Hi moms,
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a birthday party on a budget. It's for my son who will be turning 6. There will be 10-15 kids aged 5-6 so I was thinking pizza would be easy but what other activities and games should I plan? The party will be given at my home, any suggestions how long should the party last? Thanks in advance.
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Dear M.,
Good day, I have a suggestion you may want to consider! I hold my girls birthday parties at public parks! Like Quiet Waters. The kids have playgrounds and plenty of room to play and exhaust themselves, while the adults can relax also! Clean-up is a breeze; and the kids really do have lot's of fun! I even took pizza there for the last party I had for my now 5 years old. We decorated the picnic table & trees; and just had fun and were able to relax a little and enjoy adult conversation with the other parents while our kids were having their own fun! Under our close scrutiny of course! Good luck-I planned our parties for 3 hours there! Even went to Splash Adventure water park at Quiet Waters for the last hour and 1/2. It is a party your kids & guest will not soon forget!
Trying to help a little by sharing!
Kathy N.
Hello! I think 2-3 hours is plenty of time for a younger party. As for games, what about pin the tail on the donkey (or some other version) or a pinata?
Hope this helps. Good luck.
I've heard the fire department will send a truck out for free. They allow the kids to sit in it, and give a safety talk to them. I'm sure six year olds would get a kick out of it and you can't beat the price.
Hi,
You could rent a bounce house. It’s great for the kids and you can get them from $80 to over $200. A nice one would go for around $100 and it’s usually a 2 day rental so your kids could enjoy it after the party is over. If you don’t have the front or back yard space then try renting a snow cone machine or popcorn machine just for fun.
For activities you could create a treasure map for kids to find treasures and hid dollar store items for them. My kids really enjoyed that. You can easily print themed characters online if you want to do a themed treasure hunt i.e. pirates, Dora, Mickey etc..
Piñatas also work well and you can make your own with paper mache for less than $5 and stuff with whatever you want.
Part at that age should be for no more than 3 hrs.
Hope this helps.
God bless you
Hi M.!
I have an AWESOME idea for a cake alternative for you! Either bake cupcakes or have your local bakery do it if you dont have time (its inexpensive to have the bakery do it.. the one by my house charges $12.00 for 40) DO NOT DECORATE THEM.. buy 2 or 3 different kinds of frosting, and different toppings like different color and shapes of sprinkles, teddy grams, crumble generic oreos, ect. Get plastic knives or popsicle sticks to spread the frosting. Set up a table with the frosting and toppings (in bowls or baggies) and let the kids and adults decorate thier own cupcakes. Sounds messy but if you have the parents guide them, its not to bad and if its outside, clean up is a breeze. The kids and adults actually love it.. Its so cute how much care the lil ones take in making thiers just perfect!! I just did it for my 2 and 4 yr old (There were 25 kids at our party) and several of my friends have since stolen my idea so it was a GIANT hit!! The memories will last a lifetime and the pictures that result are hilarious and PRICELESS!! Hope you like the idea!! Good luck and God Bless!!
Oh and I also did pizza, you can get a deal if you call a few local pizza places and tell them you are going to be ordering like ten pizzas soon and what kind of deal can they give you. Dominos gave me the best deal.. I got 4 cheese, 3 pepperoni, 3 supremes with tax and delivery for just $82.00... shopping around really pays off.. also if you have a Cici's pizza near you, it might really be cheaper to go pick it up.. =D
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For my son's 5th birthday, he wanted a Power Ranger theme. We told the kids to dress up in their favorite superhero costume (most had them from Halloween and one even wore batman pj's) and then we had everyone paint a Power Ranger mask (paper plates, glitter glue, crayons, and elastic string that I found at Walmart). Then we went outside for Power Ranger Training Camp. I had looked into how to make swords out of balloons, so I did that and then had the kids go to town popping the other balloons with their swords. then we played "bowling for bad guys" I had my son pick out a bunch of his action figures and we set up two lanes and had the kids use the balls to bowl down the action figures (we used sidewalk chalk on the driveway) and then I gave them all medals for completing "Power Ranger Training Camp" these were medals I had from highschool youth group that were okay to give away. I also only held the party from 2-4 and served cake, ice cream and hawaiian punch. It was a good time! Good luck with yours...I think I just googled birthday games and adapted what I found to us.
Hi,
We usually do an at home backyard type of party. I don't feel the need to spend a fortune on birthday parties that my kids don't need. I usually do a web search for a theme that they are into like Spiderman, Elmo, Peter Pan, etc. Then find ideas from there that suit our needs. I decorate according to theme, we do pizza, chips, salad, fruit and cake/ice cream. Usually we set up a couple of kiddie pools because the weather is usually still warm. I've done pinata's but we aren't doing one this year (too much candy too close to Halloween). We've done pin the tail on the donkey, tag, races, finger painting (outside). Things my kids like I try to make into an activity for the group. I've found some good ideas on the following sites:
http://holidays.kaboose.com/birthday-party.html
http://www.parents.com/fun/birthdays/ideas/
http://www.celebrations.com/
http://familyfun.go.com/printables/craft-templates/specia...
Good luck!
I would let them paint outside. Or bubbles, make popcorn and let them flavor it the way they want. Make sno cones and flavor them. We get the $5 Little Caesar pizza's and Sam's Club cupcakes are like 25 for $16 or something like that. Play pin the tail on the donkey. I'd say a 3 hour party is plenty. Will the parents drop off at your house? The kids could watch a movie? What about a sleepover for 3-4 kids? Just another thought. Have fun with it!
Have you thought about a Bounce House? They aren't as expensive as everyone thinks. I found a website www.partyinflatable4less.com. They are in Altamonte Springs. Check out the Website. It is $100.00 for the day. For example they will set it up on a saturday morning and pick up on sunday. It really is a good deal. You get it for the entire day not just a few hours. I hope this helps.
We have been doing our parties at home. I usually ask my son what theme he would like and then do a search on the web for ideas. Last year we did a Transformers theme and I made up Transformer bingo, then I made half the kids decepticons and half autobots with colored arm bands and had them search for the right color masks, which I had hidden in my yard. We had a scavenger hunt with clues to lead us to a transformer pinata I had hung outside. We also did a version of hot potato and lastly I had bought cans of silly string for each kid and let them go at it in the backyard. Kids love to play games and search for things and it doesn't need to be expensive. This year we are doing a Spongebob theme and I will be doing similar games. I found a bunch of ideas on the web. If you want to save even more money, parties my son has gone to lately have been scheduled from 2p-4p and only cake is served. I think I'm going to do that this year since pizza can definitely raise the cost. Hope this helps!
Hi I love planning activities for birthday parties. Some of the games we/ve played in the past that are reasonably priced or no cost at all are:
pin the tail on the donkey..that you can sometimes find in the dollar store,
if you're handy sew about 4 bean bags and make your own toss across game,
a piniata ( you can make this yourself - mix glue and water, shred newspaper, make any shape or figure you want and decorate it, fill it with candy and your good to go
boys are kinda easy for parties, most boys like to play sports so create a game with a ball,
buy balloons and have them pass it neck to neck to the bucket without popping it,
or water balloon games are always fun,
hot potatoe,
duck duck goose,
musical chairs,
arts and crafts,
hide objects in your yard and have them find them.
The list goes on..Hope that helps you... Have a great party!B. S.
When my son turned 5, he was into super heroes, bikes, and legos. So we invited everyone to dress up like their favorite super hero, bring their bikes, and we went on a Super Hero adventure. Our driveway was turned into an obstacle course for the trikes and bikes. We decorated cardboad boxes as city buildings, and I even bought a few of the orange safety cones to drive around. My husband even build a ramp / bridge to drive up and over.
Then they were told that a dangerous villain had attacked the city, and they needed help. So we went into the playroom where a set of legos were on the table. Buildings, etc. had been made on a base, but "sustained damage from the villain", so they had to "repair" the buildings and set it back up on the base. I had prepared a partial building for each child (to save some time and give some guidelines).
Then we had to hunt for the villain, so they had to follow clues, like a treasure hunt. I drew pictures to go along with the clue that was read to them which took them all over the yard, to finally where the "dragon" pinata was buried under a pile of sand (in a plastic bag, so it wouldn't get ruined). They had to DIG it out of it's cave, then, of course, we strung it up and used the pinata stick.
The kids saved the day !!! They had a blast ! And there were only a few things to buy - orange cones, wood for the ramp, LEGOS - (which he was getting as a gift anyways), and a pinata filled with more little toys than candy. OH, and a few CDs that had SUPER HERO music on it (Superman, Batman, Indiana Jones, etc.).
Two girls attended that did not previously have that type of costume. Their mom printed out a computer iron-on that said "Super ____" with their name on it. That would be a pretty fun craft to do for all the kids. They could bring their own cotton shirt for the iron on, and would be considered a great "goodie" to go home with, esp. if a cool small cape was safety pinned onto the shoulders.
