If you’re looking for something different to do for a graduation party this year, check out these party ideas, I have some fun ideas for you, especially if the new graduate is a Twilight or Gossip Girl fan.
Hostess With The Mostess has my absolute favorite Twilight party  ideas ever, most of the ideas would work great for a graduation party. She tells you where to get labels, decorations, favors, food ideas and more.
Christine here at Blisstree is planning a Twilight birthday party for her daughter, but many of the great ideas she has listed would also work for a Twilight …read more

Are you looking for graduation cake ideas and inspiration? Here are a few of my favorite cakes for grads from Flickr. I hope one of them helps you create the perfect cake for your graduation party.
This guy looks like he’s ready for a graduation celebration!
Image via Flickr creative commons user carbonnyc
I love the little graduation hat, and scroll on this cake.
Image via Flickr cc Cake Girl
This next one is on the Wilton website. If I made this one, I think I’d make it a little less busy. I do like the stars, but I’m not crazy about the smaller …read more

There are several points to consider when you’re planning a graduation party.
Here are several questions for you to ponder before you finalize your graduation party plans.
1. How many guests are you expecting? Is your location large enough to accommodate everyone comfortably?
2. Indoors or outdoors? If you’re planning an outdoor party, what’s your rainy day backup plan if the weather doesn’t cooperate?
3. Are you up for preparing the food yourself (and maybe the help of relatives), or do you need to hire a caterer?
4. What about decorations? How many decorations do you need?
5. Should you give your graduation party …read more

You don’t have to stick to the old cap and gown for your graduation party theme. Give your grad a party that’s as unique as they are.
Here are 6 graduation party themes and some basic ideas to go with them. Over the next couple days we’ll expand on some of these themes, and give you more food, decorating, and cake ideas. 
1. If your graduate has a favorite sports team (college or professional), decorate your party with team colors and memorabilia.
2. If you have a music loving graduate give your party a music or rock star theme. …read more

Do-It-Yourselfers will enjoy making their own graduation cakes without visiting a baker. Now, I’m not a great cake decorator like my blogging partner Linette, but with some of today’s cake pans and accessories no one really has to know. Check these out:
This adorable smiley face graduation cake pan looks like it would be a breeze to decorate too since the impression of the decoration will come out on the cake. It’ll run you $10.99 at Confectionary House.
Also at Confectionary House is a more traditional graduation cake pan – your basic mortarboard. Just use food coloring to make the icing …read more

My very brave niece Caitlin is graduating from high school this year. Though she’s graduating in June, her graduation party will be held in mid-July. Why is Caitlin so brave? She agreed to plan her graduation party with me through this blog on the condition that I “don’t embarrass her”. I promise Caitlin, and you can all keep me in check.
So, Caitlin and I still need to talk, but since her party is in July here’s what I’m thinking off the top of my head:

Something outside
Something casual
Swimming in the pool
Some fun, yet grown up party games
Music
Something environmentally friendly

Now this …read more