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March 22, 2016

DIY Graduation Party Ideas

One of my most favorite jobs next to being a mama to my two boys is being an aunt to all 7 of my nieces and nephews.

When I met my husband he was already an uncle to this adorable four-year-old who also stole my heart the first time I met her. It was very clear she adored her uncle YaYa – an endearing nickname she created for him. I loved watching them together and knew from that moment that this guy was going to be a great dad someday.

Fast forward a few years… and I still wonder how it has come to be that this little flower girl in our wedding is all grown up?

DIY Grad Party

Being the oldest, she is our first to graduate from high school. We wanted to make sure her graduation party was really special and ultimately celebrated HER!

As a gift to my lovely niece, I offered to help create a smashing graduation party atmosphere for her to celebrate with friends and family. We used Pinterest to create a shared idea board of the things she and her mom liked and wanted to include in the celebration.

DIY Graduation Party Ideas

Here are a few DIY ideas on creating a graduation party to make your grad feel extra special!

Make sure your house is clearly marked on party day.

We used her senior photos to create some yard signs outside her house. These were printed locally on weather-friendly corrugated plastic (similar to political yard signs), which was nice since it sprinkled that morning.

DIY Grad Party

DIY Grad Party Decor

I found tons of free printables online just by searching Pinterest for graduation party printables – like this poster for the front door.

DIY graduation party ideas

Create a unique photo gallery.

We just repurposed on old window frame, added some baker’s twine and clothespins for a clever little photo gallery.

DIY graduation party ideas

Make use of your senior pictures in your celebration.

You likely paid good money to capture your senior in some beautiful photography, so why not use these photos in your party decor? She wanted cupcakes for her party so we had these adorable cupcake flags printed here with more of her senior pictures.

DIY graduation party decor ideas

Mini cupcakes are such a great idea for party guests – easy to munch and look prettier than a cut up sheet cake. We added the flags to striped paper straws that we clipped to short lengths.

DIY graduation party cupcakes

Create a festive place for cards and gifts.

We set up a table with her gymnastic awards, frame photos and other achievements to greet her guests. We also repurposed an old suitcase for a cheery place to drop cards and gifts.

DIY graduation party decor ideas

DIY Graduation Party Decor Ideas

We clipped some glitter letters to a ribbon and covered the bottom of the suitcase with pretty fabric.

DIY Graduation Party - Repurposed Suitcase for Cards

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Adorable Paper Fans  //  Chevron Party Banners // Glitter Letters // Paper Tassel Garland

Paper Tissue Poms // Glitter Circle Garland // Cupcake Flags // Ball Jars

Add fresh flowers.

Fresh flowers are always a no-brainer. Most graduation parties are held in late spring, early summer so use flowers from your own garden! Lucky for me, my backyard peonies were in bloom. We simply purchased some baby’s breath and made use of her roses from the graduation ceremony and her talented grandmother put together these little table bouquets. I already had these pint ball jars already and they made perfect vases.

DIY grad party ideas fresh flowers

Her graduation ceremony was a few days before her party, so I was able to print wallet size pics from the event at the drugstore and slipped them into plastic frames to coordinate with the table decor.

DIY graduation party decor

Most importantly, include something fun!

Ultimately this is the one request my niece had… she wanted this event to be fun for her friends and family. Her other uncle helped get a bounce house for the yard and we also created a little ‘selfie’ photo booth area.

DIY Graduation Photo Booth

Once again, we repurposed something for this DIY Photo Booth (noticing a theme?). This was an old door with the glass removed. My husband attached some rebar to the back of the door and we “staked” it into the ground. I made a few photo props with my Silhouette Cameo and added a few borrowed hats and feather boas.

DIY Graduation Party Photo Booth Props

DIY graduation party photo booth props


DIY graduation party photo booth props

DIY graduation party photo booth

DIY graduation party decor

TIP: Make sure you come up with a clever and unique hashtag for your photo booth so that the grad can have fun looking through all the photos of her friends after the event.

DIY grad party

DIY grad party

My little guy had a lot of fun with this!

It really was a lot of fun watching the teenagers jump around in the bounce house – reminding us all that though they may be graduating from high school, they are still kids!

I, too, had to get in on the fun with my own kiddos and niece and nephew.

DIY Grad Party

I hope these ideas help you plan for your graduation party. Here are some additional links to help you get started.

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Chevron Party Banners

Glitter Letters

Paper Tassel Garland

Paper Tissue Poms

Glitter Circle Garland

Cupcake Flags

Ball Jars

DIY grad party

All of us adults were still in disbelief that one of our own was graduating from high school. How did we get to be this old? And, although this was the first, we know that it won’t be long until the next one. Time flies and these kiddos are growing up fast before our eyes. Anyone else feel the same way???

Kristy Robb - Robb Restyle

 

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DIY Graduation Party Ideas to Make Your Grad Feel Special

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  1. Melissa's Antiques says

    March 23, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Love it, Kristy! I turned out great! 🙂

  2. Gabrielle K. says

    February 26, 2017 at 1:40 am

    I love how you used the old door as a “selfie station”! I hope it made the graduation party that much more fun. Thank you for sharing it all with us!

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