Last updated on May 25th, 2022
Graduation is around the corner, and your new grad is full of excitement moving on to another life. So, throwing a graduation party with a lot of fun graduation party games is a better way to celebrate them, and build memories with buddies before they adventure on their new journey.
What games to play at a graduation party?
If you aren’t sure what games you should play, we have rounded up a list of the ten best graduation games that can surely entertain your visitors before they separate ways.
10 of the best graduation party games every guest will love
Graduates Through the Years
Preparations and materials required for this game
- Photos of grads and their family members
How to play
Collect the photos of your grads when growing up. Add photos of the family member and mix them up. Ask your visitors to arrange them in a timeline, from the old to the recent one.
Best suitable for a large group of people.
Yardzee
Preparations and materials required for this game
- Six dices
- Scoreboard
- Marker pens
How to play
Gather your guests into a group. The game is played in 13 rounds. So, the objective of this game is to earn more scores. By taking turns, allow the first player to roll the yard dice three times. The aim here is to meet the objectives of the Yardzee score scoreboard. After finishing your turn, choose the best category that works for the rolled dice and record down your score.
Yardzee is best for a small group of people. But the game becomes even funnier when played with a large group of people.
Graduation Cap TicTacToe
Preparations and materials needed for this graduation party game
Duct tape
- Ten graduation caps with two different colors
- A square piece of fabric
How to play
Divide your guests into groups. Put the square piece of fabric on the ground and construct a grid using duct tape. Give a graduation cap color to each group. By taking turns, allow each player to toss their caps. The first team to connect three caps wins the game.
The game is best suitable for more than two players.
Champagne Pinata
Preparations and materials required for this game
- A rope
- A suitable place to hang the pinata
- Pinata (champagne)
- Pinata buster stick
- Blindfolds for the players
- Candy
How to play
Fill the champagne pinata with candy and hang them up using a rope. Arrange your kids in a line and blindfold them. Give the first player a pinata buster stick and let him/her try hitting the pinata. Ensure a safe distance from the hitter. Allow each kid to hit the pinata several times before moving to the next one. Let them enjoy the goodies spilled on the ground.
Best suitable for a large group of people.
Guess the Teacher
Preparation and materials required for this graduation party game
- A marker pen
- A large piece of sheet
How to play
Gather your visitors together. Each member gets a turn to draw a picture of their teacher. The rest of the members will try to guess who is it. Run out of teachers? Allow members to start sketching each other.
Best suitable for more than five people.
Who Knows Graduate Best
Preparations and materials required for this game
- Who knows grad best printables
- Pens
How to play
First, allow the graduate to answer the questions. Then distribute the cards and pens to your group members. Let them mark the answers by circling. Award points for every correct answer. The player with the most points wins the game.
Who knows you best is a perfect college graduation party that offers visitors an opportunity to understand the grad better.
Best suitable for a large group of people.
Charades
Preparations and materials required for this game
- A piece of paper and pens
- A large container
How to play
Divide your guests into two groups. Write some common phrases or words on the paper. Opt for traditional charades-these includes TV shows, song titles, book titles, among others. Fold the sheets and put them in a large container.
Select the starting group and allow one of its members to pick a slip. Let the group try guessing the name without saying a single word. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
An ideal grad party game for a large group of people! It is also perfect for a laugh.
Outdoor Giant Wooden Toppling Tower
Preparations and materials required for this game
- Toppling tower board
Set up the board in three stacked rows. Ensure the direction of each block alternates with each row. Let the logo face up, and the numbers face down.
How to play
Gather your members into a group. By taking turns, each player should remove the block and replace it from the top. The aim is to avoid the tower from crashing down when removing the blocks. Any player who knocks down the tower when removing the blocks is eliminated.
Toppling tower is a perfect outdoor graduation party game suitable for 2-4 players.
Grad Bingo
Preparations and materials required for this game
- Bingo cards
- Pens
- A timer
How to play
Give each player a grad bingo card and a pen. Set a time limit (two minutes maximum). Allow the players to mark off a word that matches their cards once they see a purple grad. The first player to send a bingo to the leader wins. Give a small prize to the winner.
Grad bingo is an ideal high school graduation party for 2-18 players. Oder multiple sets for a larger group.
What’s on Your Phone?
Preparations and materials required for this game
- What’s on your phone printables
- A piece of paper and a pen
How to play
Gather your guests into a circle. Ensure they have mobile phones with them. Allow them to check the items that describe their phone and write them down. Total the points. The player with the most points wins.
What’s on your phone is a fun and easy game for graduation parties. Best suitable for 20 people. Order multiples for a larger group.
Wrapping Up of Graduation Party Games
That’s it, folks, for the list of 10 best graduation party games that can create a fun experience for guests. Now, go on and celebrate your grads in style as they embark on a new journey.
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