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Frugal Birthday Party - Yay!
I had been agonizing about what to do for my daughter's 4th birthday. Last year I shelled out $150 for a party through the local rec department, and of the dozen or so invited, only three showed up! Yet I didn't want to invite a dozen kids to the house this year, and have everyone come and the house full. I was thinking about paying to have the party somewhere like a fast food place or the YMCA. I kind of settled on the Y - $45 for up to ten kids, and they get to play soccer, then have cake & ice cream.
Well, my daughter said no to that - she just wants 3-4 friends to come to the house, watch her Toy Story dvd, and run around in the back yard. And she doesn't want lunch, so we're doing it from 2-5, with (homemade) cake, ice cream, and (per request) donuts.
This morning we made invitations with printer paper, markers, glue, glitter, and pictures cut from a magazine.
I tell you, this is going to be practically free. Probably less than $20 for the cake ingredients, ice cream, and donuts.
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Woohoo! You kids have fun!
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your daughter sounds like a very level headed young lady! i hope she has a great party
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Most kids are so easy to please.
Hope they all have a great time.
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I bet your daughter and her friends will have a blast!
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It sounds like it'll be a great party! Happy birthday to your dd!
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Sounds like a lot of fun. Hope you have a nice day for it. Happy Birthday to your little one!
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Happy 4th birthday to your precious little daughter. Now, if only she will want something just as simple for her 16th birthday, LOL.
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Sounds like fun!!
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Sounds like it will be fun.
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good for you. It always feels great to do something for less and get really great results at the same time.
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WTG! She'll probably have more fun at this party than if you'd have spent $100 or more. Good for you both!
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Frugal Birthday Party - Yay!
Most kids are so easy to please. 
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