When creating the look for your
graduation party, start by choosing a color scheme. The graduate's favorite colors or the school's colors make perfect selections. Cover the tables in pretty, printed tablecloths.
At a
graduation party make things feel festive and celebratory by setting up a small bar buffet that allows guests to mix their own drinks. Since the graduate is underage, the bar will have no alcohol. Instead stock the buffet with the fixings for jazzed-up Arnold Palmers.
A sheet
cake is the standard dessert for most
graduation parties. However,
my party is all about pleasing the eighth-grade graduate, so we're serving ice cream sandwiches. The handheld, frozen treat is perfect for the party because everyone loves them and they have to be made in advance.
Since my cousin's
graduation party is an informal, open house, we'll be serving crowd-pleasing, comforting dishes. The party should be all about the graduate, so choose an easy, Italian menu that will appeal to an 8th grader and her friends.
Pizza squares make an excellent appetizer because no forks are necessary.
This week my cousin is graduating from eighth grade. I'm super excited for her and have been helping her mom prepare the party. Although graduating from eighth grade isn't as monumental as graduating from high school or college, all of my ideas and tips can be modified to suit any commencement ceremony.
