• Show off your child's achievements with a graduation party full of games.graduation girl image by robert mobley from <a href='http://www.fotolia.com'>Fotolia.com</a>
  
  When your children make it past their 12th year of high school with a diploma in hand, you want to celebrate their success with a graduation party. Once you have all the decorations and food figured out, don't forget to think of some graduation-themed games sure to get everyone in a festive mood.
  
  

Graduation Gown Relay

• See how fast your party guests can prepare for their graduation ceremonies by playing this relay game. Begin by gathering two separate sets of graduation attire, including a cap, gown and stole. Place both of the sets on two different stools, and set the stools apart from each other at one side of the party area. On the other side of the area, place two other stools. Put a scroll on each stool to serve as mock diplomas. Divide the players into two teams, and line them up behind the stools with the clothes on top. When you say "Go," the first players on both teams quickly put on the graduation attire, race to their teams' stools on the other side of the party area, and race back to their lines with the diplomas. They then take off the cap and gown and hand it off to the next player in line who has her turn. The first team to have all its players complete the relay wins.
  
  

College Preparation Hunt

• To prepare your teen for college, as well as give the rest of the party guests a laugh, play this scavenger hunt game. Before the party, gather up a few items college students use, such as textbooks, microwaveable foods and an alarm clock. Then, hide the objects in different spots around the party space. Come up with clues that lead the players from one object to the next. One clue can say, "I help you wake up in the morning, and you can find me near an object of learning (an encyclopedia book)." Divide the players into two groups, and hand them their first clue. The first team to locate all the necessary items wins the game.
  
  

High School Education Charades

• See how much your guests, as well as the graduate, learned during high school. Prepare by first coming up with several specific high school subjects, such as "U.S. History," "American Literature" and "Biology." Using those categories, develop five charades each. For example, if you have "U.S. History," you can use people as charades (e.g. George Washington) and events (e.g. the Civil War). Write each of the charades on separate index cards, and keep the category sets in their own piles. When ready, divide the players into groups of four. Place the teams in separate areas so they can't hear each other. The teams then select one player to perform all the charades. Hand him a set of cards. After a team correctly guesses all the charades, they have to guess the subject of the charades. Trade category sets until all of the teams have finished. The team to complete all the sets fastest wins the game.