A House Party for your Great Graduate!

Graduation is a fantastic reason to bring everyone to your home to celebrate all the hard work and accomplishments of those in your family who are graduating!

Have a celebration in honor of your graduate and their friends! Have pictures of your graduate from their educational experience around the house. Have their diploma on display!

Have Polaroid camera with cap and gown, other fun props, and costumes to take pictures of your guests and place the picture in a notebook with a good luck/ congrats message to leave for your graduate.

decorate your house with balloons and take jam jars and fill with tea lights to make your very own lanterns!

Chocolate Graduation Caps!

Turn Reese's Peanut Butter Cups upside down. Take a little frosting and attach a small chocolate square to the bottom of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Take frosting and attach a Sour Punch Straw for the tassel. Put chocolate graduation hat on a a white straw or stick for serving.

Serve your party delicious Mexican  Layer Dip

2 large avocados

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 package taco seasoning mix

1 (16-ounce) can refried beans

1/4 cup taco sauce
8 green onions, chopped

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 (4 1/2-ounce) black olives, drained and chopped

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

tortilla chips

Peel, pit and mash avocados with lemon juice, salt and pepper; set aside. Combine sour cream and taco seasoning mix; set aside. Mix refriend beans and taco sauce.

To assemble, spread refried bean mixture on a large, shallow serving platter. Spread avocado mixture over beans. Spread sour cream mixture over avocado. Sprinkle chopped onion, tomatoes and olives over all. Cover with cheese. Serve chilled or at room temperature with tortilla chips.

Ivory Homes would Like to Congratulate all the graduates of the class of 2011!