We all know the economy isn’t great right now but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice fun and style when it comes to giving birthday parties. If you’re the designated party-thrower in your family, these tips will help keep costs down, while still allowing you to create a party no one will forget:

Get Creative with Your Birthday Party Theme

Why not try something different, like a theme that can be implemented without breaking the bank for your guests or you? For a children’s party, you can ask all the guests to bring affordable gifts suitable to give to a regional animal rescue organization or family homeless shelter. If you call the organization’s manager, you can get a list of low-cost items you can recommend 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, you can help your guests save money by having a recycling/re-gifting party. Most people can locate at least one gift they’ve received that they don’t want, so let them wrap them up and give them again! Make sure everyone knows who is on the guest list, though, so people don’t bring gifts they got from someone who’ll be at the party! If you’re worried about hurt feelings, people can just bring impulse purchases they made but have never used. The presents 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 Internet has an unbelievable assortment of invitations for kids and adults. So why spend money on invitations from a specialty store when printing them at home is so easy and inexpensive? There are also lots of birthday art options online, many of which would make ideal party decorations. If you can find high resolution art, you can make your own banners and signs for the party. If not, you can at least use smaller art to make table place holders or to cut out and sprinkle throughout flower arrangements or plants. If you like vintage, try printing and cutting out various free birthday cards and tie them with fancy ribbons to a string that forms a garland. This is an easy way to get a vintage feel and make the party more festive! To enhance the shabby chic, vintage theme, you can get mix-and-match used plates and silverware at a thrift store instead of buying paper plates and plastic knives, forks and spoons.

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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