No money and trying to throw my daughter a great birthday party?

Question

Okay every year my daughter has great parties. Now she is going to be five and we are getting a magician. That is already going to cost a pretty penny and we are on a pretty tight budget. I need party suplise for a magic party for real cheap. any body have any good ideas or know where on the web that I can order them for real cheap. This is her special day and I want it to be perfect. This is the one day that she gets to see all her cousins and be a star. Maybe if you have some cheap game ideas for a magic party in that age range that would be nice too...I still need supplies, invitations,pictures,goody bags, thank you cards,decorations,cake,food. Her birthday is on the first and so far all I have done isbooked the magician. Any ideas? Thanx

Answer 1

Print the invitations and thank you cards on the computer.  You can find really cute things on clip art and make it into a nice card.  We print our kids' invitations and thank you notes every year and always get lots of compliments on them.  

Make the cake from scratch or a mix (you can decorate it yourself), and either order pizza or (even cheaper), make pasta.  

Go to a craft store and get some felt, glitter, pom poms, etc. for making magician's hats and magic wands, and have the kids make them at the party bring them home instead of a goody bag.  Probably cost less than a dollar a kid and they'll have fun making them.

Answer 2

BJs has inexpensive cakes (large sheet cake with writing is about $10).

Search amazon.com, craigslist and ebay for the supplies.

Answer 3

Here is a site for instructions to make some of your own supplies for free, and others that you can purchase for a magic-themed birthday party:

http://www.magicbob2000.com/supplies.htm...

Good luck!

Answer 4

Definitely make your invitations and thank you cards online...

Get paper bags for goody bags and decorate them

At party stores you can get little magic sets to put in the bags along with candy & chocolate

for decorations i would get a few stuffed bunnies, wands, all that kinda stuff.

Answer 5

erm wacky warehouse/bowling/mcdonalds

Answer 6

http://www.magicbob2000.com/supplies.htm...

http://www.celebrateexpress.com/celebrat...

magic wand favor

http://shop.iparty.com/Magic-Wand/Catalo...

and iparty has a ton of harry potter stuff too and thats magic!