| When you get into planning a birthday party, ideas | | | | As far as the cake goes, you can buy a nice |
| pop into your head and the most common | | | | brand of cake mix, some frosting and sprinkles, |
| thought is one that will be cost effective and fun | | | | then bake and decorate the cake yourself. This |
| at the same time. | | | | won't only be fun for you; this will also mean |
| Birthday party supplies can cost more than the | | | | more to the person whose birthday it is. |
| actual gifts but not if you look around and see | | | | The second birthday party ideas should be to |
| what you can get for your money. The most | | | | make your own theme. If it is a child, find out |
| common thing that people want to do now is | | | | what their favorite sport is or their favorite color. |
| throw a birthday party with a theme. Birthday | | | | A university student once chose to have a |
| party themes come in all shapes and sizes, from | | | | "Rubik's Cube" theme party. With this theme, he |
| sports to theater to Barbie and super heroes for | | | | called everyone who would be coming to the |
| children's parties. The following birthday party | | | | party and asked them to wear an outfit where |
| ideas are meant to be cost effective for the | | | | each piece of clothing was a color from the |
| party thrower and fun for the party goers. | | | | Rubik's cube. The object of the night was not |
| Instead of buying supplies, try making your own | | | | only to celebrate his birthday but also to see if |
| decorations and cake. If you have a computer, | | | | everyone could end up in an outfit of entirely one |
| you can use one of your programs to make your | | | | color of the Rubik's cube by exchanging clothing. |
| own "Happy Birthday" banner. This will save on | | | | His made up theme for his party ended up being |
| buying a banner or special ordering a banner so | | | | a huge hit for not only himself but also for all of |
| that the name will be included. Other decorations | | | | his friends that came to celebrate his birthday. |
| can be made from paper plates that have been | | | | Finally, when making decorations or creating your |
| drawn on and colored, as well as using blank white | | | | own theme is out of the question due to time |
| or colored paper that has been drawn on and | | | | constraints, your local dollar store will have |
| colored as well. These homemade decorations can | | | | everything you need. Different color streamers, |
| be hung up with cheap cloth string that can be | | | | ribbons, and balloons can be bought for less than |
| bought at the dollar store or can be hung up with | | | | ten dollars. Though these decorations will only last |
| fishing line. | | | | for one party, they will be cheap and fun for all. |