If you have kids, then you know how expensive a simple birthday party can be! It is truly unbelievable to me how much decorations alone can cost. I try to save money every way I can, as long as it is still pretty convenient. Since I also work, it is hard to find the time to do the super crafty, yet super awesome, party ideas. However, here is one way to save about money on almost any kid's party! Print your own invitations and thank you's! Most party stores and websites sell 8 pack of invitations or thank you cards for about $4 a pack. I always have to buy 2 packs because I need 11. However, you can print your own invitations and thank you's, which saved me $16 on my son's birthday party! If you print them on cardstock paper, it is still durable and looks nice! You can google your specific party theme for free printables, and no doubt you will find some! Probably even more than just invites too- banners, decorations, etc. Or if you have any kind of print shop type program on your computer, you can creat an invite for anything- just by copying images from a google search, and adding text boxes! Here are a couple of websites that have some common kid themes. However, there are a TON of websites out there that have more! And not just for kids birthdays, but all kinds of things! Baby showers, wedding showers, etc. If you are hosting one of these, this can get expensive too- why not save a little and still use a totally respectable invitation? If I can save close to $20 on something as easy as this- I am going to take advantage of it. I thought the invites turned out cute too! Now I am just thinking- why have I not done this before?? Of course, if you are into the whole evite thing (which I am not)- that is an obvious easy way to save too! :)
Personalized Party Invites - this has free printable invitations for Dora, Mario, Elmo, Hello Kitty and Star Wars
Sprout- this has free printables (invitations, coloring pages, thank you's) for many PBS shows-which I was not really aware of. But, this is also where I printed the Thomas the Train invites and thank you's shown in my picture above! They also had party craft and recipe ideas for the different themes, including Thomas!
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