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my little sister is turning 13 soon and since my family is low income and she really wants a party, I decided to pay for it for her. it needs to be cheap or even free depending on your creativity because I just started at McDonald's and I'm already saving. it doesn't need to be big either. I'm 16 so something easy and cheap would be great. please and thanks I really want to make this special for her! her birthday is September so it could be outside depending on the weather.
Answer
About 2 months before her birthday, follow these steps:
- First thing you have to do is pick a date, time and location (at home is the cheapest choice!). If your house has a backyard hold the party there. It also can be in a park but you may have to pay a fee.
- Start to make a guest list. This is essential to calculate the amount of food and drink, and since you're on a low budget, keep the list small.
- Ask your sister if she wants a theme. I will give generic ideas because themed parties can lead to higher spending.
1 month before:
- Send invitations. Making your own invitations is cheaper than buying them ready. One day I received an invitation for a 15th birthday party, it was a plain white envelope, inside was a card and when I pulled the card a pinch of star confetti slipped out. I found it very cute. It was a cardstock card decorated with little glitter stickers and the informations (date, time...) were handwritten. You can make your own invitations, design an art on your pc or print them from a web page for free:
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Girl-fun-birthday&id=1366
http://invitationland.com/choose-your-card.html?cardtoload=15&ct=1
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Shiny-girls-birthday&id=3931
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Stylish-birthday&id=1363
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Colorful-birthday-party&id=1331
- Shop for party supplies. I personally think that buying disposable plates, cups and cutlery is an unnecessary expense. Use the plates and cups you have at home. Borrow! Not everything needs to be coordinated, can be mismatching. It's cool! Buy only napkins and other materials for decoration: some balloons and crepe paper to make pompoms. Here is a tutorial: http://www.thebusybudgetingmama.com/2010/08/diy-tissue-pom-poms.html
2 to 3 weeks before:
- Plan a few games. Play games that don't need many materials: charades, musical chairs, telephone. Make a treasure hunt with items you have at home. If you sister has board games, play them as well.
- Decide on the menu. I have noticed that limiting the party to determined treat or food comes out cheaper, for example, ice cream party, bbq party, pizza party...I suggest pizza because there's always a topping to please the pickiest eater, plus pizza is filling so you don't need tons of them. Purchase prepared pizza dough in a discount grocery and just throw sauce, cheese and any topping you want the just heat. For drinks, buy in bulk large bottles of soda, they're cheaper than individual cans.
1 week ahead:
- Call any guest who have not responded.
2 to 3 days ahead:
- Go shopping any food you will serve. Bake any treat that can be made ahead.
- If you will give favors, assemble them. Now, think "discount stores"...make cellophane bags and buy items such as stickers, mini soaps, glitter pens, little tubes of facial scrub. Put them in the bags and tie with ribbon. It's not expensive if you buy in the right places. But if it's too much, you can skip the favors. Instead buy prizes for the winners of the games.
The day before:
- Clean the party area.
- Bake a cake. Yes, baking a cake is way cheaper than ordering one. Bake a simple sheet cake, frost and top with colorful sprinkles. You can use boxed cake mix to make your life easier.
4 hours before:
- Set up the party area. Arrange chairs, fill and hang the balloons and pompoms, put candles on the cake, stack the plates...
1 hour before:
- Set up food - my suggestion is pizza, but can be whatever you want - and drinks.
- Turn on music and wait the guests!
When shopping think Costco, Family Dollar, Sam's club, BJ'S...Stretch every single dollar, honey. It seems difficult but it's not. I'm a party planner and I assure, takes work, but it's not difficult and you don't need to spend a lot of money. Hope this helps. Get creative and have fun!
About 2 months before her birthday, follow these steps:
- First thing you have to do is pick a date, time and location (at home is the cheapest choice!). If your house has a backyard hold the party there. It also can be in a park but you may have to pay a fee.
- Start to make a guest list. This is essential to calculate the amount of food and drink, and since you're on a low budget, keep the list small.
- Ask your sister if she wants a theme. I will give generic ideas because themed parties can lead to higher spending.
1 month before:
- Send invitations. Making your own invitations is cheaper than buying them ready. One day I received an invitation for a 15th birthday party, it was a plain white envelope, inside was a card and when I pulled the card a pinch of star confetti slipped out. I found it very cute. It was a cardstock card decorated with little glitter stickers and the informations (date, time...) were handwritten. You can make your own invitations, design an art on your pc or print them from a web page for free:
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Girl-fun-birthday&id=1366
http://invitationland.com/choose-your-card.html?cardtoload=15&ct=1
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Shiny-girls-birthday&id=3931
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Stylish-birthday&id=1363
http://www.greetingsisland.com/invit/invitations.aspx?card=Colorful-birthday-party&id=1331
- Shop for party supplies. I personally think that buying disposable plates, cups and cutlery is an unnecessary expense. Use the plates and cups you have at home. Borrow! Not everything needs to be coordinated, can be mismatching. It's cool! Buy only napkins and other materials for decoration: some balloons and crepe paper to make pompoms. Here is a tutorial: http://www.thebusybudgetingmama.com/2010/08/diy-tissue-pom-poms.html
2 to 3 weeks before:
- Plan a few games. Play games that don't need many materials: charades, musical chairs, telephone. Make a treasure hunt with items you have at home. If you sister has board games, play them as well.
- Decide on the menu. I have noticed that limiting the party to determined treat or food comes out cheaper, for example, ice cream party, bbq party, pizza party...I suggest pizza because there's always a topping to please the pickiest eater, plus pizza is filling so you don't need tons of them. Purchase prepared pizza dough in a discount grocery and just throw sauce, cheese and any topping you want the just heat. For drinks, buy in bulk large bottles of soda, they're cheaper than individual cans.
1 week ahead:
- Call any guest who have not responded.
2 to 3 days ahead:
- Go shopping any food you will serve. Bake any treat that can be made ahead.
- If you will give favors, assemble them. Now, think "discount stores"...make cellophane bags and buy items such as stickers, mini soaps, glitter pens, little tubes of facial scrub. Put them in the bags and tie with ribbon. It's not expensive if you buy in the right places. But if it's too much, you can skip the favors. Instead buy prizes for the winners of the games.
The day before:
- Clean the party area.
- Bake a cake. Yes, baking a cake is way cheaper than ordering one. Bake a simple sheet cake, frost and top with colorful sprinkles. You can use boxed cake mix to make your life easier.
4 hours before:
- Set up the party area. Arrange chairs, fill and hang the balloons and pompoms, put candles on the cake, stack the plates...
1 hour before:
- Set up food - my suggestion is pizza, but can be whatever you want - and drinks.
- Turn on music and wait the guests!
When shopping think Costco, Family Dollar, Sam's club, BJ'S...Stretch every single dollar, honey. It seems difficult but it's not. I'm a party planner and I assure, takes work, but it's not difficult and you don't need to spend a lot of money. Hope this helps. Get creative and have fun!
Birthday Invitations?
Samantha
I am planning my boyfriends 25th birthday party and am planning on doing a Luau Theme. I want to get really nice invitations, so is there any site that does free printable or fairly inexpensive luau theme or Hawaiian theme invitations. I would like to be able to have them printed so if a site does that, Im willing, as long as it is not crazy expensive. I only need about 30 invitations and I dont want to spend more the $40 so if anyone has any ideas, let me know please!!!
Answer
there is a luau printable here
http://www.make-your-own-invitations.com/printable-luau-invitations.html
they also do cheap printable photo invites - just tell em what you want and they make printable for you to print at home.
there is a luau printable here
http://www.make-your-own-invitations.com/printable-luau-invitations.html
they also do cheap printable photo invites - just tell em what you want and they make printable for you to print at home.
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