Thursday, May 30, 2013

How To Plan A Great Graduation Party With Low Budget

By Larry Lakin


Graduating from high school or college is a wonderful time for boys or girls or young adults. Having a great and memorable party requires a lot of careful planning. From creating a guest list, sending out party invitations, deciding on how many guests will be there, determining the budget, choosing the place, ordering food and drinks, coordinating to finally having the party! Be sure to consult with parents who had experiences throwing graduation party if this is going to be your first time. And always have contingency plans just in case something does not go as planned.

If you are exploring ideas of having a glow-themed graduation party, be sure to check out ways to decorate the room with glow party favors. Glow necklace sticks that are 22" long are perfect for making noticeable signs on the wall. Glow sticks are also easy to use to make simple symbols like hearts and arrows. You can make beautiful signs with assorted-color glow sticks and glow items in red, pink or school colors are also great choices. Party leader Glow With Us carries many selections of light up jewelry necklaces.

One of the tips of controlling costs is to have a party together with a few graduating friends. It's likely that you will be inviting some of the same people. By joining forces, you can costs on renting the place, buying party supplies and decorations, hiring DJ, ordering food and drinks, etc. And you will probably have more help from family members and friends.

They are many ways to decorate a graduation party, from custom banners to LED balloons. Decorating the party with the guest of honor's school color is a great way of making the party special such as for the banners and balloons. When ordering the cake, they can be designed in the school color as well. Make sure to include the graduate's name and year of graduation on the cake. Graduation is truly a milestone in a person's life.

Another trend nowadays with graduation party is the "Open House" type which the guests can come and go as they wish so they can go through a few parties in a day. These are generally less formal parties and work great with busy schedule. If you are planning one of these you should note on the invitation that the type is "Open House" and might also need to explain what that means as many older folks might not know what it means by an Open House Graduation party.

If the party is small, you can probably do just an ice cream social getting-together type. The parties might be for a couple of hours in the afternoon and in the evening after dinner such as from 7-9pm. This works great if the guests are having a busy schedule. Summer are great times for hosting a party and if the party is outside like in a backyard or park, borrow a tent so it rains everyone can still enjoy the ice cream and chat.

And don't forget to serve beverages at the party. Bottled water, soda, punch, etc are great. And as to alcohol, many states' legal drinking age is above most the age of most high school graduates. So check with local law on illegal drinking age. And for deserts, homemade cookies and ice creams will be good choices. Your neighbors will be happy to help out by bringing out their recipes of deserts.




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