Inexpensive Kids Birthday Party Locations

While throwing your child a birthday party is high on any parents list, most people don't want to spend a fortune for the celebration. Depending on the time of year and your budget, there are some great options for the location of the party (other than your home).

If you do decide to throw a party outside your home, be sure to include your child in the location decision. If the child is young, you may want to bring them to the location prior to the party so that they can get comfortable and excited about the upcoming event. Most kids look forwarding to opening their presents at the end of their party. So whatever option you choose, make sure you set aside a special place where all the party goers can place the birthday gifts.

1. Town Park Shelter. Many local communities offer rental shelters at the parks where they have picnic tables, grills and play equipment for the kids. The older children can go play while the adults hang out. The food doesn't have to be gourmet, instead keep it simple and easy like barbecuing hot dogs or burgers or a couple baked lasagnas with salad. Follow up with a fun birthday cake from your local warehouse club, grocery store or your own kitchen.

2. Fast Food Restaurant. Both McDonald's and Hardees offer kids parties that include a party hostess, food and cake at reasonable prices. The other great thing about these restaurants is that many have Playlands or plastic ball pits so that the kids can be entertained while the adults chit-chat and relax a bit.

3. Children's or Science Museum. If you have a larger budget, a local science or children's museum can be a great place to hold a birthday party. Some places have party hostesses and provide some supplies, so just check what they provide in your city. You may only need to bring a birthday cake and presents.

4. Movie Theater. Many towns have inexpensive or dollar show theaters that will rent out the entire theater or give you big group discount as well as discounts on snacks and soda. Some theaters will let you bring in some of your own snacks and a cake so just check and see what can be done at your local theater by speaking with the manager.

5. Neighborhood Club House. If you live in a planned community, chances are that you have a club house in your neighborhood or apartment complex. Often these rooms are either free or can be rented for a nominal fee by residents. The club house would likely give you more room than your home, but it would still be close enough that you could set up the birthday party relatively easily. Not to mention, you don't have to clean your house!

6. Local Fire Department. Often times, local fire departments have rooms that they will allow local residents utilize for free or for a nominal fee. Some fire departments will even give the children of a private birthday party a tour of the department and let them try on some of the firefighters' gear and get their photos taken. These pictures make great keepsake gifts for all the children.

Can't make the birthday party or need a unique birthday gift this year? All About Gifts & Baskets has a huge selection of Kids Birthday Gift Baskets for any age. From candy to cookies, chocolate to books, let us take care of all your gift basket needs. Shop online and ship direct to the birthday boy or girl.

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Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Get Well Soon Gourmet Food Basket

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Here's an uplifting and delightful gift to help cure all that ails them. This beautiful basket accented with flowers holds sweets and gourmet treats sure to bring a smile and aid the way to recovery. They'll enjoy Chicken Noodle Soup Mix, Angelina's Sweet Butter Cookies, Get Well Soon Sugar Cookies, Lemon Drop Candy, Enli-Tea-Ments Apricot Medley Tea, Longevity and Peace Chai Tea Mix, Tea Biscuits, and the inspirational book "Get Well Soon - We Need You!" filled with uplifting quotes on healing. Each gift is carefully hand crafted with attention to detail, adorned with flowers and includes a personalized gift message from you to convey your best wishes. Manufactured by Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets.You will not be disappointed with Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Get Well Soon Gourmet Food Basket

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Basic Instructions on How to Make a Candy Bouquet

Candy bouquets make wonderful gifts for all sorts of occasions. Of course you can always order one over the internet. However, to make your gift more special and memorable, you can make one yourself. It's really not that difficult and you'll see that it won't cost as much as the commercial ones. If you are game on making your own candy bouquet gift, here are some basic instructions to help guide you.

PLANNING:

• What is the occasion? - You want the candy arrangement to suit the occasion and also reflect your feelings and thoughts. So, making a birthday candy bouquet will have a different look from a Valentine's candy bouquet. You can use a fun theme for the former and a more romantic theme for the latter. Choose an appropriate theme to guide your design.
• Who is it for? - Consider the recipients favorite candies. There are so many types of candy you can use. Will you be using hard candies, gummies, candy bars, lollipops, chocolates or even retro candies? You may even have to consider sugar-free candies for those that have certain health problems or are following a healthy lifestyle. Don't forget to check if they have any food allergies too.
• All candy bouquet or a floral candy bouquet? - Your bouquet can be made up entirely of candies or you can add some floral touches to it. If you decide to go floral, you can add silk flowers and leaves to your design. Another option is to be a bit crafty and make the candies look like flowers.
• What container are you going to use? - There is no hard and fast rule as to what you must use as a base for your candy bouquet. You can always use a glass vase or a small basket. Some people have used flower pots, coffee mugs and sundae glasses. You can use any container and decorate it to your whim and fancy. The important thing is to make sure your container is heavy enough so your candy bouquet don't topple over. You can weight it down by filling it up with candies.
• How are you going to make your candy bouquet dazzle? - Just poking sticks of candy into a floral foam will not create a big impression. Liven it up with curling ribbons, colored tissue, ribbons, garlands, little mementoes, shredded paper, sparkling tinsel or cellophane wrap.

PREPARING THE CANDY:

Basically, all you need are floral foam, wire, tape, scissors, wire cutters, low-temp hot glue gun with glue sticks and bamboo skewers.

If you are using candy bars, just use the hot glue gun to attach the skewer to the backside of the candy bar. Hold it down for a while to make sure it's secure. Make sure you first wrap the bamboo skewer with floral tape to give it a nicer look. Tie a small bow or curling ribbon to the base of the candy.

If you are using chocolates, you just poke the pointed end of the skewer into the chocolate. Then wrap the skewer with floral tape.

For wrapped hard candies, attach one end of the wrapper to the wire. Wrap wire around the base of each candy. Cover with floral tape.

ARRANGING YOUR CANDY FLOWERS:

When arranging your candy bouquet, you want to achieve a sense of symmetry and balance. How you arrange will also depend on the size of your candy. For example, if you just have lollipop flowers, you could pack them into an oval shape. For different size candies, you can vary the height by snipping the skewers or wires. Let your own creative inspiration be your guide. If you need ideas, you can draw upon basic floral arrangement shapes such as the fan, circular, triangular and vertical arrangement. Don't forget to add fillers or foliage to give your candy bouquet a more pleasant look. One more thing to note is that your candy arrangement should suit the type of container you're using. Once again, balance and symmetry is what you are aiming for.

If you want to make candy bouquets without thinking too hard, get these candy bouquet instruction books that you can download instantly. Step-by-step illustrations that will help you create professional looking candy bouquets even if you've never had any experience before. You might even decide to start a candy bouquet business to earn some extra bucks.

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Get Well Gift For Prostate Cancer Surgery Patients - 3 Ideas

Being diagnosed with prostate cancer can deal a real blow to any man. Just receiving the diagnosis of prostate cancer can bring up in him uncertain feelings about what might lie ahead. Then, there are the medical bills and the possibility of surgery - all of which can be overwhelming.

If a man whom you know and care about is in recovery after prostate cancer surgery, you surely are feeling sympathetic toward his plight. You know that he is fighting his cancer bravely, and he may have to make some lifestyle changes after surgery.

A man in this situation can always use some cheering up. If you are looking for ideas for a get-well gift for prostate cancer surgery patients, here are 3 gift basket ideas you can use right away:

1. Audio Book Gift Basket:

When we think of someone who is in recovery after surgery, it is easy to imagine them happily reading a book to pass the time. After all, what could be better than taking part in a fantasy or adventure, or learning something new through the wonder of a good book?

The reality, however, is that not all people have the patience to sit and read for hours. Others - especially those recovering from prostate cancer surgery - may not feel like sitting still long enough to really get into a good book. For those folks, audio books are a great choice.

Try putting together an audio book gift basket with 2-3 or more audio books. Maybe throw in a magazine, a couple of candy bars, and a few packs of gum as well. Make it fun. He will appreciate it and it will help him to pass the time.

2. Sports Gift Basket:

Another great gift basket idea for the man in recovery after prostate surgery is one with a men's sports theme. Most guys love sports. The next-best thing to being out there playing sports or being a live spectator at professional, college or high school games is of course to be a fan from home. In your sports gift basket, put together a mish-mash of sports magazines, a "greatest plays" video or two, and some other paraphernalia. This is sure to bring a smile to his face as he recovers back to health.

3. Magazine Assortment Gift Basket:

Sometimes, guys in recovery after surgery do not want to read a book (see above), but thumbing through great magazines filled with lots of pictures is another story. Visit the magazine rack at your favorite grocery or bookstore and pick out a 1-2 magazine each from categories like Men's Interest, Automobiles, Computers, and Sports. He will find your gift very thoughtful.

Going through prostate cancer surgery is never fun, but the recovery time can be made to feel like it is passing by faster with a good get-well-soon gift. Try getting him a gift basket that you buy or make yourself. Let your creativity go wild and get him something he will really appreciate. He will know it is from the heart.

Get more get-well gift basket ideas for men recovering from prostate surgery at: Get Well Gift Basket Ideas.