{ "Title": "How to Throw a Graduation Party on a Budget (with Pictures)", "Author": "Gina Roberts-Grey", "Excerpt": "How to Throw a Graduation Party on a Budget. Graduation parties are a great way to commemorate the years of hard work teens and college co-eds devote to education. They’re also costly for mom and dad.The average cost of a graduation party in 2013 was a whopping $1,200, according to Graduationparty.com; $700 of that was allocated for food...." }