Three Inexpensive Birthday Party Ideas
June 15, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Holiday Thrift, Kid Stuff, children's activity
Kids birthday parties can be costly, but only if you allow them to get out of control. There are plenty of ideas for less expensive and still fun birthday parties. Such as…
Nature fun party:
- Hold a nature scavenger hunt – make a list with lots of nature items; ladybug, red rock, yellow flower, blue bird, and so on. For little ones, draw pictures of each item. Hand teams a list and a crayon and send them off at the park to find and check off their items.
- Make leaf and flower rubbings.
- Go on a nature hike or if you have enough adults to help supervise head to the lake for a swim.
- Have everyone plant their own egg grass heads.
- Make a homemade cake with candied flowers or fresh flowers from your garden as the decorations and serve punch with an ice ring full of flowers.
- See more nature activity ideas.
Fireman fun party:
Most fire stations will set up a tour for free for kids. It’s nice to take along some cookies though and / or make a small donation to the station as a thank you.You can set up a tour, have all the kids meet there and have cake at a nearby park or head home for cake if you’ve got plenty of drivers.
Magic party:
You can rent DVDs that teach kids how to do magic tricks OR snag a library book all about it. Gather up some coins, silks, playing cards, and other “magical gear” and let the kiddos learn to do tricks. Cheaper then hiring a real magician and way more fun. See some free magic party supplies you can print out on your computer – plus some more ideas and free trick tips.
What are your best ideas for a less expensive birthday party?
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Some great ideas there Jennifer, I think many parties these days are totally over the top and as most mums would have to admit, our kids just love to get outdoors and get dirty. I did a garden party once for my daughter, I put quite a bit of effort into making up cut outs that the kids could organise to make a veggie plot plan, then when we were happy with what we had planned we went out and got REALLY dirty digging and planting. Okay, I admit i went back the next day and kinda rearranged things, but we had a blast and in the end saved money by having wonderful fresh veggies down the track.
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