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Home / Latest Posts / Life / Party Ideas / Smart Cookie Graduation Party

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 6/08/17Updated: 8/18/23

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Smart Cookie Graduation party Idea

Your Smart Cookie will Love this Smart Cookie Graduation Party Theme

This is the first of our two graduation parties we held for our youngest daughter Tessa.  This party, our family party, was a fun Smart Cookie Graduation Party. With a fun milk and cookie theme.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

The party was on Sunday afternoon and we wanted to do something a little different than our usual barbecue, so we went with a milk & cookie bar.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

It was a huge hit and we went through about 400 cookies with over 100 guests.  We had 10 different kinds of cookies.  Everything from the traditional chewy chocolate chip cookies to the very popular compost cookies.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

Smart Cookie Graduation Party Dessert Table

I love my diy chalkboard and am finding all kinds of uses for it.  And I used my collection of cake stands for all the cookies.  A couple of old vintage suitcases I have picked up over the years made a great addition to the cookie table decor.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

The pennant banner is made out of scrapbook paper and some pages from an old French book I had.  It was easy to make with a little hot glue and some bakers twine.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

I also used some old vintage books I had on my shelf to help create some height and interest on the table too.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

The BYU and YAY pennants were also made with scrapbook paper.  I just hot glued it right to a bamboo skewer. We thought this was a fun way to share how excited we are that she is going to BYU!

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

We made a lot of cookies, over 400 of them!  But there were only about a dozen cookies left at the end of the party!!

I made the cookie labels with tags I picked up in the scrapbooking department. They were precut and preprinted and all we had to do was write the name of the cookie on it. So easy!  The cute little easels came from the dollar store and worked beautifully.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

There were so many cookie choices it was hard to pick!

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

Milk and Cookie Party

Of course, you can’t have cookies without milk.  And we had 3 choices of milk to choose from, skim, 2% and chocolate.  Chocolate was by far the most popular choice. We served the milk in little milk bottles which were really Starbuck Frappuccino jars.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

I used an old vintage soda crate to display the bottles and finished them off with fun striped straws.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

These chalkboards were a fun addition to the party decoration.  I mad a few in coordination party colors to display some fun Dr. Seuss quotes.  We displayed them next to some of her awards and honors.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

Another fun addition to the graduation party was this vintage typewriter.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

We asked each of the guests to leave  a little message for Tessa.  And everyone loved typing them out.

Smart Cookie Graduation Party

All, in all the party was a huge success and really fun to put together.  I loved the cookie menu and so did our guests!  Most importantly Tessa loved the party and felt loved by so many people who came to celebrate with her.

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  1. Julie E. says

    Posted on 5/11 at 10:38 am

    Just found this on Pinterest… LOVE the idea. My first is heading to BYU as well :).

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  2. Michele kneer says

    Posted on 5/10 at 9:02 am

    How far ahead can you make the cookies?

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 5/10 at 9:15 am

      I am not a big fan of making cookies ahead and freezing them although it can be done. I just don’t think they ever taste as good as freshly baked that day. I enlisted the help of friends to help me bake so they were all made that day or the day before.

      Reply
  3. Peggy says

    Posted on 2/19 at 8:13 am

    LOVE everything about this idea and your blog!! My daughter is graduating in May and I am borrowing as many ideas from you as I can create! She grew up on “Grandma’s cookies” so this is so fitting for her! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Jennifer Robinson says

    Posted on 1/24 at 11:21 pm

    I was so sad because my son is graduating high school in May and leaving for the Army in June so I started looking for party ideas beacuse I am a “party thrower!” This party is perfect and you have thought of everything!!! I LOVE THIS, it fits him to a “T” GREAT JOB! If I think of anything I’l let you know…thank you for turning my sadness because he is graduating and moving away into a happiness because this is going to be one great Graduation Party!!!

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 1/25 at 7:06 am

      Jennifer, So glad you like the party idea. Thank you to your son for helping to protect our country!

      Reply
  5. Sash says

    Posted on 10/28 at 9:38 am

    This looks perfect! Wonderful job!

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