Let's Make Memories! Fun Icebreaker Activities Recommended for High School Farewell Parties
Fun farewell party activities to enjoy with your class or grade before graduation.
Since it’s to commemorate graduation, you’ll want to try something a little different—activities that will make lasting memories.
In this article, we’ll introduce perfect, memory-making recreation ideas for a high school graduation farewell party that will get everyone excited.
It’s the last time, so let’s go big and have fun!
We’ve gathered ideas that you might not usually think of, moving activities with surprises, and games everyone can enjoy.
Use these as inspiration and have a wonderful time!
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[Let’s Make Memories!] Fun Activities Recommended for High School Farewell Parties (21–30)
Tongue Twister Challenge
A tongue twister is a tricky phrase you say quickly that makes you feel like you might bite your tongue.
Classics include “Nama-mugi, nama-gome, nama-tamago” and “Ao-makigami, aka-makigami, ki-makigami.” It’s impressive if you can say a tongue twister without stumbling even once, but since everyone knows the classics, some people worry it won’t be very exciting even if they nail it.
In those moments, funny tongue twisters are recommended.
Think up and perform lines that make people chuckle when they imagine the situation behind the tongue twister.
It’s also a good idea to write the tongue twister on a flip card and show it—this makes the joke easier to understand and serves as a safety net in case you don’t deliver it perfectly.
Telephone game
The telephone game is perfect as a game everyone can enjoy together to mark the milestone of high school graduation.
In this game, heartfelt sentiments and fun messages are whispered from person to person.
Mysteriously, the content sometimes changes along the way.
Often the message ends up quite different from the original, but that surprise and laughter create a sense of unity among everyone and become a fun memory.
Experiencing how information changes when passed by word of mouth can also be a chance to realize the importance of communication.
Use smartphone apps or come up with original messages, and make it a wonderful farewell party.
Memory Speech
Let’s use your speech to highlight the lives each of you has led and the memories you’ve built.
It’s best to craft content that many people can relate to—for example, by weaving in things everyone noticed at the time of enrollment or feelings everyone shared.
If you create a humorous contrast by touching on frustrations from school life, you can also make the moving episodes leading up to graduation stand out.
By collecting memorable stories in advance and shaping your speech to represent everyone, you’ll be sure to energize the occasion.
human disentanglement puzzle
At graduation, let’s create wonderful memories with a heartwarming group activity.
The “Human Knot” we’re introducing is a game that graduates can tackle together not only with each other, but also with teachers and current students.
Participants interlock their hands in a complex tangle and work together to untie it into a neat circle—no easy task.
Along the way, close communication naturally emerges, and thinking together strengthens the sense of unity.
The large circle formed by holding hands deepens bonds of friendship and brings bright smiles even at the moment of parting.
It’s a highly recommended activity that offers a joyful, memorable time for this milestone of graduation.
flash mob
A flash mob is a guerrilla-style performance in which a large group of people suddenly starts dancing in a public place.
Videos of flash mobs for proposals and weddings have been posted on social media and became a hot topic.
It might be difficult to surprise a teacher in a public space, but if you suddenly start one in the schoolyard, gym, or classroom, the teacher will surely be wide-eyed with surprise.
Flash mobs can fall flat if anyone is even a little shy, so make sure to give it your all!
standing buffet
A party that proceeds with everyone standing rather than sitting in chairs has the advantages of fitting more people since you don’t need chairs, and making it easy to move around.
If you’re serving food, have everyone go to where it’s set out and help themselves—this can prompt conversation and encourage movement.
With a relaxed, stand-up atmosphere, people can tune into the vibe of the room, and conversations will likely warm up gradually.
Simply removing the act of standing up from a chair also makes it easier to transition smoothly into activities or performances.
Showcasing doodles in a textbook
The perfect way to make your final high school memories is a textbook doodle contest.
Share the secret sketches or manga-style illustrations you’ve drawn in the textbooks of your least favorite subjects.
Those little masterpieces you created unconsciously during class will brighten your graduation memories with laughter.
It’s even said that doodling can improve concentration, so your playful spirit at school may have left unexpected achievements behind.
Why not use this unique idea for a farewell party everyone will remember?