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I don't know anyone who doesn't like to save money.
Coupon clipping can be so tedious and is sometimes hardly
worth the trouble. Here are some great ways to give your
princess the royal treatment without a royal budget. 1. Keep the tableware basic. Solid color tableware is
most often less expensive than the character themed.
Every decorative item does not have to be themed.
Mix and match. You can buy the plates and cups solid
colored and the napkins can have the character of the party's
theme. 3. If you plan to cook yourself, keep the menu basic
and inexpensive. Try making everything on the menu mini
sized. Mini burgers, pigs in blankets and popcorn
chicken are great options. Wasted food is wasted
money. Children are too busy running around to sit still
for more than 5 minutes to eat something. Mini food
allows them to finish something quickly and leaves no wasted
food. 4. Purchase small drinking cups. 9 oz cups are
a good size. Same rule that applies about wasted food
applies to drinks. If you have ever cleaned up
after a party you know that you can find a dozen cups half
full. The cost of wasted food and drinks
could have been avoided. The larger the cup
the tendency to pour more. Eliminate wasted drinks with
smaller cups. 5. Skip the helium filled balloons. Air filled
balloons are just as much fun to the kids who end playing with
the balloons anyway. The cost of a package of 20 average
sized ballons (not inflated) is $2-3. The average cost
of 20 helium filled balloons cost $10-12. 6. Make up your own party games
that do not require you to purchase anything. For
example, you can hide one of your shoes and the first to find
it and put it on is crowned Cinderella. Another example
would be Kiss the Frog. Print a picture of a frog and
add it to a posterboard or construction paper. You can either print out
lips and have the girls pin them on like they would pin the
tail on the donkey or put lipstick on them and have
them kiss the frog. Whoevers kiss comes closes to
the frogs lips has found her prince. 7. The favors should pull double
duty. Instead of purchasing activities and favors.
Purchase an activity that can then be taken home as the
favor. For example, have the princesses decorate their
own wands and crowns. You can even purchase princess
goblets that can be used for drinking for the girls
during the party. At the end of the party clean out the goblets and add
candy or small toys to complete as a favor. This also
saves you disposable cups. Be sure to tape a
nametag on the goblet to avoid confusion. Throwing a
Low-Cost Birthday Party for Your Kid: 8
Tips
Being a low-income parent, I understand
the need to find ways to parent on a shoestring. Birthdays can
be hard, and for families with many children or just not much money, it
can be hard. Your child wants to go ice skating, or to
Chuck E Cheese, or the local swimming pool, or to any of your
community's other favorite kid party places, but the cost of such an adventure can range
from $100 to $500 or more. Despite your childrens assurances
that they will be school outcasts or their lives will be
ruined if they don't get to invite their entire class to Six
Flags for a private birthday party, you can provide a
fun, exciting party for your child without much cost! |
