Times are tough financially, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t throw a great birthday party for your child!
Here are a few tips to keep you within your party budget!
1. Schedule your party for a time that doesn’t require you to serve a meal. Stay away from time slots that stretch over lunch or dinner. Usually parties in the 1:00- 4:00 range work best.
2. Bake your own cake. If you’re not a talented cake decorator then opt for cupcakes that the party guests can decorate. You can make them from scratch or stock up on cake mixes when your local grocery store is having a big sale! Buy seasonal sprinkles during the after the holiday clearance sales to save some money.
3. Get creative with your decorations! Balloons and streamers are relatively inexpensive and can be used to creative a festive atmosphere.
- Having a jungle themed party? Turn your balloons into animals. Tape balloons together to form bodies and heads and use marker to draw faces. Have balloon monkeys hanging from green streamers (vines).
- Circus themed party? Drape streamers from the center of the ceiling out to the the edge of the ceiling and then down the walls to create a streamer “tent”.
- Have your children help you create great decorations. Paint water on a long sheet of (butcher) paper for an Ocean or Pirate theme party. Then add construction paper accessories like fish, pirate ships, etc. Hang the sheet of paper on an empty wall.
4. Save money on the invitations. Don’t spend money buying fancy invites. Search for printable invites online. If you’re looking for something creative trying making invitations instead. Pirate invites can be made on crumbled up, tea stained “treasure map” paper. Dinosaur invites might be found inside a dinosaur egg (large plastic Easter egg).
Look for more tips coming soon!
