Plan a Memorable and Inexpensive Birthday Party for Your Child

Your child looks forward to his or her birthday party all year long. As a parent you want your child to have a memorable and fun birthday party, without spending a fortune. Supplies for a special birthday party can easily add up into the hundreds. Try these unique ideas to create for your child a birthday party to remember, without breaking the bank.

• T-shirt Decorating Birthday Party. Plain white t-shirts can be purchased for just a few dollars (in fact I have even found them at an "only a dollar" store before). The only other supplies you need for this birthday party idea are fabric paints. Let the birthday party attendees paint their own t-shirts any way they like. You may want to provide stencils (homemade stencils cut from cardstock work just fine) and pictures for inspiration. This activity takes quite a bit of time and as a bonus, the finished t-shirts double as the birthday party favors!

• Face Painting Birthday Party. Recruit some friends or family members to be your face painters and purchase some inexpensive face paint. You can find face paint year round at party supply and costume stores. You may wish to offer up set pictures such as simple butterflies, flowers, etc, or if you have talented face painters, let the birthday party goers decide what they want. While the children are waiting to get their faces painted, let them experiment with painting using tempera paints. This activity works especially well for an outside birthday party so that clean-up is easy.