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, these tips will help keep costs down, while still creating a party everyone will remember:

Be Creative with the Birthday Party Theme

Why not try an unusual theme that would also be affordable for both your party guests and you? If you’re giving a children’s party, you can ask all the guests to bring affordable presents 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. Suggest that they wrap the gifts as usual and then the entire party can meet at the organization to deliver them. Doing this would be a meaningful experience for everyone and would also teach the children the true concept of giving.

If the event is for an adult, 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 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 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 Web has an unbelievable assortment of pastel birthday invitations. So why waste your money on store-bought invitations when printing them at home is so easy and inexpensive? There are also a lot of birthday clipart options on the Web, which make perfect party decorations. If you can find large enough art, you can make your own banners and signs for the party. If not, you have the option of decorating flower arrangements or plants with clip art cut-outs or making table place cards. If you like antiques, you can print an assortment of printable 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 finish off the vintage theme, get intentionally mismatched plates, glasses and silverware at a thrift store to use in place of plastic and paper partyware.

The key to creating a memorable birthday party is to be creative. If you implement even the most low-cost ideas with style, no one will ever know you did it on the cheap!

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