Tips for Throwing a Stylish but Inexpensive Birthday Party
We all know the economy isn’t great right now but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style and fun when it comes to throwing birthday parties. If you’re the designated party-thrower in your family, these money-saving tips will help you watch your checkbook, while still creating a party everyone will remember:
Get Creative with Your Birthday Party Theme
Why not try an unusual theme that can be implemented without breaking the bank for your guests or you? For a kids party, you can ask all the guests to bring inexpensive presents suitable to give to a local animal rescue organization or family homeless shelter. If you call the organization in advance, you can get a list of low-cost items you can recommend to your guests. Instruct them to wrap the items as if they were regular birthday gifts and then the entire party can meet at the organization to deliver them. This would not only be meaningful for everyone involved but it would also teach the children the true concept of giving.
If the event is for an adult, you can help your guests save money by having a recycling/re-gifting party. Most people can locate at least one gift they’ve received that they don’t want, so why not have them wrap them up and give them again? Make sure everyone knows who is on the guest list, though, so people don’t bring gifts they got from someone who’ll be at the party! If you don’t want to risk hurt feelings, this idea also works well for items that people have bought new on impulse but never used. The recycled items should be limited to a dollar amount that’s appropriate for the group, so people at all income levels can participate.
Make Your Own Birthday Party Decorations and Invitations
The Web is full of a tremendous assortment of free birthday invitations for kids and adults. So why waste your money on invitations from a specialty store when printing them at home is so easy and inexpensive? There are also lots of birthday art options on the Internet, many of which would make perfect party decorations. If you can find large enough art, you can make your own banners and signs for the party. If not, you can at least use smaller art to make table place holders or to cut out and sprinkle throughout flower arrangements or plants. If you like vintage, you can print a selection of vintage greeting cards and attaching them to a string that you drape around the room or the cake table. This is an easy way to get a vintage feel and make the party more festive! To finish off the antique theme, you can get mix-and-match used plates and silverware at a thrift store instead of buying paper plates and plastic knives, forks and spoons.
The key to creating a memorable birthday party is to be creative. If you infuse style into your party plans, no one will ever know you did it on the cheap!
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