Budget Graduation Open House Planner, Shopping Guide, Recipes

Hosting a graduation open house and clueless about where to start? Or maybe you're on tight budget and want to do a cheap (but of course nice) party. Or maybe you waited till the last minute to organize your graduate's open house. Regardless, this party planning guide will help you throw the perfect backyard bash! Here are recipes plus shopping lists for groceries, supplies, decorations and equipment. Being the perennial penny pincher, I've listed cheaper and DIY alternatives--to save you money and hassle! Make these cute graduation cap cookies with recipes included. Oh, and if you can't find square chocolate cookies, you can use chocolate candy squares, like Hershey's. I think I forgot to mention that.  Budget Graduation Party Open House Shopping Guide With Recipes

Unique Party Invitation Ideas

Cheap Creative Party Invitation Ideas Planning an event, party, get-together, shower, reunion or open house? Who wants to settle for sending out boring old invitations when you could use a really creative unique way to announce the party? Here are altenative party invitation ideas.Read More

Graduation Cap Mortarboard Cookies for Grad Open Houses

Graduation Party Mortarboard Hat Cookies and Favors Recipes Sheet cakes for graduation open house parties are very expensive. And pretty though the cake may be, they usually taste like cardboard and sweetened shortening. How about cookies shaped like mortarboard graduation hats instead. Here's the recipe. Graduation Hat cookies recipe

Blue Flowers for Weddings, Graduation and Gardening

Best Blue Flowers for Weddings and Spring Gardening A primer on blue flowers for wedding bouquets and decor, graduation, gardens and planting. Periwinkle, cornflower, forget-me-not, hydrangea, morning glory, myrtle, flag iris and other floral suggestions. Read More

Cheap Graduation Open House Food Buffet

Cheap Graduation Open House Food Tips: Plan a Festive Graduation Party Buffet Without Going Broke or Crazy! Here's DIy guide to planning and hosting the perfect graduation open house. Easy food buffet that guests can self-serve. Great buffet and menu recipes and ideas; purchasing, preparation and serving tips. Read on

Free Printable Graduation Announcements and Cards

Free Printable Graduation Greeting Cards, Commencement Announcements and Open House Invitations Lots of free printable graduation activities: announcements for graduation, commencement exercises and open house invitations. Read on...

Host an Great Inexpensive Open House

Do's and Dont's for Hosting a Cheap, Open House Graduation Party
Graduations are approaching fast! Whether you will be hosting an open house for a junior high, college, high school or even kindergarten graduation, these parties can become very costly. View more »