Our Words of Wisdom Box was inspired by Advice Boxes on Pinterest. After the graduation party, one of my daughters Tweeted, “”Last night my backyard was basically a Pinterest board.” What can I say? I love a party and I love a theme. If I can combine both, even better!
Words of Wisdom Box
Supplies:
shoebox, wrapping paper, Exacto knife, index cards, scissors, pens, sign, frame, basket or other vessel
Instructions:
Wrap a shoebox in wrapping paper.
Cut index cards in half.
Cut a slit in top of shoebox long enough to slip index cards through.
Make a Words of Wisdom sign. (“Give advice to our new graduates.”)
Set up box, pens, index cards and sign.
Invite guests to be creative.
Wrap a shoebox, cut a slit in the top, provide paper and pens, and add a sign so guest know where to drop their word of wisdom.
Words to live by.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
“Remember there are a thousand things you haven’t done yet.”
“Believe in yourself. Dream. Try. Do Good.
“Stay true to who you are.”
“Be confident. You are both great. (No tattoos!)”
“Always say yes to opportunities.”
“Never give up!”
“Find something to be thankful for every day.”
“Be a better student. Nevermind, you already graduated!”
Wrap a shoebox, cut a slit in the top, provide paper and pens, and add a sign so guests know where to drop their words of wisdom.
I’ve decorated mason jars in the past and will use them again in the future. I collected centerpiece ideas on Pinterest, then Grad #1 and I put ours together.
Graduation Party Mason Jar Centerpieces How-To
Figure out how many mason to use, and use your own or purchase jars at a craft store.
Measure diameter of jars to figure out how much burlap, or other trim, will be needed. I decided to use a wide burlap ribbon on a tall mason jar to balance the size of the pennants.
Design pennants and print out on card stock. My in-house graphic design guy, aka Hubby, used Adobe Illustrator. There are also sites that offer free, downloadable graduation designs. We found a variety of graduation designs on the site Lil Sprout (Greetings).Cut out pennants.
Hot-glue dowels to back of pennants. Trim pennants to desired height with garden clippers.
Decide on additional decorations. Red Gerber Daisies were a must for our centerpieces, and we added foam graduation sticker-decorated dowels. (Tip: I ran out of dowels but created new ones by hot-gluing craft sticks together. Call me resourceful!)
Weight the mason jars and anchor the pennants with glass marbles. (Tip: I added a small amount of water to each jar so the Gerber Daisies wouldn’t wilt.)
Set tables and enjoy!
Pennants printed on card stock and dowels.Choose ribbon based on size of jars.Measure and cut burlap ribbon.
Wrap burlap ribbon around jar and hot glue ends together.
Naomi M. Gruer 