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How Much Is Too Much to Spend on Your Child’s Birthday Party?

Catch My Party 2012/07/20 19:00:00
You can’t put a price on making memories!
The park is free!
If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
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I've been to some over-the-top birthdays and I have enjoyed them. I've also been to (and thrown some) fantastic birthdays at the park. There is no right answer, but think about your child first!

I've put together some fun posts on my blog about how to throw a party on a budget, let me know what you think.
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  • P. Sturm 2012/09/14 05:25:21
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    P. Sturm
    A few hundred for something very special.
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  • lucky 2012/08/10 16:50:12
    The park is free!
    lucky
    In my view never spend more than you can afford nor so much you have to use credit to pay for it.
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  • addie 2012/08/01 23:40:01
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    addie
    But with kids you do not need to spend a lot. Well, on presents maybe. B)
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  • Sister Jean 2012/07/29 19:46:12
    The park is free!
    Sister Jean
    +2
    I was much loved and had very few partys
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  • Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2012/07/29 19:45:32
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~
    I think £150 is pushing it, and £200 is OTT.
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  • Wesloco 2012/07/29 19:39:48
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    Wesloco
    ... and the thing is that when silly people throw these extravanganzas it makes my little party at Peter Pipers look cheap! )-:
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  • Kingarthurup 2012/07/27 22:47:29
    The park is free!
    Kingarthurup
    13.77 gets you 1.75 liters of vodka...
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  • RS 2012/07/26 01:21:43
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    RS
    Spend what you as an individual feels is right.
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  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/25 18:36:39
    The park is free!
    Margaret Jacobson
    I was getting my 10000 steps when I went into Patterson Park" in east baltimore. This is a "high income" area. I met up with a birthday party in progress in playground area, they hyad cake, ice cream, soda, cameras, paper plates & cups. one big trash bag !! I volunteered to take pictures for them all! The hostess told me all these goodies cost about $50.00 for 30 kids & 7 adults !! NOT BAD !! you really don't a bundle !!
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  • hapman 2012/07/24 09:43:45 (edited)
    The park is free!
    hapman
    I said the park because it's the only one that's definitely true.

    the omen lee remick damien s birthday
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  • Jacqui 2012/07/23 21:45:37
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    Jacqui
    $400
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  • Zach 2012/07/23 21:26:47
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    Zach
    I think maybe 100 is good
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  • BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/07/23 20:45:55
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    BIG BAD JOHN R.
    I don't think you have got to spend a bundle of cash to have a good time and still enjoy the memories of it.
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  • glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/07/23 20:22:35
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    glass_butterfly ~YSU~
    +1
    If you're hitting 3 figures you've lost me. You can throw some amazingly fun parties for kids on a small budget. In fact I'm about to do it now for 7 little girls. Planning, reusing, and combining funds is a great way. little girl party
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  • Wiyao Boukpessi 2012/07/23 20:08:36
    The park is free!
    Wiyao Boukpessi
    if you're rich it doesn't matter, if you're working to put food on the table, then the park is a great place to have a party. it has a nice open space, kids can play, eat, run around.
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  • serethiel 2012/07/23 19:36:41
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    serethiel
    i would never spend hundreds on a child's party - i barely remember any of mine.
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  • emoanimegirl1000 2012/07/23 19:02:50
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    emoanimegirl1000
    +1
    party
    depends on how big it is and what your doing
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  • us 2012/07/23 18:16:51
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    us
    It depends what you are doing, how many are coming, i use to have my daughter party at leap and bounds, discovery zone, major magic, but with friends and family.
    If I had it at home it was mostly family, somethimes I invite cousins.
    They are memories I will enjoy.
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  • no nickname 2012/07/23 18:12:55
    The park is free!
    no nickname
    it doesnt need to be over done. definitely going over board if your hitting 4 figures though
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  • flyingseaturtle BN 2012/07/23 17:39:09
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    flyingseaturtle BN
    It just depends on the age of the child and how much money you have. Sometimes a big party is not age appropriate even if you have the money for it.
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  • belle 2012/07/23 17:18:08
    The park is free!
    belle
    +1
    You don't have to spend loads of money to make most people/children happy. Simple things can do the same thing if you have loving friends and familes.
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  • intolerantrwj 2012/07/23 14:50:34
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    intolerantrwj
    ..... simply a matter of your wallet.

    Some have it and can't spend enough ... others haven't and spend accordingly.

    Small + Simple works for me.
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  • desperatedan 2012/07/23 11:58:35
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    desperatedan
    I know i have voted ion the 4 figure sum but i did not have another option for a smaller amount but really one should only spend a reasonable amount a few treats for the kids i would think just a few hundred dollars would be enough please do not think or even give your children the idea that money grows on trees (i say children because they are the ones who are going to have the party) Money is very hard to come by and if you have a few children and money gets scarce the second party would not be as good as the first one and the child would think that he or she was not liked as much as the first one (party wise) so i would think give a party and some goodies but keep it simple and most of all give loads of love to your children and be there for them.
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  • jmc07806-PWCM-JLA 2012/07/23 11:02:26
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    jmc07806-PWCM-JLA
    $250.00 I think should be the max.
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  • Julien the Greek Kid 2012/07/23 09:35:03 (edited)
    The park is free!
    Julien the Greek Kid
    +1
    No more then 10 dollars! Includes presents! Thats how my parents raised me! Birthdays are nothing....
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  • ben 2012/07/23 07:35:57
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    ben
    i've been to a party for a 1 yr. old that got outrageous..the jumpers..the face paintings..the charactors (theme)..and your photos are fine...but what did the child remember?
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  • MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/07/23 07:17:23
    The park is free!
    MlssCue =Go Blue=
    +2
    If you can't throw a party on your own, there's a major issue somewhere. Minus going broke that is.
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  • Don Leuty 2012/07/23 07:12:26
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    Don Leuty
    +1
    Dinner at JR's is my limit.
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  • Goducks5 2012/07/23 07:10:27 (edited)
    The park is free!
    Goducks5
    +1
    I also think hitting four figures is insane but five figures is completely sane.
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  • METALheadMom 2012/07/23 05:20:15
    The park is free!
    METALheadMom
    +1
    It depends on their AGE group, and what you plan on doing. I'm not into kid's parties - and I can't stand going to them.
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  • C. C. Rider 2012/07/23 03:11:48
    The park is free!
    C. C. Rider
    Free sounds good to me. Besides, I will need all the money saved up for his shrink on why cheap parties is all he ever had. mcdonalds b day parties
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  • TKramar 2012/07/23 02:58:27
    The park is free!
    TKramar
    +1
    To me, parties are unnecessary.
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  • Joey 2012/07/23 02:28:16
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    Joey
    +1
    The people who are at your party makes the party.
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  • Kigan 2012/07/22 23:03:19
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    Kigan
    +1
    Thousands of dollars on a party...one single party...wasteful.

    My family has thrown budget parties my entire life. The success or failure of these parties was not dependent on the money spent.
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  • Tennessee3501 2012/07/22 22:41:16
    The park is free!
    Tennessee3501
    On special birthdays such as the 16th, you can't put a price on making memories!
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  • ~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/07/22 21:57:56
    If you’re hitting four figures, you’ve lost your mind...
    ~HopelessRomanticM17~
    +1
    It's a birthday party....no need to spend a TON of money! It can still be special without a bunch of expensive things.
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  • MyPaperBleedsInk 2012/07/22 19:14:45
    The park is free!
    MyPaperBleedsInk
    +2
    I'd say if you're pushing $100 you're spending too much.
    Coupon, have the party at your house, use already available to you dishes that you can wash instead of toss out... the only thing you should ever be spending money on is possibly the food.... but even with that we generally use stuff from our garden...Why buy a cake when you can make your own for a heck of a lot less money?
    Heck, I'd say $50 or less. Definitely less.
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  • Gracie - Proud Conservative 2012/07/22 18:24:56
    The park is free!
    Gracie - Proud Conservative
    +2
    I think parties are over the top these days. Don't even ask me about weddings!
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  • BY 2012/07/22 18:21:50
    You can’t put a price on making memories!
    BY
    +1
    As long as you can afford it.
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  • DizziNY 2012/07/22 14:36:44 (edited)
    The park is free!
    DizziNY
    +1
    If you have the extra cash and you don't go into debt to do it, who cares if you spend 3 million bucks on a party. I don't care what kind.
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