Pomp and Circumstance--Celebrating Graduation Day

Good afternoon and Happy Tuesday! After enjoying the first 80-degree day on Saturday since mid-September, the weather has been a bit of a letdown. That's April for you. 

On Sunday, we had the pleasure of seeing the movie "Very Semi-Serious," which took us behind the scenes of the New Yorker cartoon. There were lots of laughs and an great mix of people who have been featured in the magazine for almost 90 years. There was a Q&A afterward, which was moderated by Calvin Trillin.

For colleges, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and preschools everywhere, graduation is just around the corner. Today, we'll show you how to celebrate your child's achievements (featuring ideas we found online) and show you some games from our shop. 

Before we get into our discussion, I have to feature this DIY graduation hat because it's funny and sadly, it reflects the inevitability of paying off those college loans. Photo courtesy of Celebrations.

First up, here's an idea called "Bright Future," courtesy of the folks at Frog Prince Paperie. Along with their free party printables, they used light bulbs to help decorate the table.

Celebrate your child's graduation with a table of tasty finger foods, cafeteria style! This table includes tater tots, cookies, sandwiches, labeled water bottles, and more. Decorations courtesy of Party City.

A popular graduation party theme is "Keys to Success." From Celebrations at Home, this decor is inspired by the store Anthropologie, and is ideal for the college graduate who is ready to enter the "real world." A "Keys to Success" table is set up where party guests can write notes to the graduate. Tutorial is available at the website.

From Maddycake Muse, here is a great idea for a med or nursing school graduation party. The decor features skeletons, x-rays, pill bottles with candy, and bandage containers with popcorn. Check out the "Red Cross Oreos" in front!

Finally, for preschool graduation parties, look to the alphabet for inspiration using building blocks and chalkboard. Again, this idea is courtesy of Celebrations.

It's now time to show you some of the graduation games we're featuring in our shop. First up, we have a game called "20 Questions," which features (you guessed it) twenty questions about the graduate. In the sample below, I used my high school colors of maroon and gray, along with a pirate mascot.

Second, for kids and adults alike, we offer a game called "How Many Words Can You Make From the Word GRADUATION?" We can include a picture of the graduate with all our games. All you need to do is send us a high-resolution JPEG file.

Next up, we have two games in one featuring celebrities In the first game, party guests will match each celebrities with the high school from which they graduated. The second game features a list of 20 famous people who were at the top (or near the top) of their class. Party guests will determine whether they were valedictorian or salutatorian. 

Fourth, we are offering another "two games in one" deal, which features a word search and college word scramble. In the sample below, I've featured a bulldog mascot.

Finally, our latest offering is a variation of our "Quote/Unquote" game. This one features pearls of wisdom about high school from 20 iconic movies.

For more information on ordering, please consult the "Graduation Games" section of the shop.

After a slow March, business has started to pick up a bit. Below is one of three movie-themed games I created for a customer last week.

We've also started to create our second BINGO game, and we may upload a new graduation game or two. Stay tuned for shop updates!

Have a PRINTASTIC Day!

Kathy