How much do you spend on your kid's b'day parties?
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geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Of course it is
mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
Of course it is
We almost managed to convince my youngest that 13 was the birthday when he would be taken off to a secret place in the woods for the ritual circumcision !
Poot
My wife thinks I work too hard
I don't feel so bad now for forking out £120 so that a motley assemblement of 3 year olds can cram their faces with Haribo and bounce on an inflatable dinosaur until they're sick at a venue a couple of miles away.
My husband thinks I'm mad (and that we can't afford it) but as long as it's not my carpets and my sanity at risk, I don't care. Apply emotional blackmail to the rellies, madzone. Your son deserves it (and the alternative may require you spending the previous night baking and then trying to entertain a bunch of sulky teens... Nah, doesn't bear thinking about.)
My husband thinks I'm mad (and that we can't afford it) but as long as it's not my carpets and my sanity at risk, I don't care. Apply emotional blackmail to the rellies, madzone. Your son deserves it (and the alternative may require you spending the previous night baking and then trying to entertain a bunch of sulky teens... Nah, doesn't bear thinking about.)
feyr
evil evil monkey!
how much would it cost for 8 kids to go, if it werent a birthday package? we took 10 of our students for a 14th birthday, paid the normal £5 a game per person, then went home for pizza, cake etc.we were quoted £14 per person for a party package, which was 2 games, invotations a goodie back and 2 slices of pizza.
8 games of lasertag = £40, a few pizzas from supermarket = £10 depending, say another £10 for crisps, fizzy drinks etc, and maybe £10 for a cake ( or less if you make it? ) thats a total of £70.
i normally spend about £30 of my kids parties, but i expect this to rise rapidly now they are at school and start expecting what the others get too
8 games of lasertag = £40, a few pizzas from supermarket = £10 depending, say another £10 for crisps, fizzy drinks etc, and maybe £10 for a cake ( or less if you make it? ) thats a total of £70.
i normally spend about £30 of my kids parties, but i expect this to rise rapidly now they are at school and start expecting what the others get too
Strumpet
gypsy girl
*nods in agreement*That's quite reasonable then.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
My eldest is 13 in a few days. She's having a mocktail party in the house this Saturday. Small group of friends. They're dressing as film stars.
I'm not.
I'm not.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
He told me earlier in the year that he wanted an ironic type fondue party where they all dressed up in dinner jackets and stuff. I even bought a fondue set in the charity shop. Now he wants to shoot people
No, just give him a good gift for around 50 pounds and he'll forget all about it
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
It's hard, isn't it?He told me earlier in the year that he wanted an ironic type fondue party where they all dressed up in dinner jackets and stuff. I even bought a fondue set in the charity shop. Now he wants to shoot people
I don't think anyone has all the answers. What I've always tried to do, though, is involve my kids in budget decisions, so that they can understand the value of money. We're on a really tight budget, and they know that priorities have to be balanced. They often have different ideas about what the priorities should be, but sometimes that's a good way to learn a lesson anyway.
Does he know what the party budget is, and that the fondue set has still come out of it? Worth a try.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
The fondue set was only a fiver, we'll use it at christmas I expect. He's been really sweet and offered to put some of his birthday money towards it
I hate being this skint though
astral
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The fondue set was only a fiver, we'll use it at christmas I expect. He's been really sweet and offered to put some of his birthday money towards it
I hate being this skint though
Why not pay for one game ahead and then take them home and do the fondue thing there? This will teach him not to be fickle.
madzone
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Getting them back to the house would be a pain
Have you thought about doing the laser quest seperate?
I took my son and some friends when he was little...£5 each then a 2 for 1 place for lunch, it worked out cheaper than the package offered.
The most expensive so far was paintballing followed by go carting..alot of fun though
I took my son and some friends when he was little...£5 each then a 2 for 1 place for lunch, it worked out cheaper than the package offered.
The most expensive so far was paintballing followed by go carting..alot of fun though
madzone
Physically unfavourable
I've found the leaflet and it works out cheaper to have the b'day package than it does just to play the equivalent amount of games. A half hour game is £6.50 each but in the £12.50 b'day package (there's a £17 one as well) they play for an hour and a half and get some food
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I was lucky with my daughter, in that the weather was mostly good, so we were able to go out for picnics on her birthday, which saved me a huge amount of money. What I did was invite adults as well, and they would lay on the entertainment by accident, because they wanted to play with the kids. I even had a friend doing some really bad magic tricks for them. The children attending were all really impressed and had a brilliant day, and probably better than some of the expensive parties.
I was on benefits, and really could not afford to spend lots of money on parties. On her 13th birthday, she took one friend, and we went and had afternoon tea in a posh hotel, with a birthday cake. She absolutely loved it.
I was on benefits, and really could not afford to spend lots of money on parties. On her 13th birthday, she took one friend, and we went and had afternoon tea in a posh hotel, with a birthday cake. She absolutely loved it.
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