Low Cost Halloween Party Planning Tips
October 1, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Frugal Party Planning, Halloween, Harvest Fall Party
Budgets are still tight for many households, so I thought I’d put together a list of ideas to help you put together a fun Halloween party on the cheap. You don’t have to forego the party, just because you can’t go all out for fancy decorations, and catered food. Your guests don’t even have to know you threw the party together on a shoestring. Shhh! I’ll never tell!
Here are a few low cost Halloween party planning tips:
Decorate with nature. Look around you, Mother nature has decorated herself for fall. Take advantage of her free decorations. Use plenty of free (and …read more
10 Party Favors You Can Make Yourself
April 12, 2008 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Frugal Party Planning, Party Favors, Party Gifts
Over the summer my family and I planned a retirement party for my mother. While planning the party the subject came up over whether or not to have favors. The truth is, we like favors but we were on a limited budget so we needed to find something not so outlandish. We solved this by taking marigold seeds harvested from my heirloom marigolds and planting them in decorative pots and tea cups – items we had in the house. We also had door prizes and giveaways of nice items we had in our own homes but would never use, …read more
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
