Cupcakes are the perfect dessert for a graduation party and here are some darling Graduation Cupcake Toppers.  A free download!

These darling Graduation Flags could be used for all kinds of fun things! Another great free download.

Need a fun and unique graduation gift?  Check out Lisa’s fun post on a Soda Fountain Gift.  What graduate wouldn’t love all the makings for their own soda fountain!

For the younger graduates (preschool, elementary school) check out all of Marie of Make and Takes great ideas for a Kid Graduation Party!

Tip Junkie did a great post on all kinds of graduation party ideas!

And of course don’t forget about the fun graduation lei!

Happy Graduation!

It’s another great idea for a party favor at your upcoming graduation parties!  Use your school colors for the tassels!  So cute!

For more info and directions head on over here.

We had a joint party with her best friend Hannah.  They had been friends since they were three.  I highly recommend combining efforts with a friend if you can.  Since they both had many of the same friends it made that crazy Graduation party season calendering easier for people too and it’s always nice to share the party work load.

Here are a few fun ideas we used:

Aren’t these the cutest little graduation caps? They are made from chocolate covered graham crackers and mini Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. For directions visit Sherra’s blog. I used red and blue M & M’s since those are our school colors. I also used red and blue Fruit by the Foot for the tassels.  They were a huge hit at the party and disappeared fast!

Another fun idea was the fruit kabobs.  I cut the school’s initials out of Styrofoam, frosted them and then covered them with coconut.  We then used the letters to hold the fruit kabobs we made.  Caution:  The frosted Styrofoam may be mistaken for actual cake and people may attempt to eat it!

And if you are looking for a great cake recipe that feeds a crowd that doesn’t come from Costco (Costco cake has its place but this one is so much better) give this Almond Sheet Cake recipe a try!

Of course if you would like a personalized party menu I can do that too – just click on Shop up above and let me know how I can help you!!

I have had several email requests lately for ideas for graduation parties so this week I will be sharing a few.

Last week our family attended a graduation party for  a friend who was graduating with their nursing degree from University of Portland – way to go Leslie!  I took my camera along to the party and snapped a few photos.

The easiest way to plan a graduation party is to use the school’s colors as your theme.  The University of Portland’s colors are purple and white so of course that was used in the party planning.

There were some fun tissue paper poms in different shades of purple and some white Chinese lanterns.  They were hung over the kitchen table area and over the kitchen island.

Hannah, one of the party hostess’, also made a fun Happy Graduation banner.

Little purple details were everywhere!  I loved the little purple ribbons tied on the salt and pepper shakes and the cutlery holders!  Little details make all the difference.  Of course there were purple paper goods too!  I loved the square purple plates.

Purple was even integrated into the food.  You’ve heard of Red Velvet Cake well, we had Purple Velvet Cupcakes!

They used a cake mix and just added in some purple food coloring!

But the best part of the whole party, for me, was the purple chocolate fountain!!

Wilton has different colored Melts and they found purple ones!  How clever is that!

Of course there were lots of yummy dippers for the chocolate as well as some purple punch!

Do you have a graduation party coming up?  Would you like a  personalized party guide for your party?  If so, I’d love to help!  Just visit my Shop tab up above to see what I have to offer!

Just last week we were in Utah to attend our son Clark’s college graduation. We were outside taking some photos when I spotted something.

My kids are now use to me going up to perfect strangers asking to take pictures of their food, their outfit, etc. so it was no surprise when I stopped this new college graduate and asked to take a picture of his lei.

He was actually wearing three leis!  A traditional flower lei but then he also had a candy lei and a money lei.

The candy lei was made out of plastic wrap and candy bars and tied in between each candy bar with ribbon – so cute.

But the lei I liked the most was the money lei – what graduate wouldn’t love a money lei!!

Dollar bills were gathered up and tied in the middle and then attached to a piece of ribbon.

There were also little bags of Hershey Hugs and Kisses tied in between the dollar bills.  So fun!!

Everything was attached to some curling ribbon.  I am going to have to remember this one next year when Tessa graduates from high school!!