Get ready for your next party with these Fun Frugal Birthday Party Ideas!
You’ll find everything you need for Creative Party Games, Decorations, Fun Party Food and Punch, and more!
Fun Frugal Birthday Party Ideas
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Fun Birthday Party Punch Recipes:
30 Party Punch Recipes {5 minutes prep}
FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY DECOR:
DIY Party Napkins
This trick is so easy, and SO cute! Use rubber stamps and an ink pad to create customized napkins on solid paper napkins!
Corinne writes: “I’ve done this and also use embossing powder and heat to set them. It does not come off.”
Pretty DIY Flower Poms
PARTY GAMES:
Birthday Balloon Game with Hidden Dollar Bills
FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY THEMES:
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FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS BY AGE:
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46 Preschooler Birthday Party Ideas
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FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY CAKES:
Pretty Cake Stands on Sale
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Peeps Sunflower Cake Recipe
Glazed Carrot Cake Recipe with Homemade Glaze
25+ Crockpot Dessert Recipes
FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY CUPCAKES:
Cupcake Stands on Sale
DIY 2-Tiered Party Tray
Red Velvet Apple Frosted Cupcakes Recipe
Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes Recipe
Red Velvet Cupcake Pops
Peeps Cupcakes Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cupcakes
Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe with Cocoa Powder {5 Ingredients}
Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY COOKIES:
90 Cake Mix Cookie Recipes – 5 Ingredients or Less Cookies
Best Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Recipe
Reese’s Skillet Cookie Recipe {Cast Iron Peanut Butter Cup Cookie}
Oreo Pops Recipe = Tasty Party Treat
MORE FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY FOOD IDEAS:
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Not in the mood to cook? Use these Domino’s hacks to score free or cheap pizza instead!
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7 Easy Salsa Recipes
18 Creative Ways to Serve Food at Parties
Peanut Butter Nutella Apple Nachos
Party Fruit Kabobs Recipe
Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Sheet Pan S’mores Recipe
FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY FAVORS:
Wrapped Candy Bars = Thrifty Party Favors
GIFT IDEAS:
Thrifty Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List
Get ready to load up on creative gift ideas for men, women, coworkers, kids, teens, college students, grandparents… and more!
32 Tips to Save BIG on Birthday Party Gifts for Kids
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FUN BIRTHDAY FREEBIES:
101 Birthday Freebies: Sign up for your Birthday Freebies Here!
MORE FUN PARTY IDEAS:
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So do you have any favorite Fun Frugal Birthday Party Ideas or Tips??
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Christie says
Super helpful especially for anyone who wants to celebrate their birthday without having to break the bank!
Heidi says
Thanks, Christie… I’m so glad you liked the tips! 🙂
Tonneau Cover says
Sweet ideas! My daughter gonna love that rose flower cupcake design.
Beth Bishop says
Chelsea I truly love this post. We are very minimal when it comes to gift giving. Gifts are usually handmade, second hand or a ‘needed’ item for a new stage in development. We do similar gift giving at Christmas time amongst family and friends but never thought to do this for birthdays. I will certainly be keeping something tangible like this in mind for next year and am off to visit the blogs mentioned above now!
sd says
These are great ideas!
Diane says
Love the cake creations
Brett M Jones says
We just used your idea of balloons with hidden treasures ($1 bills) in them at our sons birthday party and everyone loved it! Thanks for sharing these great ideas!
Jeff Perry says
Going to celebrate the birthday of my Son on 14 October, he is turning out to be a Seven. Was looking for fun things to do on birthday. Got your post, found very interesting. Cheers
Emily Stone says
I definitely need to try making some of these treats! They look wonderful!
Ms. Q says
Should the material be ribbons on a spool, or some other type of fabric?
Lizzette Mulkin says
If I had two kids, I would totally try to have one party, even if their birthdays were months apart. I don’t know if I could do it twice in a year!
Lilliana says
Make a list in your planner of who you plan on buying gifts for during the year.
It is not necessary that every cheap item available on the sale
banner would be a low quality. I can’t believe how much they’ve
improved simce I had Haley.
Florence Keenan says
So many great DIY ideas, I especially loved the cupcakes, because it’s such a great idea for a birthday party, and the frosting ideas can be worked into whatever party theme your child wants. Taking a bite and seeing a rainbow would thrill any child. The rose petals were absolutely exquisite, and probably even taste better than they look. Great photos!
Joseph J. Horton says
I completely agree with you Florence. These are the great ideas. I am also very much fond of sweets and I personally like the ideas of cakes. Next week its a birthday of my daughter and I really want to create such a great ambiance that my daughter and her friends can enjoy a lot.
Thanks buddy for such great information. I hope my daughter will like it too. 🙂
Jillian freeman says
I love the website so much
Heidi says
Aww ~ thanks, Jillian! 😉
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above says
Great ideas. I just pinned it and will retweet it.
Debi
Heidi says
Thanks so much, Debi!
valene says
If you have a Kona Grill in your town sign up for their e-club you get a $20 certificate for your B-day, and no other purchase required. just free, but on my b-day I go w/ my husband so he buys an entree & I would feel bad if I did not purchase something. But up to you it can be simply free.
Hannah says
If you live in or around the Portland, OR area and you like Thai food check out Racha Thai at Clackamas Town Center next to the theater. They have amazing food and if you sign up for their rewards club you get a $20 certificate for your birthday and free desert! The certificate is good for about a week. They also give you certificates for anniversarys and other special occasions.
Suzanne Pichardo says
For any of you who have a “Black Angus” in ur town, B sure 2 sign up for their FREE Birthday Dinner, it is TRUE U do get a FREE Steak Dinner, as long as someone else in ur party is buying a dinner, & that is up to a $19.99 value, I have done this for the past 3 yrs, it’s GREAT!!!