Pink & Zebra Graduation Party Ideas

They've worked hard for four years, time to celebrate! Let your grad and her BFFs enjoy their Instagram moment in star sunglasses, sparkly tiaras, beads galore and cool hair extensions! Click through this gallery for more pink and zebra party inspiration! We have an unforgettable memory table, wildly adorable table decorating tips and more ideas for photo booth fun. Layer it on, girls – it's your day to shine!

Set up a grad photo booth with glam! Pink boas and irridescent foil garlands transform the party into a VIP hot spot! Make a photo booth sign using a pink and zebra create-a-sign kit, and create this amazing DIY silver reflective backdrop by cutting circles out of silver paper and mounting on sturdy poster board (both available at your Party City store). Fill the wall with DIY paper flowers made out of several shades of pink tissue paper... a picture-perfect ombré background for the grad royalty!

Keep the party rockin' with a super-fun surprise. They'll squeal when a morphsuit grad jumps into the photo booth – and you can capture all the fun for Instagram-ing! Pick up a morphsuit in your school colors for the mystery guy to wear under his cap and gown. Grad glasses, beads and whistles will make it extra silly and Twitter-worthy. Woot! We're done!

Forget flowers – dress the grads in candy leis! To make these trendy accessories, use a sheet of cello to make a long “necklace” of mini candy clusters. Have fun choosing gumballs, chocolate coins and Sixlets^® in your party colors or school colors! Tie each candy section off with curling ribbon and decorate with fluffy tulle bows. Hand out to guests for wearable party favors they can unwrap and eat on the way home! Check out the Grad Candy Lei How-To to get all the details on this divalicious idea!

Throw a party with decorations as bright as your grad’s future! Start the party at the entrance with a "red" carpet photo op for your VIPs! Use a roll of pink tablecover for the "red carpet," and create a cool backdrop with paper cutouts and balloon columns. Tell them to pose for the paparazzi and shout School’s out! (Sturdy poster board available at our stores.)

Hand out grad-theme swag and photo props like megaphones, glam boas, hats and funny glasses – for grad photos that score extra credit in the style department! You can find funwear in just about any school colors, so have a blast. Don't forget beads, pink tattoos and some super-sweet graduation leis made out of candy! #bestgradpartyever!

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Get a gold star for party planning – put out these erasable chalkboard prop signs for photo booth fun that keeps everyone mingling and having a great time! Write some in ahead of time... like class clown and most likely to succeed... and leave some blank so everyone can get silly with their own ideas! Have a few dress-up props like tiaras, hats, boas and beads within reach for moments that make memories!

Everyone can sign memory books and autograph dogs at this cute grad cap table with a pink tassel! It's easy to DIY: Use black plastic table covering (available in rolls) to drape a small table and a piece of sturdy cardboard for the mortarboard. For the tassel, cut long strips of crepe streamers, tie together with curling ribbon, and create a loop on the top out of ribbon. Make the "button" using a mini grad cap and hang your tassel from it! Hats off to this cool idea! (Sturdy poster board available at our stores.)

Remember all the fun – from grade school to good times with besties! To make a "through the years" poster, start with black sturdy poster board, fill with photos, and doll it up with crepe paper and grad cap cutouts. Metallic lettering looks fab – and our create-your-own banner kit lets you DIY any title or the grad's name. Your poster is the perfect backdrop for a table filled with happy memories – like scrapbooks, photo frame party favors, an autograph pup and a sign-able photo frame! (Sturdy poster board available at our stores.)

2013 has been a successful year for your grad, so celebrate in a big way! To make this bold balloon wall, place helium-filled silver foil numbers against a backdrop of wild pink zebra balloons. Use pink curling ribbon to tie the balloons onto weights, creating different heights. What's really cool about this idea is that you can easily move your Class of 2013 "wall" from the entrance to inside or the backyard – just grab and go. Our favorite way to create grad party thrills!

An A+ look for on-trend grads! She'll love you for it when you do a wildly adorable pink and zebra bash. Hang up a custom banner with her photo and graduating year and go to town mixing and matching balloons, tableware and favors in your party colors: black, white, pink and your fave animal prints. Keep clicking for details on the cute table ideas shown here. Then show off your diploma in decorating!

Here's an A+ decorating idea that's definitely within budget! Make a custom centerpiece by taping school photos on bamboo skewers and sticking them into animal print favor bags. Add glitz by filling the bags with shiny tinsel and styling them with metallic star cutouts and grad cut-outs. You can cut up a few bags and tape them to the photos to create animal print frames. Perfect for filling a long table and decorating all over the party!

She's earned her dream party, so go all out with pretty details like pink chargers under the plates, coordinating packets of cutlery tied up with black ribbon, votive candles at each place-setting and cute lollies labeled with grad messages like "future's bright!" and "go get 'em!" Make it memorable by setting out custom menu cards and unique DIY candy favors.

Graduate to the Pink & Zebra Dessert Ideas Gallery for the details on these grad cap treat containers and lollie-candy cups, plus lots more A+ treat ideas!

Hats off to trendy treats! For the guys: fill clear treat containers with chocolate Sixlets^®, add custom stickers, and top them off with cool little grad caps! The girls will ♥ these charming candy cups with grad charm bracelets on them! Dress up pink Whirly pops with handwritten DIY labels – these candy buffet stickers come in just about every school color and give your party a put-together, custom look! (Visit your store for Sixlets^®, Whirly pops and Zebra stickers.)

The grads want to celebrate with family and friends – so make it a progressive grad bash! Have the appetizers at one grad's house, the main course at another's and finally the dessert! Pick out the invitation that most matches your wild pink theme, and have your custom message printed on the front at your Party City store or online. These cute cards look great on the table, too – display them on grad balloon weights that have a handy metal loop on top that's perfect for holding a menu card!

Serve a buffet-style meal with cute cutlery sets that guests can grab on their way to their seats – no more juggling a plate of food and drinks while trying to grab a fork! Tie black ribbon around pink and black cutlery, a crazy straw and a zebra napkin. Pop them in a cup with a cute label in front and slip on a grad charm bracelet. Everyone will see where the grad gets her brains from! (Visit a Party City store for the best selection of customizable tags. We used Zebra stickers with a pink "school letters" font.)