How to Successfully Plan a Homeschool Graduation Ceremony & Party with Printable Pack and Graduation Brownies Recipe -

Eighteen years have flown by, and it’s time. Time for my oldest to graduate from high school! He was homeschooled through freshman year of high school, and then went to public school. My second son is also graduating this year (a year early), and he was homeschooled the whole way through, including classes at the community college this year. The date is set, and now it’s time to plan the homeschool graduation ceremony for my second and the graduation party for both. So, today I’m sharing how to successfully plan a homeschool graduation ceremony and party. See below for a printable planning pack and recipe for graduation brownies!

How to Plan the Graduation Ceremony

Here are some things to plan for the graduation ceremony:

Date, location, and time
Combining with others or alone?
Who will speak and for how long?
Special music?
Order cap and gown
Order diploma
Seating

Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through affiliate links in this post.

Where to order homeschool diploma and cap & gown

Here are a couple of options:

HSLDA
Diploma Store
Homeschool Diploma
Free Homeschool Diploma templates (including a cute Kindergarten Graduation diploma!)

How to Plan the Graduation Party

Much more details are in the planning pack, including time deadlines and lots of lists. But, here are a few decisions you’ll need to make. (After we have our party, I’ll be back to post pictures of what we did!)

Pick a date, location, and time
Guest list and invitations (including getting senior photos taken for the invitations )
Food (make it, cater, or a mixture?)
Entertainment (outdoor games, karaoke, band, DJ?)
Extras such as decorations, things to buy or borrow, and making slide show/photo collage

Graduation Open House and Party Planning Guide

This 25-page printable pack guides you from a few months before the party all the way to the final hours to make sure you have everything ready. Find check-off lists, charts, to-do lists, guest lists, shopping lists, etc.

Purchase the 25-Page Graduation Open House and Party Planning Guide for only $4!

Purchase it here!

Or, get a 3-page sample of the

Graduation Open House and Party Planning Guide

for FREE here:

A Beautiful & Meaningful Song for Graduation!

“Just Passing By”

Graduation Brownie Recipe

Ingredients for Graduation Brownies

12 brownies from your favorite recipe or boxed mix
1 (16-ounce) container milk chocolate frosting or your favorite brownie icing
Wilton Emoji Icing Decorations
Hershey’s Chocolate Candy Bars (Pictured: Hershey’s Snack Size Milk Chocolate Candy Bars, 5.84 Oz., 12 Count)
¼ cup milk chocolate morsels
12 miniature marshmallows

Instructions

Bake brownies with your favorite mix or recipe. Cool, and cut brownies into squares.

Melt the chocolate in the microwave according to package directions giving special care not to overheat the candy. If the chocolate is overheated, it will be too thick. You can add 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to help thin the chocolate but do not add any other type of liquid as the candy will seize and harden.

Cut Hershey’s chocolate bars into squares.

Dip each emoji icing decoration into the melted chocolate and place against a square of chocolate. Allow chocolate to set completely before proceeding to next step.