How to Plan a Baby Shower on a Budget
Have you checked the priceofdecorated cakes and decorations lately? Throw in the price of a decent gift and the cost of a baby shower can be prohibitive . For this reason, hostesses on a budget are clamoring to discover how to throw a cheap baby shower without seeming stingy .
After doing a little checking I found that I didn’t know as much as I thought I did on how to save money when hosting a shower . For one thing, the biggest advantage to making your own shower invitations is that you get to brag about how you came up with the design . Bragging rights are important , but right now we are going to focus on inexpensive baby showers , not patting ourselves on the back and building a rep for being the most creative hostess .
If you have plenty of colored ink cartridges and blank cards lying around , by all means, pick out a free baby shower template online that you like and go for it. But if you find yourself having to stock up on ink and cardmaking supplies , not to mention finding time to actually design the invitations , do yourself a favor and take a trip to your local party supply store and take a look at the offerings on the sale table . Save even more money by not purchasing stamps , taking a walk and hand delivering the baby shower invitations to your friends who live in your neighborhood .
CHEAP DECORATIONS
Again, the discount table at the party store is your best bet . Even if find a virtual mixed bag of discounted decorations , resist the urge to buy everything you see just because the stuff is on sale . Buy only the exact amount of items that you will need for your guests . Leftover party supplies are nothing but money wasted .
FRUGAL RECIPES AND MENU PLANNING
Plan things so that your party invitations are delivered two weeks before the date of the shower with a request that the recipient RSVP so that you can count how many guests that you should expect . Knowing exactly how many people you will be expecting is important . Another suggestion is to pick out recipes according to what’s in season or on sale.
Shopping for deals and discounts is important but one of the best ways to insure that the cost of your baby shower is not out of line is to plan so carefully that you buy exactly what you need . Resist the urge to overspend , do away with waste and you can have a lovely party for a sensible price without looking like a cheapskate .