| Receiving a diploma is a coming-of-age ritual that | | | | For example, how about a taco/nacho bar with |
| deserves some attention and that is why a Graduation | | | | different levels of heat available in salsa. The |
| theme party is such a great idea. Whether your | | | | selections could include fish, ground beef, and chicken |
| special someone has graduated from grade school, | | | | meat and then lots of other extras like beans, cheeses |
| high school, or college, they have passed a milestone in | | | | (different types please!), lettuce, tomato, onions, olives, |
| life that should never go unnoticed. While hosting a | | | | jalapenos, sour cream, and guacamole. Nacho cheese |
| graduation theme party for a younger child is not much | | | | melt can be kept warm and ready and a nice variety |
| different than throwing a birthday party or other | | | | of tortilla chips will add to the fun of a build-your-own |
| random get-together, having a guest list of adults and | | | | set-up. |
| young adults can be just a bit trickier to plan. For the | | | | For activities, play a nice variety of music or even |
| high school or college graduate there tends to be a | | | | better, consider having a karaoke player set up for |
| guest list that includes everyone from Grandma, Uncle | | | | any and all (young and old) who may want to give it a |
| Mo and his wife Jane, to half (or more!) of the | | | | shot. One fun activity might be to have some pictures |
| graduating class. A wide variety of ages and interests | | | | of the favorite and less favorite teachers of your |
| to say the least. One way to handle such a diverse | | | | graduate available for a whipped cream pie or water |
| crowd of people is to make sure that your decorations | | | | balloon throwing contest. Or, if the crowd is |
| and food are excellent. This provides a common | | | | predominantly older, darts. All those years of pent-up |
| thread for discussion regardless of who is trying to talk | | | | frustration at busy work and silly homework |
| to who. | | | | assignments. |
| You can find a great selection of graduation theme | | | | Be sure to put a power point presentation together |
| party decorations at your favorite on-line party supplier. | | | | with some appropriately embarrassing pictures of the |
| They will definitely have more options and better | | | | guest of honor and the team of amigos that have |
| prices than your local discount stores and the quality, | | | | always been around. This will ensure some good |
| as always will be great. Then, plan a menu that will not | | | | natured ribbing, and a lot of laughs as everyone sees |
| only feed a small army without requiring you to sell the | | | | how they have evolved from youngsters entering |
| farm, but will please many different types of eaters. | | | | kindergarten to the big bad graduates they are today. |