Throwing Kids’ Birthday Parties Without Breaking the Bank
January 5, 2008 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Frugal Party Planning, Kids Birthday Party Ideas
Every parent I talk to has the same problem when their kid’s birthday comes around…MONEY! Throwing a birthday party can be – Cha-Ching! – expensive. By the time you have planned and paid for the party, there is nothing left for presents.
We have solved this problem in our household in many ways. Here are some frugal kid birthday party planning ideas that I have used personally:
Have your child choose between a big party or big present. – This is one thing we have done with our kids now that they are getting older. If they want to throw a …read more
A Webkinz Birthday Party Idea from The Kids Birthday Fun Review
January 1, 2008 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Kids Birthday Party Ideas
My kids are SO Webkinz crazy! They just love them and my two older ones each got a new one for Christmas. If Webkinz have taken over your household and your kids are just crazy about them too, why not throw a Webkinz Themed Birthday party?! Great idea isn’t it?
Linette from The Kids Birthday Fun Review has a great post on how to throw a Webkinz birthday party. Here are a couple of her ideas:
You can make up activities based on the Webkinz website activities. Give the children a “job,” play a trivia question game, or have a gem search. …read more
Salon Birthday Party
November 30, 2007 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Kids Birthday Party Ideas, Teen Birthday Party Ideas
You may be thinking “What in the world is a salon birthday party?” Well, it was a birthday party idea that one of my friends cane up with and my daughter got to go. It has been one of her most favorite parties she has ever attended. My friend works at a great salon here in town, so she got to use it for her daughter’s birthday party after salon hours.
Here’s what they did:
1. All the girls met at the house first and just played for a few minutes.
2. They all loaded up and drove to the salon where …read more
