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Celebrating on a budget

By: Susan Tucker

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Anyone can throw a fantastic party. You don't have to spend a lot of money. The key to a great party is creativity. If you follow some easy steps your party can be the talk of the town.

The first and most important step in having a party on a budget is party planning. If you are someone that likes to give parties, it is a good idea to sit down and create a party plan for the year. List all the birthdays, holidays and events where you are going to be a party host. Identify tentative dates for each party and a general theme. This will allow you plenty of time to shop when things are on sale and heavily discounted. Then create a budget for each party.

Choosing a party theme is important. A tea party, a birthday party, a holiday party, and a block party are all examples of party themes. Choosing a theme will help you keep focused as you prepare.

The next step is to pick a date, time and location and then make a party invitation list. There are many ways to make party invitations. There are computer software packages that make cards. You can also use plain paper and decorate with stamp art, stickers, coloured pens, markers, etc. or make a pretty flyer. Hand delivering the invitations will also save money.

Decorating for a party can be a great cost to the purse strings. Here are some money-saving tips. Keep the party decorations simple but be creative. For centre pieces, pick any greenery from your back yard as a base and then add fruit, flowers, peppers, pinecones, candles, figurines, woodcarvings, etc. For a neat tablecloth idea, put a clear plastic drop cloth over flat and colourful objects such as leaves, theme paper decorations or decorated paper cloths. Borrow what you can instead of buying.

To save money on the party menu book venues between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm as these are non-meal times. If you prepare and serve the food yourself instead of hiring a caterer, you will save money. You can prepare most of the food ahead of time and then freeze it. To save money on help, make a trade-off deal with a friend in similar circumstances. They can help you with your party and you can help them with one of theirs.

To feed large groups of people, buffets are the easiest and cheapest method. If appropriate, make your party a potluck. Assign people categories to bring to avoid duplication. You can prepare the drinks and dessert. Make a list of all the non perishables on your menu. Look for foods that can be made and frozen ahead of time. If you want to serve cut foods like vegetables, cheese or meat slices, buy the foods whole or in chunks and slice them yourself.

Use the artistic and musical talents of friends. If you have a party theme, ask your party guests to bring something to contribute to the theme.

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