High School Graduation Party Ideas

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This page focuses on High School Musical. However the themes and ideas can be used for just about any Musical.

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I have tried to give you lots of Musical ideas on musical invitations, musical food, musical decorations, musical costumes, musical games, music and musical favors which will be great for any venue. You may have a Home Party or alternative venue in mind.

With lots of fun, energy and enthusiasm your graduation party ideas can be a brilliant success.

Before going through the items you need for the musical high school graduation party ideas, think about the venue and the set up of the party.

Hosting the musical graduation party in conjunction with the school, college, university or kindergarten, for example, is a brilliant idea. That gives:

• A good size of musical party with better musical decorations and a more eye catching venue to get everyone excited


• A budget, perhaps, to hire musical equipment, buy decorations and hire entertainers. Perhaps hiring part of a real musical.


• Parents to help organise, raise funds and help at the party


• Lots of musical party goers to take part in each party game

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Theme Ideas

This page is all about musical high school graduation party ideas. This will be a brilliant night, fitting for a very special occassion.

There are other fantastic high school graduation party ideas. Click here for lots of other great themes and party ideas..

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Invitations

To fit in with the musical theme create the invites to look like tickets or theatre posters.

Homemade Invitations

Homemade invitations for a Musical party can be fantastic.

Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Wildcats, (even Mrs Darbus) all make great pictures High School Musical invitations. Perhaps you like the musical Hairspray or Phantom of The Opera, or Rocky Horror Show

Consider combining these symbols with scrolls, caps, gowns and the graduate's photo.

A simple way to make musical graduation party theme tickets is to use red or orange construction paper. On one side write in black permanent marker ADMIT ONE with all the party information on the other side.

How about this example:

The simplest way to complete musical high school graduation party ideas invitations is to use clipart.

• Copy and Past the graduation clip art image that you would like to use into your word document. Before you paste make sure your cursor is in the location where you want the clip art placed


• Click on the image and arrows will appear on the corners. Use these arrows to stretch the image to the desired size.


• Then I simply added wordart at the top of the page for a fancy title and added the party details in plain text underneath the graduation clip art.

Lots more detailed instructions on my clipart page..

Photo Invitations

Also, simply arrange a good quality photograph of the graduate. Dress the graduate as Troy, Gabriella or Sharpay, or anything else appropriate for musical high school graduation party ideas. Scan it onto your computer.

Using photo editing software, change the picture dimensions to the size you need.

If you already have Musical artwork on your computer then simply print onto flat card with the printed invitation details on the back. Instant invitations.

Wording

Please come to the (Graduate's) Graduation Party. "This could be the start of something new. It feels so right." So come on over to the High School Musical theme party at (venue) on (date/time).

RSVP to (details).

High School Musical dress please.

"I've gotta move on and be who I am. I just don't belong here. I hope you understand" To celebrate the graduate's new life come to (venue) on (time/date). RSVP to (details). High School musical dress. Looking forward to welcoming all the Troys, Sharpays and Gabriellas.

"Fabulous pool, fabulous splash
fabulous parties, even fabulous trash
fabulous fashion, fabulous bling
Got to have fabulous everything."

Come to Sharpay's (name of graduate) fabulous over the top graduation party at the country club (venue) on (date/time). RSVP to (details) Wear fabulous clothes and bling!

"We're all in this together here and now it's time for celebration" Come to te graduate's graduation party at (venue) on (time/date). RSVP to (details) High School musical clothes a must.

Wildcats - One Team.

Attention all wildcats! Troy (graduate) is having a team party to celebrate a winning season! Please come to (venue) at (time/date) RSVP to (details) Wildcat dress only!

Free Printable

Something like the printable invitation below would be great for a musical high school graduation party ideas. Feel free to use it if you'd like. Just right-click over the image and save it to your desktop. You can then print as many as you need - 5" by 7" paper is ideal.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Confetti

Enhance the musical high school graduation party ideas and use personalised confetti.

The most amazing photo confetti maker can produce confetti using up to 10 musical themed photos and up to 3 accent colors. They have packs to suit your occasion.

Take photos of the graduate as Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay or a Wildcat, all in keeping with your musical high school graduation party ideas.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Costumes

Musical high school graduation party ideas give a great chance to be creative with costumes.

For High School Musical:

• Troy warm up kit or Championship kit. Replicate the Wildcats No14!


• Dress as basketball players


• For Sharpay a blond wig, dress, sunglasses and over the top bling!


• Dress as Gabriella with dark wig.


• If parents are attending the party they could be Troy's dad or Mrs Darbus.

A fairly easy homemade theme and great fun to get in character!

For Hairspray use a dark beehive Tracy wig, skirt and blouse or a sharp suit and slick back hair.

For the Phantom Of The Opera, a mask and cloak would be a great start.

Click here to see a great costume supplier. They have just about everything you need to suit musical high school graduation party ideas.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Decorations

For exciting musical high school graduation party ideas it is fantastic to have lots of decorations. You'll know how far you can afford to go here.

You can aim for real musical high school graduation party ideas.

Some, great ideas are:

• Standee of Troy Bolton
, or Gabriella.

• Decorate the entrance, surround the entrance with balloons and High School Musical stickers and pictures.


• Create a stage for the talent contest and karaoke. At the front of the stage put red and white crepe paper. Also put shimmer curtains wither side of the stage if you can.


• Pink color theme for Sharpay


• Karaoke stand to get into the musical theme


• Stalls for lemonade, Popcorn, Hot Dogs and Face painting


• Streamers in High School Musical colors.


• Banners with High School Musical colors.


• Make bunting with card decorated in High School Musical colors.


• Balloons, including instrument shaped balloons and musical notes


• Pictures of Musicals and the main characters. There are lots of these on official sites. Have Troy and Gabriella and the others on the wall


• Musical note signs


• High School Musical Yard Sign


• Have an artist draw a High School Musical mural complete with favorite characters and basketball court. Guests can draw on it, color it in and leave messages for the graduate


• Basketball court, if you can set one out in your backyard. Perhaps you have a hoop already.


• Hang up basketball images such as posters, clothing and balls. Play basketball videos for effect.


• Set out musical instruments all around the venue.


• Candles


• Create a stage set for any performers to use


• Red stage curtain

Lots of decorations will give this musical the right atmosphere. A bit of imagination and effort will give you your own musical stage. You may need just to check the venue allow all the decorations you want to put up. Make sure any stage is safe from fire and electrical hazard.

Decorate your guests, this is a brilliant way to add to the high school graduation party ideas and getting your guests in the graduation party mood!

• Funtoos


• High School Musical stickers


• 2008 Glasses


• 2008 Beads


• Graduation caps


• Cap Medallions


• Lots of glow sticks and bracelets

A great idea is to have a box of guest decorations at the party entrance and hand them out liberally!

For Table decorations, High School Musical table covers with some streamers, and balloons will be great! Add a high school musical centrepiece for real effect.

Use musical high school graduation party ideas napkins, plates, cups and cutlery.

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High School Graduation Party Ideas - Food and Drink

Best stick to the basics for your high school graduation party ideas.

• Hot Dogs


• Sandwiches of all kinds


• Cold Buffet with cold cuts and green salad


• Pizza, perhaps mini size or in slices


• Chicken Nuggets


• Nachos and dips


• Cotton Candy


• Popcorn


• Caramel Apples


• Candy of all kinds


• Ice Cream of all flavors


• Lemonade, Coke and Sodas


• Fruit Smoothies


• Plates with fruit and nuts


• M&Ms

Always have lots of water available.

Bake a high school graduation party ideas Cake and then you can be creative decorating it in a musical theme. Try a High School Musical, Troy, Sharpay, or Gabriella! Add in congratulations to the graduate.

Graduation Cake

The Graduation Cake page has all the details you need to create a wonderful High School Musical cake. That includes ingredients, cooking tools, recipe and cooking instructions. Also how to frost the cake.

Simple Decorating Idea for Your Musical High School Graduation Party Ideas Cake

1) Create a High School Musical design on the cake, start by using red frosting to create the red stage curtain.

2) With yellow piped frosting write High School Musical and below that the Graduate's name, with congratulations.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Games

A musical offers the chance to have fantastic games.

• Phantom face painting.


• Ask the graduates to put on a musical act in teams. Should be brilliant to see the Troys, Gabriellas and Sharpays in action. This could be an individual Talent Show.


• Spin the Wheel and win a prize, you will need to hire the spinning wheel


• Make up a Coconut Shy, with the graduates picture on the coconuts.


• Bobbing for apples


• High School Musical Pinata


• Best singer, use a Karoake machine and have each person sing. Vote for the best one. Video each one!


• Have a cheerleading competition


• Have a basketball competition. Arrange competing teams with their own name and logo. Prizes for the winners.


• Have a dancing competition. You will need to have the music ready in advance and the judges.


• Decorate a Cake, bake some cakes and supply lots of colored icing.


• Guess Who. In advance of the party take photos of a number of well known guests dressed up as a musical character. Ask people to write down their guesses.


• Have some brave people sit in stocks and have water soaked sponges thrown at them


• Best costume contest, with prizes.


• Pin the wig on Sharpay. Simply draw Sharpay and have a wig with bluetac. This could be changed, for the girls, to pin the kiss on Troy.


• High School Musical Pinatta


• For younger kids have them color in prints of the characters.


• Test your guests knowledge of the chosen musical, have a quiz as part of the party!


• Name that Tune. Prepare a tape of familiar High School Musical songs - but only record the first twenty seconds or so. Just enough so that everyone will recognize the song. Play the first few seconds of the first song and have everyone guess. You could play this all together, or in teams, or pairs.


• For girls, have a pampering area for hair, nails and make up just like Sharpay. You will need to have the materials they need set out.

Also hold raffles for good causes.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Favors

There are great musical high school graduation party ideas favors:

• Candy bars in High School Musical themed wrappers


• Musical pictures, funtoos and cds


• Wigs and sunglasses


• Lots of streamers, balloons, whistles, and posters


• Funtoos


• Microphone


• Wristbands


• Cds


• Glitter Stickers


• High School musical pens, pads, paper

Carry them home in a High School Musical Treat Box.

Lots of High School Musical Favors.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Music

Play the CD to fit the musical theme of the party. They all have CDs, especially High School Musical.

For singing, try getting everyone to sing:

High school musical - Get 'cha head in the game

Coach said to fake right
And break left
Watch out for the pick
And keep an eye on defense
Gotta run the give and go
And take the ball to the hole
But don't be afraid
To shoot the outside "J"
Just keep ya head in the game
Just keep ya head in the game
And don't be afraid
To shoot the outside "J"
Just keep ya head in the game
U gotta Get'cha get'cha head in the game
We gotta Get our, get our, get our, get our head in the game
(repeat 2x)
Let's make sure
That we get the rebound
'Cause when we get it
Then the crowd will go wild
A second chance
Gotta grab it and go
Maybe this time
We'll hit the right notes
Wait a minute
It's not the time or place
Wait a minute
Get my head in the game
Wait a minute I gotta
Get my, get my head in the game
You gotta
Get'cha, get'cha, get'cha, get'cha head in the game (repeat 2x)
Why am I feeling so wrong
My head's in the game
But my heart's in the song
She makes this feel so right (SPOKEN)
Should I got for it I gotta
Get my, get my head in the game
You gotta Get'cha, get'cha, get'cha, get'cha head in the game

High School Graduation Party Ideas Preparation

The party day does need a good schedule of events. You will need it to get through everything.

• Plan the start of the party, when each game will roughly occur, when the food will be served and when the party will start and end.


• Know exactly which games will be played


• Have the music, prizes, helpers and materials ready in advance.


• Each helper should know exactly what they have to do.


• Have the favors ready in advance, and in running order.


• Know exactly who is helping to clear away afterwards.

High School Graduation Party Ideas - Ideas

More ideas to make the musical party just brilliant:

• Make sure everyone has their photo taken through the life sized cut out. A Troy or Sharpay photo is a geat keepsake.


• Video the party


• Hire real performers, including Troy, Sharpay and Gabriella look-a-likes


• Video the karaoke and send everyone a copy to keep


• Have a procession for everyone to show off their costumes.


• Save money and have a joint party with other graduates.
  This can give excellent cost sharing, lots of people to do the work and help find items at cheaper costs.


• Save money and Buy Bargain Supplies!


• Save money and book venues for the cheaper weeknights, perhaps giving more money to decorate in keeping with your musical high school graduation party ideas.

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Good luck with your musical high school graduation party ideas.

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