Graduation Party Activities That Are Fun, Easy & Affordable
Beyond the food and invitations, it’s important to also plan fun graduation party activities for your guests. These ideas will help you create a party that is as amazing as your graduate! Need more help? Visit the Ultimate Graduation Party Guide: Everything You Need!
Free Graduation Party Checklist
If you are planning a graduation party, then you need this checklist. The best part is, it’s a free printable! This list is broken down by weeks, so you have plenty of time to get everything down – without stressing out.
Grab yours below.
Graduation Party Tips
Creating a fun and memorable graduation party doesn’t have to be stressful. Here are some tips that will help it be a success.
Consider The Weather
Since the weather is really unpredictable, it’s always a good idea to have a backup or some way to get out of the rain, just in case.
Preparing for rainy weather includes the food. Have a way to bring in some different types of food if you don’t think you are going to want to stand outside and grill in the rain.
Make It An Open House
If you are having trouble tracking down RSVPs, or you don’t want to go through that hassle, then set up an open house. Allow guests to show up any time between a certain window. This has some extra benefits too.
You won’t have to worry about parking issues if people show up at different times. Plus, it’s easier to plan finger foods for open house guests than an entire meal like a dinner party.
Use An Online Planner For RSVPs
When you are crunched on space and you really do need to know who is coming, then an online party planning app can be a lifesaver. It’s easier to obtain RSVPs when all the guests have to do is tap “yes” in an app.
There are a bunch of free websites and apps that offer this service. These are my favorite ones:
Keep It Simple
Above all, it is important to value your budget, time, and energy and keep it as simple as possible. As long as you have people gathered to celebrate your graduate, that is the most important thing of all. The decorations, games, and food are all second to make sure you keep the day all about their hard work.
Are you ready for the best graduation party ideas? Here you go! Check them out below. From guest book ideas to outdoor games and even some party food decor, there are tons of creative ideas on this list.
Graduation Party Activities
A graduation party is a time to celebrate the accomplishments and successes of someone who has completed their education. It’s a time to reflect on the past, but also a time to look towards the future.
While most people just socialize and enjoy the great food, it is always great to think of at least one activity guests might enjoy.
In order to make this event enjoyable for everyone attending, it’s important to plan ahead and have some activities in mind. Here are some ideas for activities that might be fun for guests at your graduation party:
- Giant Yard Games
- Words Of Wisdom Jar
- Ice Cream or Popcorn Bar
- Polaroid Photo Guest Book
Check out these additional graduation party activities for family and friends to enjoy as they celebrate the grad!
Graduation Party Activities
Check out these fun graduation party ideas. These are perfect for outdoor, indoor, high school, and college graduation parties.
Serve a DIY chocolate fountain on the snack table. Guests will love dipping fruit, crackers, and marshmallows into the melted chocolate.
Set out all the toppings you can think of and let guests create their own desserts!
These outdoor games are a blast to play with guests at your graduation party.
Fun for the grad and fun for the guests to make their own ice cream sundae! Set out all the toppings you can think of and let guests create their own desserts!
Use colorful and affordable paper plates to set up a fun backdrop for selfies!
Ask guests to share their best pieces of advice for the graduate. Store all the advice in a personalized jar so the graduate can keep it forever
Use these printable graduation games to play some fun word searches and other quizzes with the guests.
Allow guests to fill out the tags and hang them up on the graduation tree. It's a wonderful way to remember the people that came to wish you or your graduate the best.
A delicious combination of salty snacks and sweet treats that guests can customize to their liking!
Add snapshots of guests at the party with this fun Polaroid guest book!
Ask guests to sign a wood block and then give the entire game to the graduate.
More Graduation Party Ideas
As you plan your graduation party, here are some more ideas and supplies.
- Graduation Party Ideas: The Ultimate Guide
- Easy Graduation Party Foods
- Graduation Party Centerpieces
- Best Graduation Yard Signs You Can Buy
- The Best Graduation Party Balloons
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This blog post sounds like it has some great ideas for making graduation parties memorable and affordable! I’m looking forward to reading more about the activities that can be done at such events.
Love the ideas for graduation party activities in this post! The DIY photo booth and outdoor games sound like they would be a hit with my niece’s graduating class. Will definitely consider using these ideas for her party. Thank you for sharing!