Plan the Ultimate Graduation Party! 5 Party Favor Ideas You NEED to Know about

In the 2018-19 school year, it's expected that there will be 1.9 million students graduating with a bachelor's degree in the United States. Add to that all the post-graduate students, associate students, elementary and secondary school student graduations. That's a lot of graduation parties.

Are you trying to plan the perfect graduation party for your son or daughter and need some help? Here are 5 super fun party favor ideas you need to know about.

Why Give a Party Favor?

A party favor can be a great addition to any celebration whether it's a fashionable wedding, a children's birthday or a graduation party. It's a super way to give your guests a memento or a treat and to say thank you for coming. Here are some creative ideas for your graduation party favors.

1. Personalized Candy Bar

Your graduation party might be for a high school student or a master's degree student. Either way, your guests will appreciate the gift of candy. A chocolate bar can be eaten as they leave, on the way home or enjoyed later.

Personalize it with a custom wrapper. You might want to congratulate one student or the whole student year group. Print it with your personal message on the wrapper and include a photograph too.

If you have a party theme, choose a design that matches or complements the theme. This attention to detail shows you care about throwing a memorable party and celebrating a great achievement.

The range of designs caters for all ages and tastes. Guests can keep the wrapper as a unique memento. Have the wrappers delivered with a 1.55 oz Hershey's chocolate bar enclosed or source your own candy.

2. Book Mark

It's nice to mark an academic achievement with an appropriate party favor. Something that recognizes the student's efforts and the hours of library time invested in successful graduation. A bookmark is a great way of doing just that.

You can have a commercially printed custom bookmark. They can be professionally designed, printed and delivered to your home within a few days.

You can also make a custom bookmark. Some colorful cards, sharpie pens, and a coordinated ribbon are all you need.

The special thing about a graduation party favor bookmark is to have an appropriate slogan. Can you do better than "mark my words" and "schools out" as suitable messages?

Add an age-appropriate book with the bookmark. You may have a favorite book you think every young person should read. How about the J.D. Salinger classic, "Catcher in the Rye" or "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie?

3. Champagne Flutes

Champagne is synonymous with celebrations. Its light sparkly character says fun and good times. Any party is better with a drop of the bubbly stuff.

If you serve champagne you need champagne flutes to drink out of. Even if you don't serve champagne you can have champagne flutes as party favors.

Fill the champagne flutes with candy for a special memorable party gift. Personalize them with colored cellophane wrap and apply a custom label to fasten the wrap. You can print the labels with a congratulatory message.

The range of options for the candy includes inexpensive M&Ms or custom Hershey Kisses. Each sweet treat can have a personalized message printed on them. Toast the graduating students with candy.

4. Goody Bag

Having a surprise gift to take away after a celebration party is exciting for kids. This is especially true for graduations from elementary school. A goody bag can contain any number of delights and surprises.

Have customized bags. They could be professionally printed or use inexpensive plain bags and decorate them. Have labels printed or hand write an appropriate message.

Each guest can have their own uniquely decorated and addressed bag. Go crazy with creative and colorful designs or keep it simple and cool. Use a school logo or a funny cartoon.

What can you put into a goody bag? Cake, candy, and cookies are obvious but still very nice. Include keepsakes such as a photo, wrist band or a pin.

5. Flashlight

A party favor that can be used after the event is a gift that keeps on giving. If it is used time after time, it is a reminder of a special event and the people who were there. It lives on in the lives of your guests.

Examples of graduation party favors that can be used after the event include totes, caps, T-shirts, pens, and stubby coolers. These are easily customized and sourced from corporate gift companies. They are useful, fun and great gifts to receive.

Having a party favor that reflects the special occasion of a graduation party seems an even better idea. It's nicer than a random gift, no matter how expensive that gift is. Think of something appropriate and which is fun too.

Graduating is a rite of passage from one stage of life to another. It can be both exciting and somewhat daunting. What does the future hold?

If you are throwing a party for a group of students embarking on a bright future, a light-hearted reference to this is the gift of a flashlight. It could be a help to the students to find the way ahead.

Customize a flashlight with a suitable slogan. "Find your way to a bright future."

Send a Message

The party favors you give send a message to the guests and to those graduating. It says this was a special occasion. It was one worth marking and remembering.

It's a message of thanks to those who have shared in the celebration for attending and making it fun. It also says well done and we're proud of you to the graduates. A party favor is a message from you that says you care.

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