Thrifty Thursday!
Okay, this weekend is my daughter’s birthday party, so I thought I would write about saving some money on a party.
My oldest is an October baby so we do a Halloween themed party the last weekend of October. Easy theme and your house is decorated for everything already. Keeps decorating costs down. A few simple things, like a Halloween themed plate or napkins and
For party favours, we usually do simple and natural things. In October it’s mini-pumpkins that I use the dollar store to buy decorations for the pumpkins. I get the pie pumpkins for $2 at the local farm, and then another $1 for the decorations. Then I set up the craft table with paints and shapes to make faces with. Simple, inexpensive and provides a party activity for he kids. Two things for the price of one!
For food, I’ve learned that things like veggie and fruit trays can be pricey, but making your own isn’t that hard. You have to decide if you have the hour or two to spend doing them, and if not it may be worth it to save yourself the trouble and buy the ready made trays. I always make the cake, because honestly a package is a few bucks, and a from scratch cake can be made for under $10 including icing, but buying a cake costs $20 or more! For major food, we know the local pizza place that has a great pepperoni walk in special, so a few of those XL pizzas feeds a crown, for $8 each! Food is a great place to save some money.
Finally, keep the numbers down. Don’t invite a whole bunch of kids. We have a party for a 4 year old, and we’re having 9 kids in total at the party, ranging from 1 to 4 years old. Lots of fun, and not to much crazy.
So we’ll be having a play date with pizza, fruit and veggie trays, cake and cookies. The party will be simple but lots of fun! Photos to follow afterwards!
