Birthday party etiquette?

Josee

My best friend and i are having a joint birthday party at the pool (money was an issue) and we invited our whole class (35 private school)... We have known each invitee for years now and arent sure how gifts will go. What should we do? We just want to know because we are kind of confused and dont want to make anyone feel obligated or rub someone the wrong way... I dont want to sound stuck up...

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I don't think there's a properly way to communicate guests buying gift only for one of you. Some suggestions are: send the invitation clearly asking for "no gifts, please", asking to each guest bring a book (or any other donation) to a school or local library in lieu of gifts, or asking guests to bring only one gift for both, then each one of you grab one gift in alternating order, for example, the first guest to arrive, the gift is yours, the next gift is of your friend, and so on.

Ideas for a 14th birthday party for my friend?

Jessicaaaa

Me and my friend are thinking for a birthday party that is

a) Not too expsensive
b) in August
c) Fun
d) For both boys and girls
e) For around 14 people

Any ideas or much appreciated, thanks! :)

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Well I had a murder mystery party for my 14th birthday. Oh my gosh, everybody had a blast! It is really fun, but it was kinda expensive. That is just because we went all out! It doesn't have to be expensive. What you do is go to www.nightofmystery.com. You pick out a mystery that sounds fun (we did the casino one.) Make sure to pick the "clean and teen" version, unless you want sex and alcohol involved. Each person gets a part that they take on. The directions are part of the package. People throughout the night will get different clues. About halfway through, someone dies. They know they die because it is on their clue. The next half is deciding who did it. That is so much fun! I hope you like the idea. A party of 8-12 people would be $35 dollars, and it comes with directions, invitations, EVERYTHING! It is so worth it.

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Do you have any ideas for a birthday party?

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Rebel Girl

I am 13 my birthday is in july 21 what ideas do you have for a party
I want something cool with alot of music and there no budget for me!!!

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For my 15th birthday,i decided to have a hawiian themed party.If youre looking for a great way to celabrate a birthday for teens,a hawiian theme is the right way to go!Everybody loved mine,and they are still raving on about it to this day!So follow my party plan instructions,and youre guests will all have an enjoyable and memorable time! First off,we didnt want to pay out loads of money on invitations, decor,food,music etc; so we made my invites on the computer,i made them really colourful and bright! i also looked up on the net what all of there names would be in Hawiian, and wrote them on there invites!We made pineapple centerpieces out of real pineapples and crepe paper.We bought big pieces of coloured card card,and wrote different things on them like "Aloha","happy 15th birthday" etc;we made our own food but we did order a big cake with a hula girl on it.And finaly we went to the library and got some wiked tropical music! Now for the fun part!When my gests arrived(35 total)my mum presented them with a flower lei and a tropical fruit punch in a coconut shell cup,with pretty umbrellas in it!And the boys got a staw hat!On the front door,we covered it with bright balloons,and a big sign saying "the party's here." we have quite a big garden,so we decided to hire a'surf board simulator' (roughly ?160) to ad to the hawiian theme,that was the highlight of the party,and it was quite cheap to hire for a whole day!Every body loved it! Since we didnt have a pool we thought we would buy one of those round'stay up all year pools(?100)but we were going to get 1 for the summertime anyway! so i told my friends to bring there most colourful bikinis and towels! the pool really set the hawiian beach feeling! We set out 2 big tables and decorated them with confetti, rafia triming,the pineapple centrepieces and a coloured tablecloth!And we servd snacks such as crisps,candy,chocolate,fruit punch etc; We bought a limbo set for the party aswell, but you can easily try to make 1 from branches,or just have an adult hold a pole for you!I set up a treasure hunt for all my mates and I. i hid different types of sweets arond the garden,and for a joke i hid stuff like brocoli and carrots! when it got dark and it was time to come in (around 8.30) we cleared out the dining room and/or living area, and turned it into a dance area, where we also later played truth or dare games,we opened my pressies and stuffed ourselves with all of the left over food! yum! afterwards i had a few of my close friends sleep round after, it was a very eventful day, and everyone went home very hyper! If you want to go all out on this you could hire a DJ or some professional hula dancers, and for decoration mybe you could buy some cheap sand from somewhere and pour it over your patio for a more 'beachy effect' I hope i have given you more than enough helpful ideas on how to have a great hawiian party! Have fun !!!!!!!!! Also oriental trading has tons of cheap items for this party so go to orientaltrading.com

Would you pay a party planner about $600?

cmae4

I was thinking about starting a business planning kids parties. I do really unique things and would charge about $600 on average for a party. Would you pay someone to organize, personalize and clean up for your kids birthday? This would include everything from Invitations, partybags, decorations, games, setup, cleanup and entertainment.

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I would have to deduce how much you spend on "everything" vs how much you are making an hour based on the amount of time you put into the event.

in this area a self employed person should (needs to) make about $30 per hour. If i thought you were making more than say $35/hr for your time than no I wouldn't pay it. In some big city's more in some cheap states less, depends on where you are and how much $ the people around you have.

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