15th Birthday Party Help!?

Question

First of all, my party will be on July 26, two days after my bday. I want it to be a beach theme. But I don't want to get too carried away. And I don't want to be like the person who was a loner the whole month, while everybody was up at their cottages, by making all this happen. I also have a family sized inflatable pool and my backyard isn't too big so yea. Here are my ideas but i only want to spend a maximum of $150:

-use carpet construction rolls and green construction paper to make palm trees

-making my own garlands (palm trees, flip flops and such)

-maybe a pinata (i like it, but concerned about the money and should i do it with 15 year olds?) Could this also replace the goody bags idea?

-food: hamburgers, chips, salad, drinks, corn (for a vegetarian and other peeps?) should i have more food? also i will have a beach theme ice cream cake.

-invites (less than $10)

-Approximately 13 peeps w/ me.

that's all so far. i bought all my cutlery and stuff and that cost me $2

Answer 1

~either email the invites or just make them on microsoft publisher if you have it.

~have a big table and put a main centerpiece on it and shells (plus maybe sand) all over

(my friend had a beach themed 14th bday party and as her centerpiece she bought a couple of $2 goldfish and put them in a vase with colorful rocks at the bottom- it was sooo cute!)

~for drinks i suggest getting sprite and blue gatorade- get cute plastic cups and mix the two (creating a super yummy bubbly blue drink)

get little umbrellas for the cups :)

~pasta salad and fruit salad would be good 'summery' (and vegetarian) additions

~ditch the corn

~if you have a costco near by, they are carrying these things called island sorbets, they are single portions of assorted sorbets, and they are sooo cool because they are in thier own shells- for ex. the pineapple sorbet is in a pineapple bowl (the bottom of a real pineapple), the lemon sorbet is in half of a real lemon

(ps. i am having my 15th bday party on the 10th, and i am having those for dessert:P)

~get those like flower necklaces that you can find at a party america

~i think im out of ideas :P

good luck!

Answer 2

like hot dogs (cheap)--fresh fruit?  

obtain small amount of sand --- to get the "beach" feel

goody bags not necessary for that age

hula hoop contest or limbo  always fun -- small prize for winner

no pinata

your friends have any ideas?