Graduation Party Decorations for Outdoors

Yard signs are a fun way to greet your guests and guide them to your party location.  Put them on your front lawn, on the corner of your street, or even at the entranceway of your subdivision!

If you're holding your party in your back yard, you can even use a yard sign to guide people around the back of your house or through your gate rather than having them come through your house.

Some yard signs are weather-resistant so you can put them out ahead of time.  If the elements are an issue for you then look for this feature.

Yard signs can be personalized or not.  Personalized signs are nice in that they're one more way to honor your graduate.  And they're especially helpful if there's more than one graduation party going on in your neighborhood at the same time.  We know of one guest who went to a party only to realize about half an hour after they arrived they were at the wrong party! 

Shindigz has several different Yard Signs to choose from including weather-resistant, inflatable, and laminated cardboard.  Click here to check out their selection and to order. 

You may also be able to buy Yard Signs at your local party store or sign store.  Go to our Local Resources webpage to see if we have any listed in your area.

Graduation Wind Spinner

Graduation Wind Spinners are a fun and unique way to decorate outside.  Hang them from your deck or your eaves or even from the trees in your yard. 

We've only seen them at Shindigz but it's possible that your local party store carries them as well.

To order online at Shindigz, just click here.

Graduation Banners are a great way to acknowledge your graduate.  Some banners are weather-resistant so you can easily hang them outside without worrying about the elements.

Banners come in many different sizes and styles and can be personalized or non-personalized so you can use them over and over.

Shindigz has a great selection of more than 20 different graduation-themed, weather-resistant banners that make a fun and easy-to-hang decoration.  You can even get banners with your grad's photo on them.

You might think quality banners like this are expensive.  But Shindigz has them starting as low as $14.99. Just click here to see their selection or to order.  

Want more ideas for Graduation Banners? ... Just go to our Banners webpage ...

Balloons are an economical way to decorate outside.  You can create balloon bouquets for outside tables and you can line your driveway and walkways.  Balloons on your lawn can be kept in place with large nails or tent pegs. 

Keep in mind that after a while air and helium leaks out of balloons, so don't hang them or put them outside too early.  Latex balloons lose air and helium much faster than Mylar.  Latex balloons will usually last only a day while Mylar balloons will last for several days.

Stick to your color theme, use balloons in your grad's high school or college colors, or use graduation-themed balloons.  But be sure to order them ahead of time, especially if you want a lot.  The selection of graduation balloons is incredible, so go in to the store and select them ahead of time.  Most stores require prepayment for large orders. 

For online shopping, Shindigz has lots of fun graduation balloons including Mylar balloons in the shape of the year and latex balloons decorated with mortar boards.  Click here to check out their selection and to order.  You can rent helium tanks at your local party store or rental store.

Want more ideas for Balloons? ... Just go to our Balloons webpage ...

Unique & One-of-a-kind Decorations

If your party will be held mostly outside then hang some mementos from your graduate's life outside ... on a clothesline for example.

Sports jerseys & uniforms, dance costumes, figure skating outfits, prom dresses, graduation gown & mortarboard, college apparel, etc. can all be hung outside as a tribute to your grad.

We don't recommend hanging these too early though ... in case it rains or gets windy.  Hanging them the day of the party would be perfect.

Graduation Car Decorations

Outdoor graduation decorations many people forget or don't think about are ... car decorations!  These can be put on as soon as your "senior" year has started.

You can use vinyl clings, car magnets or car chalk.  All of these items are available at Shindigz.  Click here to check out their selection and to order.

Car chalk comes in a variety of colors so make sure you look for your grad's high school or college colors!