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Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades preschool graduation party

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Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades
preschool graduation party

Hi Friends! It’s officially summer over here! Last week was Sawyer’s graduation from preschool. I really can’t believe that my big guy is going to be in kindergarten in the fall. How is he ready for elementary school?!? Time really needs to slow down!

So to soften the blow that my baby is growing up, and to kick off summer with a lot of fun, we threw a Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades preschool graduation party for Sawyer and all of his classmates this past Friday. It was such a blast!

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Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades
preschool graduation party

THE THEME

When I was first envisioning this theme, lots of crazy sunglasses were, of course, a must! Also, I loved the idea of a big, bright shining sun and a limitless blue sky and clouds. I wanted the party to be focused on graduation but also full of a lot of summer fun. It really was the kick off to summer! As for the color palette, the brighter the better! With the pops of vibrant colors, I thought incorporating black and white made a nice compliment. As with most of my parties, after I established the overall look and feel that I would try to achieve in my mind, I first designed the invitation. Then, next up was the design of the backdrop as well as all of the other details of the party.

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When I spotted these adorable sunglasses-wearing summer food balloons in Soiree Love’s shop I just had to have them. Aren’t they SO cute?! I can’t say enough wonderful things about Dee’s shop. She was so fantastic to work with. I would highly recommend you check out her shop for your next party!

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Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades
preschool graduation party

THE FOOD

Since the party was mid-afternoon I went really simple with the foods. Fruit, cupcakes, diploma cookies, “class rings” (Ring Pops) and sunglasses cookies made for a perfect menu.

When I came across these Sunglasses Cookies by Amber’s Cake Creations I instantly fell in love with them. I mean, I’ll be honest, (party blogger nerd alert…haha) it made me a little giddy to think of how well the cookies would work with these Meri Meri Sun Plates (*affiliate link) and the theme in general. AND, the fact that they could also double as edible place cards…SO cute! I would highly recommend these cookies! Not only were they delicious, Amber is a complete dream to work with and such a sweetheart!

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I also absolutely love coming up with fun, themed names for simple foods. The “class rings” (Ring Pops) were such a hit! Also, the “diploma cookies” got a lot of laughs. They were super simple to assemble too. I just used Pirouette Wafer Cookies (*affiliate link), straight out of the canister, and tied each one with a Twizzlers Pull n’ Peel. So cute and both required little to no effort at all!

Another party food hack that I love to do is to buy simple, no frills, store-bought cupcakes and then top them with fun lollipops, like we did with our You Are Jaw-Some Valentine’s Day party. So for this party, I found these mortar board graduation hat lollipops from Oriental Trading and they worked so perfectly.

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Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades
preschool graduation party

THE FAVORS

I wanted all of our little graduates had to leave the party with a sweet memento of their preschool class. A few weeks before the party I gave Sawyer’s teachers a stack of these “autograph certificates” for all of the kids to sign. I just love how they turned out! Much like a yearbook, all of the children signed them…and you never know…some of these autographs might be worth a lot of money in the future! These kids are going places! haha!

Along with the autograph certificates, all of our little graduates also chose a pair of fun glasses and a mortar board, graduation hat. These hats were so perfect! I would definitely recommend them! They fit every child’s head and stayed on pretty well too.

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I hope you enjoyed our little Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades preschool graduation party! If you would like to recreate this celebration for the little graduates in your life, all of the printables are available in my Etsy shop here, here, and here. I’ve also listed links to many specific items in the party below. If you have any questions, feel free to post it in the comments and I’ll get right back to you. If you create this celebration, I’d love to see it! Please tag me @justaddconfetti on Instagram and use the #justaddconfettiprintables hashtag.

SHOP THIS PARTY:
I’d love to help you make recreating this party a breeze. The links below will get you on your way to your own Our Future Is So Bright We’re Gonna Need Shades preschool graduation party in no time!

Invitation printable
Backdrop printable, bottle wraps, food signs, autograph certificate
Favor tags printable
Sunglasses Cookies by Amber’s Cake Creations
Meri Meri Sun Plates (*affiliate link)
Meri Meri Cloud Napkins (*affiliate link)
Sunglasses-wearing summer food balloons by Soiree Love
Mortar board graduation hats
Mortar board graduation hat lollipops
Sunglasses picks (for fruit)
Blue sky and cloud glossamer
Crazy sunglasses from Target and Dollar Tree

PIN FOR LATER:

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Comments

  1. I’m in love!! My youngest won’t graduate preschool for another year but I’ve bookmarked this page to come back to when he does! What an adorable idea!!!

    Reply

    • Awesome! Thank you so much Kaci!! We did this party for my oldest son last year. He and his preschool buddies had such a blast!! It was such a fun kick-off to summer!!

      xoxo!
      Alison

      Reply

    • Hi Lia,

      Thanks so much for your message! The shutter shades are from Amazon (*affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2UNGkUt
      All of the other sunglasses are from Target and Dollar Tree! I hope this helps.

      Thanks again! Have a great day!
      Alison

      Reply

      • Thanks so much! Also for the sign, I know it’s a printable but would it be possible if you made it and then shipped it to me?

        Reply

    • Hi Elizabeth,

      Thanks so much for your message! The alphabet cards are from Target. I just punched holes in them and strung them together to make a banner.

      Thanks again! Have a great evening!
      Alison

      Reply

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