20 Clever DIY Graduation Party Ideas (2024)

Another way to memorialize the party is to create a unique hashtag for it and ask the guests to use the hashtag. Your graduate will have lots of fun going back over the pics everyone took! This printable is a fun way to display the hashtag so everyone can use it.

Make a centerpiece that your graduate will love to keep. This candy bouquet takes only minutes to arrange. Not everyone likes flowers, why not fill up a bouquet with candy bars instead?

Thank you cards are really important. This free graduation thank you card lets you add your own photo of the graduate. To the right of the photo is a place for the class year and graduate’s name. All text can be customized and if you can print it out or send it as an e-card.

Display your graduation cake on this on-them cake plate. It’s super simple and adds the perfect touch to the dessert table.

If you know how to cut paper and glue things together, then you can make these simple party favors. They are cute and everyone loves chocolate!

There are going to be pictures of your graduate all over the party area, so make the photo displays fun. Instead of just lots of frames, create a floating centerpiece. This idea is really neat!

If you know family and friends that are going to be giving money, share this tutorial with them. It’s such a cute way to give cash!

Every good party needs an attention-grabbing wall. You can place this behind the dessert table or use it as a backdrop for Instagram pictures.

This is another unique way to display pictures of your graduate. It’s also an effective way to collect all the cards they are going to get at the party from family and friends.

Sure, streamers are cool, but this tassel garland is bright and fun! I love all the textures it gives the room and it can later be used to decorate the dorm room. Plus, you can reuse it at other parties.

These DIY graduation party favors have classic black and gold colors. They look gorgeous in their monochromatic glory. You’ll need to get some black gumballs for them and follow the easy instructions to make the grad hats.

Set this out and ask guests to fill out their favorite memories of your graduate. This is a special way to share how much they are loved.

Use their school’s colors in this easy lei. You’ll have to know how to crochet to make it. If you can’t crochet, it’s pretty easy to learn, there are lots of YouTube videos with tutorials.

If the party is outside, set up this rustic and fun beverage station. It has everything your guests need all in one place.

A giant diploma filled with little gifts is the most fun way to give a gift to your graduate! It looks cute, it’s fun to unwrap, and you can fill it with so many fun things.

This is a beautiful way to display their tassel. Even after the party, they can hang this up in their room to commemorate their graduation.

Proudly display the grad’s graduation year with these giant DIY foam numbers. You can make them any color you want and use them to decorate the food table or dessert table…they are perfect to decorate just about anywhere!

These champagne glasses are filled with candy and topped with a little graduation cap. They are cute! And you can make them even better by using glasses with the logo of your graduate’s upcoming college.

Have guests tuck their cards signed with best wishes and congratulations to the new graduate into the slot as they arrive. It’s cute and really easy to customize too with the school colors.

Finally, this is a simple centerpiece that is also a fun activity for people during the party. Set out papers and let people leave their best advice for the graduate.