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It seems like only yesterday that you were changing their diapers, bandaging up their skinned knees and reading them bedtime stories. And now, as they stand before you in their caps and gowns, ready to take on the world, there's really only one thing left to do: cry your eyes out! But first, you've got to celebrate! So throw a graduation party and let your great grad know that you think they're a class act!

	The Color of Success! Guests will be green with envy when they open these fun invites! Using colored card stock, alternate invitations between both of your school colors! Write all the party details inside and even sprinkle in some school colors confetti! Ask guests to wear the school colors - either one or the other or both! Encourage them to be creative when choosing their outfits and tell them a prize will be awarded to the best display of school spirit! No time to make your own invites? Don't feel blue! Drop into Party City for Graduation Invitations in lots of cool school colors!
	A Rainbow of Ideas Here are some creative tips and tricks for a graduation party that's a horse of a different color! 1 If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then speak volumes with a fun photo collage of the new graduate! Using posterboard (school colors, of course!), create several posters with photos that span your grad's entire school career! Include friends, accomplishments, school pics, and anything else that helps tell the story! Display them at the party for a unique walk down memory lane! 2 How sweet it is! Rent a cotton candy or popcorn machine and create school-colored goodies! Serve them to guests in inexpensive, plastic Megaphones from Party City! Drop a baking cup in the bottom of the megaphone to cover the small hole and fill the cone with cotton candy or popcorn for a special treat! 3 Fill a clear glass or plastic jar with candy - using only the school colors - and ask each guest to guess how many pieces are inside! The person who guesses the closest wins the candy-filled jar as a party favor! 4 Create a Well of Knowledge for the new grad! Visit Party City for a large, plastic tub (Need we say it? School colors, of course!) and decorate it with colorful streamers, confetti, ribbon, etc. Ask guests to write down a short pearl of wisdom from them to the graduate and drop it in the well (make sure they sign their names)! Later, either share these pearls with all the guests or save them for the graduate to soak up once the party's over! 5 Forget signing on the dotted line - let them sign wherever they want! Autographed stuffed animals and t-shirts are a fun and unique way to let guests leave their mark and give your grad a one-of-a-kind souvenir from the big day! Encourage guests to sign their names and leave special messages for the guest of honor! If more than one grad attends the event, provide t-shirts for each one and let them sign each other's, using fabric markers and pens in school colors! But don't let them wear them while they're signing - the markers could bleed through onto the clothes they're wearing underneath! You could also frame a photo of your grad with colorful mat and ask guests to sign the mat for a special keepsake!
	Food for Thought Serve tasty treats in your school colors, like frosted cupcakes, fruit salad - even colorful "cocktails"! We guarantee your guests will be beaming with school pride!
	Be Color "full"! Load your guests up with lots of fun gifts to remember the day! Make lollipop bouquets using pops in either your graduating school or future school colors! Tie corresponding ribbons around the sticks and show off your school spirit! Go team! And be sure to check out Party City, too, for fun Hand Clappers, Pom Poms, Mugs and even cool Megaphones in loads of bright school colors to cheer on your favorite graduate!
	Color Me Thankful! Keep your guests seeing through rose-colored glasses with colorful Graduation Thank Yous! Visit Party City for 2006 Sunglasses in every school color you can think of! Write your thanks on the inside of the glasses - for only your guests to see! Let them know that they helped to make your special day even brighter! Head to Party City for more fun Graduation Thank Yous that'll let guests see that you're a smart cookie!