After much deliberation we had my daughters party on Saturday. Her birthday is in August but we decided to hold the party the day after school finished so it would be fresh in peoples minds and not on a workday. The initial guest list of 16 children was then whittled down to 8, so with my daughter and the adults it totalled 13 altogether. Originally we were going to the cinema on a weekday at a cost of £5.40 each and then off to Pizza Hut afterwards. The kids parties are advertised at £5.99 per person. So we were looking at a total spend of £123 approximately. We decided this was too much and looked at a cheaper alternative. By going on Saturday we were able to take advantage of the £1 showing so the cinema worked out at £13. We went to Pizza Hut but didn't book a party. At the moment the kids meal is £3.99, the extra £2 per head for the 'party' doesn't warrant the spend as the kids already get the activity books and chefs hats to colour anyway. We also took advantage of an offer that expired Sunday ,where you could get a pizza for £5 each and the kids eat free also applied with this offer. So we had 4 kids eating for free ! The spend in Pizza Hut for 4 adults and 9 kids came to £44. The celebrations came to £57 altogether. We also saved money by not buying a birthday cake, instead my mom made cupcakes for the children which they all really enjoyed with butter cream piping and edible glitter on top. The party was a big success, all the children enjoyed themselves and my daughter had a great time. An extra bonus was that we were able to return home to a nice clean , mess free house !!
That all worked out at a real bargain birthday, well done. Just shows if you do your homework you can save a lot with offers that are on.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. Its hard because I did'nt want her to miss out for her birthday but at the same time I did'nt have hundreds to spend like some people do ( not that I would anyway !)In my old life I would have just put it on the plastic and not thought about it but we paid with cash this time.
ReplyDeletewell done for organising what sounds like a great party at not a great expense!
ReplyDeleteThat worked out perfectly! Good for you for all of your careful planning. Sounds like a fun time! After years of buying expensive bakery cakes, we started relying on my mom's fabulous cupcakes instead, too. Aren't grandmothers great to help out? Glad the party was a success! What movie did you see?
ReplyDeleteHi Angela & Mary, we saw Rango , its quite recent it was released around Easter time. I've eaten an expensive shop bought birthday cake recently ( someone elses ! ) and the icing was sickly sweet and the sponge was stale. I know that it cost in excess of £60 as well !
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