Crafty Birthday Party Fun & Savings
October 24, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under children's activity
Birthday parties can be spendy, no doubt about it. It’s crazy how it all adds up because basically there’s not really too many components – food, activity, goodie bags, decor. There’s one way you can combine at least three of the components though and cut costs in the process.
For fun and savings combine the food, activity, and goodie bag components or at least two of each. For example…
- Have kids decorate cookies or cupcakes at the party. Set a table out with all the necessary decor items – frosting tubes, little candies, sprinkles, and more. Have kids go at it for the activity, give them a cupcake and juice or fruit for a snack, then send them home with a couple of extra cupcakes each.You can also make cookies with kids and send them home with a cookie cutter and some of the cookies.
- Have the kids make homemade play dough, finger paint, or goop then give each a recycled yogurt containers so they can take some home.
- Get some recycled cardboard and rubber bands along with some some paint, and let the kids make and decorate small flower presses. Head out into the neighborhood, gather flowers and leaves to press, then send each kid home with their press.
- If it’s near a holiday find a suitable holiday craft or two and give kids the tools to make said craft, then they can take them home. For example, for a November or December birthday these recycled pumpkin pie tin ornaments are awesome. For a summer party let kids make solar prints.
Really you can combine many treats and activities that will easily double up as party fun and take home goodness. What else can you think of?
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