| It is best, especially when the graduating classes | | | | boxes to see how many were able to guess |
| are large, and each graduate is to be invited, for | | | | which photo belonged to which student. This can |
| several parents to share the work and expense | | | | be easily accomplished by asking each student to |
| of graduation parties, but the good news is, these | | | | go and stand next to their picture. Another |
| parties require little supervision and are best held | | | | alternative is to create a photo slide presentation, |
| outside. Other options for graduation party | | | | in which each photo is identified.The only other |
| locations are: Outdoor pools (where it is warm | | | | activity that you will need is plenty of music, |
| enough, or indoor pools, where it is not) skating | | | | preferably loud, plenty of room for dancing, and |
| rink rentals, or teen clubs rented for the | | | | lots of food and drinks. Choices should be punch, |
| evening.Make invitations that look like diplomas, | | | | sodas (both diet and regular) bottled water, chips, |
| specifying the party location and rules. Then send | | | | dip, and hamburgers and hot dogs. These should |
| them to each child in the graduating class. This | | | | be set up, so that everyone has access to them |
| party should be held on a Friday or Saturday | | | | whenever they choose, rather than having a set |
| night. Since most graduates have a party planned | | | | time for eating. Graduation cakes and/or desserts |
| for the night of the graduation, you should plan to | | | | are also appropriate for the last hurrah of this |
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