Celebrate middle school graduation with engaging activities.
Eighth-grade graduation is an accomplishment worth celebrating. When throwing a graduation party for the eighth-grader in your life, plan an assortment of activities to ensure guests remain engaged and excited. Through careful planning of activities, you can keep guests entertained from the party's beginning until its end and also encourage the graduate and her peers to look forward to the academic challenges ahead.
Kindergarten Photo Match-Up
Show your party guests just how much they have grown with a kindergarten photo match-up game. Prior to the event, contact the parents of the graduates who will attend and request an image of their child at or around kindergarten age. Before guests arrive, number these pictures and hang them on a wall. Encourage guests to match the party guests with the appropriate kindergarten photo. Reward the guests who make the right matches.
Middle School Memories Collage
Give your eighth-grade graduates an opportunity to reflect upon their middle school years with the creation of a middle school memories collage. Ask each guest to bring an assortment of middle school photos. When guests arrive, give them tape and allow them to place their images on a blank wall. As more guests arrive, the collage will become more elaborate. Guests will enjoy perusing the collage and reflecting on the times they shared.
High School Spirit Shirt Creation
Eighth-grade graduation isn't only about saying goodbye to middle school, it is also about looking forward to high school. Get your middle school graduates amped about the prospect of moving on to high school through a school spirit shirt creation activity. Gather an assortment of shirt design tools, including fabric paint, ribbons and thread. Present each guest with a shirt and ask her to decorate it with colors and images that relate to her new school. Not only will teens enjoy working on this creative endeavor with their friends, the resulting decorative garments will be useful once they arrive at their new school.
Time Capsule
Use eighth-grade graduation as an opportunity to bury a memory-filled time capsule. Give each party guest a sheet of paper and ask them to write a note to their future selves. Seal these notes and place them in a metal container. Take videos of the time capsule participants or put photos of the teens in the container. Allow each teen to put a few items in the receptacle before sealing it up. Plant the time capsule your back yard. Have your teen make a pact with her friends to gather together four years hence and dig up the memory-filled container.
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