graduation Party

Published by Matt on November 17, 2021

1. Have a Graduation Party at Home.

You can have a graduation party at home to keep things simple. Have everyone bring their food and drink, or ask them all to participate in the meal by choosing one item off of each table (salad, main course, side dishes). Ask guests not to wear “the dress” so you don’t need to provide formalwear for anyone – just go casual! If your family is on a tight budget right now with college expenses around the corner, this will be an inexpensive way to celebrate such an important day.

Instead of booking expensive venues that require invitations and RSVPs from all of your friends and relatives, plan something low-key instead. Think about what age group most people are graduating from high school as well; if they’re 18, they might not want to be around kids who are 14 and younger. Make sure that your guests can get into the house as well – you don’t want everyone showing up at once! If it’s a smaller group of people graduating from high school, why not have an adult party outside on the deck?

2. Invite your favorite teachers to come and share their memories with you.

The teachers that you have had throughout your high school years will remember the good times as well as the bad. They might even share some wisdom with you about how to approach college and life after graduation!

Include a note in each invitation asking people to wear their favorite clothes from high school so they can look back on those memories together. Fill out a survey for everyone attending, too, so it’s interesting for them all to read through later – what was their favorite class? Favorite memory of yours? The guests who come will be sure to love looking at old yearbooks over cocktails once again!

One idea is hosting two parties: one younger-kids party before you begin celebrating with family and friends (if there are smaller siblings). This way you can have a family party in the afternoon and an adult-only graduation party in the evening!

3. Create a photo booth for all of the guests to take pictures.

Give everyone a disposable camera to take photos of themselves in front of your chosen background. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy – just hang up some sheets or blankets on the wall, and maybe put out balloons as well for decoration! You can even purchase one of those instant photo booths that prints outstrip right there at the party. Once the guests have taken their photos, they can write a message on the back and leave it for you to keep forever.

A photo booth is a fun way for your friends and family to take silly memories with them after graduation day has passed! You might even want to give everyone an instant camera so people who don’t come prepared will still be able to participate in taking some memorable shots at your party.

4. Serve cupcakes, ice cream sundaes while wearing caps and gowns.

Choose foods that are easy to eat with your graduation caps on. No one wants their mortarboard to fall off while they’re trying to enjoy ice cream! You can even layout a buffet of desserts like key lime pie, cupcakes, cake pops (mini cakes baked onto lollipop sticks), and other goodies for the guests all open up together after you’ve had everyone write down what they want in advance so it’s ready when they arrive.

Think about having the party right before dinner – make sure people don’t go too crazy at this high school graduation party because there is still more food coming later! Save room for dinner if you know exactly how many people will be attending; better safe than sorry by making sure you have enough food for everyone.

5. Rent out a go-kart track for the day so everyone can have fun together.

You can find go-kart tracks in most cities and towns, so it won’t be hard for you to come across one around where your friends live. You’ll get a discounted price if you rent the whole track out yourself too! Make sure everyone brings their IDs and there is someone responsible enough to be in charge of watching over them while they race each other – safety first before all else!

Go-Karts are always fun at any age, not just high school graduates! If your town doesn’t have its track, why not take an hour’s drive somewhere that does? The guests will love being able to do something different together as well. Plus, what better way for them to remember this graduation day than with some friendly competition?

6. Host an ice cream social – serve different flavors of ice cream in cups, cones, sundaes, or shakes.

Have everyone bring their own favorite ice cream flavor with them. You can even ask that they all come at a specific time so you can have the party outside in true summer fashion! Make sure there are plenty of spoons available for every person and display your different options on an outdoor table or picnic bench.

Ice Cream Socials are always fun to attend, especially when you get to choose your flavors too! Getting together at this moment before high school graduates head off into the real world is important because it’s one last chance to enjoy life as part of a group without any major responsibilities on your shoulders yet. This year needs to be remembered fondly by all who attended – make these memories great ones!

7. Have a potluck party with your favorite dishes.

It’s important to spend time with the people you care about most before everyone goes their separate ways after graduation. One way of doing this is by having a potluck party together! Ask all your guests ahead of time what dish they’ll be bringing so there will always be enough food for everyone, and make sure each person knows which table their plate needs to go on when it’s ready.

Picking the best dish to bring will be a tough decision for each person, but they’ll have plenty of time to think about it between now and your big day! It’s also fun because everyone gets to see what other people like eating by looking at all the different dishes that are spread out on one table. You can make this party extra special by asking everyone to share their thoughts on the past four years and what they look forward to in life after high school.

8. Go bowling!

Who doesn’t love the satisfaction of knocking down all those pins? You can either have people bring their shoes or rent them out at the bowling alley. Make sure everyone knows to wear comfortable clothes for this activity because there will be a lot of moving around if it’s just one big group playing together against each other in teams. The more fun you have while doing something physical like this, the better story you’ll tell about your high school graduation party when someone asks years from now what went on during that time!

Bowling is always an old-fashioned way to bond with friends and family…and speaking of bonding – make sure no one gets too competitive over who wins by keeping score instead. This isn’t about winning or losing – it’s about having a great time and enjoying the company you have around you.

9. Play a game of ultimate Frisbee.

You may need to look around for someone with this type of equipment, but it will be worth it when you play together! With everyone working as one group against the other team, there is no room for selfishness or trying to show off. This activity can teach your guests lessons they’ll remember long after high school like how important it is to work well in groups and that nothing beats teamwork if you hope to succeed.

Ultimate Frisbee games are always fun because you don’t know what’s going to happen next – anything could go so quickly from perfect throw-and-catch plays where all members cooperate perfectly…to complete chaos on both sides whenever things start getting misplayed by multiple people at one time. This is a wonderful way to bond with friends and family because the more you play, the better everyone gets at working together as one cohesive unit!

This fun-filled activity can last for hours if all your guests are willing to keep playing until someone finally scores on their side first – which will be difficult considering how well everyone works together as a team now! Make sure to teach everyone how to do this before you begin because it can be confusing at first for some people.

10. Hire an Inflatable Obstacle Course.

You can play games with this to make it extra fun, but you don’t have to. If the weather is nice with plenty of room in your backyard, then go for broke and get an inflatable obstacle course! You’ll be able to challenge yourself or others by trying to run through it without touching anything red.

This type of equipment is great because there are so many different options available when choosing what goes inside – whether you want something simple like more chances at not touching a certain color every time someone gets knocked down…or if you’d rather add on even more obstacles while keeping everyone entertained throughout the game itself. The sky truly is the limit here depending on how creative you decide to get!

Inflatable obstacle courses are the perfect way to keep everyone on their feet and moving around. It’s also a great opportunity to teach people how they can get out of any situation if they just try hard enough…no matter what type of obstacles someone throws at them or where those obstacles may come from!

Final Thought

If you’ve made it this far in the blog post, congratulations! We hope these 10 high school graduation party ideas have helped your planning process. Do you want to throw a bash that will be unforgettable? We can’t wait to be part of this very special event! So what are you waiting for? Click here for more detailed information.

Let us know how we can help and feel free to reach out with any questions. We are more than happy to celebrate with you!