Graduation party outdoor games

Or you can have your guests use their own phones for pictures to make things extra easy! This is one of the easiest DIYs on the list. Just hang up a bucket of sunscreen and bug spray on a garden hook. How cute is this photo walkway for an outdoor graduation party? There are a ton of different ways you could do this, but I love the simplicity of securing a photo to a wooden stake in the yard. I love how chic and festive these oversized balloons look. Just make sure you get them filled with helium or attach them to poles if you want this same look.

Such an adorable play on words! If you want to wow your guests right when they arrive, set up a balloon arch in the entryway to your backyard! What are some fun things to do at an outdoor graduation party? Play games of course! Here are some of the best fun outdoor games for a graduation party. One of the best outdoor party games is bag toss or corn hole.

I absolutely love this colorful bag toss game from Pinterest. You could easily DIY it with a plain bag toss set and some paint! One of my all-time favorite outdoor graduation party games is ladder toss. Just make sure you stake the ladders into the ground or put sand bags over them! Be aware that the pieces are heavy, and it can hurt if they fall on you. Collect these photos and ask guests to arrange them in a timeline, from first to most recent photo. If your party is to celebrate one grad, add in a few photos of other family members instead.

Make collecting photos easy by including details on how to send them in your online invitations. Mad Libs is a simple but fun party game where your guests try to create the most hilarious sentences using word cards.

One person takes a sentence card and others choose a word from their card to try and create the best sentence to win. You can buy a copy of Mad Libs game cards from a store, or create your own DIY version for some personalized results. Revamp that childhood classic of pin the tail on the donkey and make it fun for your grad party crowd.

Challenge your blindfolded guests to pin the tassel on a giant grad cap banner, with the closest pin marking out the winner. For a great team game at your graduation celebration, suggest your party-goers join you for a few rounds of charades. Split your group into two teams and watch as they try and guess words or phrases being acted out.

The team with the highest score wins, so encourage your teams to get creative and really go for it. Graduation is a huge milestone before many students head off in different directions. Some grads will go traveling, which inspires this fun twist on the traditional ring toss. In this game, use globes instead of stakes and bring in some large hula hoops for people to toss.

Land your hoop over a globe to win, or make this a competitive team game and see which generation scores best. Get everyone moving and laughing with a fun game of giant Twister. Swap the traditional mat for a supersized version, with plenty of space for everyone to join in.

This also means you can be creative with your color choices and match them to your graduation party decorations or school colors. With everyone sharing their best memories of high school or college, this yearbook-inspired party game is often a hit. Leave space underneath for guests to add their own superlatives about the grad. At the end of the bash, read these out and give your grads their very own guest-endorsed superlative.

Ask your grads for their baby photos and lay them out on a table for everyone to look at. Make this harder by adding in photos from other guests or family members, and altering photos to make them appear aged. Get your party guests moving with this lively take on a relay race. The crates are a perfect place to place the glassware, straws and extra drink supplies. Large Beverage Buckets. Beverage Drink Stands.

Beverage Drink Dispensers. Wooden Crates. This inflatable serving bar sitting in the grass filled with drinks is an easy way to serve up a variety of drinks for an outdoor grad party. What a fun way for kids to gather and hang out enjoying a cold soda or water while chatting with friends. I love the idea of placing it on a blanket with pillows around for comfortable seating! Balloon garlands are all the rage at parties these days.

DIY balloon garlands are perfect as photo booth backdrops, cascading down the stairs or around a dessert table. The grads will love to Instagramming an amazing balloon garland! Balloon Garland Kits come in many color options and sizes. Let your imagination go wild! The graduates are always proud of the year they graduated from school. These large number balloons will be a big hit for photos with friends and family. Plus they make a big splash as part of the graduation party decorations!

They come in many colors to compliment your other grad party decor! This outdoor party bug spray basket is awesome! Let the guests help themselves to bug repellant as the sun begins to set.

Stock up on bug spray here or make a chemical-free spray here. Find a small wicker basket here. Photo Sand and Sisal. Outdoor graduation signs and banners are perfect decorations for your outdoor graduation party!

What a fun way to celebrate at a high school graduation party! Hang the graduation banners on the front porch, a fence or railings on the deck. So many to choose from! These mini chalkboard signs are perfect for any celebration. Easy to write on and erase time and again as food signs, placecards or table numbers.

A pop-up tent canopy is essential for any backyard party. They are great rain or shine protecting the food tables or guests from too much sunlight or rain. Most fold up compactly for storage. Plus they are great to take to kids sporting events, the beach or craft shows.