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How To Throw An Affordable But Stylish Birthday Bash

We all know the economy isn’t great right now but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate birthdays in style. If you need to create a birthday party for someone you love, here are some tips for keeping the costs down, while still allowing you to create a party no one will forget:

Be Creative with the Party Theme

Why not try an unusual theme that would also be affordable for both your party guests and you? For a kids party, you can ask all the guests to bring inexpensive presents suitable to give to a regional animal rescue organization or family homeless shelter. If you call the organization’s manager, you can compile a list of low-cost items that can be included with the invitations you send to your guests. Instruct them to wrap the items as if they were regular birthday gifts and then everyone can go as a group to deliver them. Doing this would be a meaningful experience for everyone and would also teach the children the true concept of giving.

For adults, save money by throwing a re-gifting/recycling party. Most people have at least one gift in their closets that they’ve been given but don’t want, so why not have them wrap them up and give them again? Make sure to let them know who is coming to the party though, so people don’t re-gift items they received from other party guests! If you don’t want to risk hurt feelings, people can just bring impulse purchases they made but have never used. The gifts should be limited to a dollar amount that’s appropriate for the group, so that everyone can participate and go home with a gift.

Make Your Own Birthday Party Decorations and Invitations

The Web is full of a nice selection of adult birthday party invitations. So why spend a lot of money on invitations from a party or stationary store when you can print them at home for just the cost of card stock and ink? There are also plenty of birthday scrapbook embellishment options on the Internet, many of which would make ideal party decorations. If you can find large enough art, you can make your own banners and signs for the party. If you can’t find the right kind of clipart, you have the option of decorating flower arrangements or plants with clip art cut-outs or making table place cards. If you like antiques, try printing and cutting out various free vintage birthday cards and tie them with fancy ribbons to a string that forms a garland. This will create a distinctive old-time feel and make the room look great! To enhance the shabby chic, vintage theme, get intentionally mismatched plates, glasses and silverware at a thrift store to use in place of plastic and paper partyware.

The most important thing to remember when trying to save money on a birthday party is that you need to be creative. If you implement even the most low-cost ideas with style, no one will ever know the party was actually a bargain!

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