Graduation Party Ideas

School's out — forever! It's time to celebrate all of your hard work with the perfect party theme, crafts and decorations, and quick party appetizers to please a crowd of collegiates.
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Chewy Brownies
1 hr
Roasted Salsa
Classic Roasted Salsa
15 mins
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Simple Layer Cake With Vanilla Frosting
2 hrs
banana avocado smoothie
Avocado-Banana Smoothie
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Red Velvet Chocolate Cake
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French Fries
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Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
35 mins
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German Apple Cake
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Baked Sweet-Potato Chips
30 mins
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Best Coconut Cream Pie
5 hrs 30 mins
Popcorn Balls
Popcorn Balls
Pumpkin cupcakes on cake stand
Pumpkin Cupcakes
2 hrs 50 mins
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Rosti Potatoes
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Raspberry-Cream Layer Cake
1 hr
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Guacamole for Nachos
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Gooey Butter Cake
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Rainbow Cake
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Devil's Food Cake with Fluffy Frosting
1 hr 20 mins
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Chocolate Sponge Cake
2 hrs 55 mins
Classic Guacamole
Classic Guacamole
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Hummingbird Cake
braised pulled pork shoulder
Martha's Braised Pulled Pork Shoulder
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White Layer Cake with Lemon Curd Filling
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Maple-Candied Walnuts
1 hr
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Hummingbird Cake
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Italian Salami Sandwich
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Chocolate Macaroons
colorful paper graduation caps
Paper Graduation Cap
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Frozen Fudge Bars
6 hrs 15 mins
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Lime Meltaways from ''The Martha Stewart Show''
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Gluten-Free Fudgy Pecan Brownies
50 mins
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Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
35 mins
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Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts
3 hrs
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Whole-Wheat Brownies
Boston Cream Pie
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
vanilla pecan sand castle
Yellow Butter Cake
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Smoky Baby Back Ribs
3 hrs
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Sponge Cake
50 mins
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Hi-Hat Cupcakes
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Khalil Hymore's Parker House Rolls
2 hrs 50 mins
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Easy Blondies
Glazed Chocolate Cake
Glazed Chocolate Cake
1 hr
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Nuts and Bolts Snack Mix
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Devil's Food Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting
ginger-carrot layer cake with cream-cheese frosting
Carrot-Ginger Layer Cake with Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting
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Vanilla Ice Cream
honey cake with cream cheese frosting
Honey Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
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Rustic Croque Monsieur
35 mins
Coffee cake
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
55 mins
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Walnut Honey Cake
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Brown-Butter Toffee Blondies
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Guacamole Hummus
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Cheese Ball
2 hrs 50 mins
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Rhubarb Fizz
5 mins
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Rhubarb Buckle
2 hrs 20 mins
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Sour Cherry Lemonade
1 hr 15 mins
ham and cheese croissant
Ham and Cheese Mini Croissants
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Sour Cherry and Rosemary Focaccia
6 hrs 10 mins
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Yogurt Dip with Crudites and Chips
15 mins
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Chocolate-Vanilla Marble Cakes
1 hr 25 mins
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Pound Cake with Peaches and Cream
55 mins
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Coffee Meringue-Ice Cream Cake
6 hrs