Graduation Party Supplies

Graduation Party Supplies:  Themes Make the Party Special

Graduation is a momentous occasion and should be celebrated with enthusiasm.  The best place to start with planning a graduation party is by deciding on a theme.  The party should be all about the proud graduate.  Did the graduate play a sport in school?  Were they an aspiring artist or have a flair for the dramatic?  Are they heading off to college?  These are some of the questions to ask when creating a party that celebrates this happy occasion.

For the Sports Enthusiast

If the graduate was a star athlete, display their accomplishments and plan a theme around their sport.  Here are some imaginative ways to do that:

• Display the graduate's accomplishments - create a table display with their trophies and awards to remind them of their achievements and share them with guests.
• Pennants - hang these from the ceiling by attaching them to a long cord and running it across the room. Crisscross two cords for even more impact.
• Uniform - hang the graduate's old team uniform or jacket in a prominent place. Hang it above a table and place gear for the sport on the table. Display photos of the graduate playing the game.
• Graduation party supplies - don't forget the quintessential items that make a party. Use garland of graduation caps and ceiling swirls that give a celebratory feel to any room.
• Balloons - place sets of balloons tied off with ribbon throughout the house. Purchase ones in the colors of the student's school or college.
• Tabletop - use table sprinkles of footballs, baseballs and soccer balls. Spread them over the food table along with confetti in the shape of graduation caps.

For the Artist or Actor

For the graduate gifted with artistry or destined for the stages of Broadway, put them in the spotlight.  Here's how:

• For the artist - host a showing of their work. Place their paintings or photographs on display for guests to appreciate.
• Auction - have the graduate select pieces for an auction of their work. The proceeds can go toward the graduate's college tuition or art supplies.
• Invitations - for the actor, make invitations that resemble a Broadway playbill. For the artist, create an invitation to the artist/graduate's showing.
• Decorations - use garland and balloons to enhance a celebratory feel. Create vignettes of artists' supplies such as paintbrushes and paints. Use signs and scenes of Broadway for the actor.
• Let them create - let guests pick up a paintbrush and have some fun by creating a mural. Hang a large piece of art paper and a drop cloth and let the graduate's friends create a masterpiece in their honor.
• Tabletop - use confetti shaped like the masks of tragedy and comedy, cameras or paintbrushes. Serve food on theme-based plates and napkins.

Open House

An open house is the most popular type of graduation party and is conducive to any theme.  With such an occasion as graduation, many times guests have multiple parties to attend.  An open house is the best way to let friends, family and teachers come by at their leisure.  It opens your doors to all of those who wish to celebrate with the graduate but who have others to visit.  This type of party can be fun since you have a constant stream of new people!

Whatever the graduate's major, sport or accomplishment, a theme graduation party makes it fun and memorable.  It focuses on the graduate and gives them recognition.  A gathering of friends, family and teachers is a great send-off to the graduate that will continue on to college.  Graduation party supplies are available for any possible theme you can imagine.  Ask the graduate what they prefer or surprise them.  Whatever theme you choose, the graduation party will be a lesson in success!