How much do you spend on birthday parties?

How much do you end up spending for kids bday party?

How many people attend?

 

It usually ends up costing about $200, if we go somewhere like lazer tag or bowling, less if we do a backyard party. Because my boys birthdays are in the summer, we don't have to invite the whole class, so usually about 15 kids are invited.

 

We just do immeadiate family at this point. Just a dinner with cake and ice cream.

Marissa

 

g&o are in different classes so we invite all of the kids from both classes (30 kids total) & about 12 family members, so the parties tend to be on the large size. how much we spend depends on where we have it & what kind of party it is, but $350-$400 is about the average.

 

We are only having family parties right now and about 18people come. We might spend at the most $50 but I think it's usually closer to $30 since we are only buying food and soda. My dad makes their cakes every year so we don't have to worry about that expense.

 

We tend to spend around $400. Last year we did Chuck E Cheese and invited the entire class. This year the boys wanted a Laser Tag party, so I limited them to boys only from their classes and their tiger den, due to the cost of the place. The good thing is that the pizza and cake are included. I only have to add in goody bags, which I may to t-shirts or have the place do them--they don't charge all that much for them. I do love the outside the house parties, in that all I have to do is show up, then take the boys and their gifts home. No set up, and no clean up. I do some catering work for my mom right before thier party every year, so I do earn the extra money and pay cash for the party--that is how I can justify the expense.

 

I do parties with friends from about age 3 on up.

I spend somewhere around $150 - $200.

My 11 yr old just had her party. 10 kids came. They went to a gymnastics open gym for 2-1/2 hrs at $10 per kid, then came to our house for a sleepover. With food, no goody bags, that was around $175.

My twins are having their 5 yr party at our community center this year. We have a free room but I have to pay maze entry fees and food. Plus goody bags at about $4 per kid. At about $12 per kid all-in cost, $150.

 

I think I spent about $200 (if you don't count my labour ), which I think is well worth it considering I only do one birthday party a year.

 

Thanks everyone!