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Sunday, September 7, 2008

DIY Lego party for $50

Photo Credit: momadvice.com

Photo Credit: momadvice.com

A few months ago I thought I had the birthday party smarts for being able to toss a shindig for my son while spending under $100 on everything. But I bow down to Amy Clark from Mom Advice. She had a Lego-inspired birthday party for her son's sixth birthday and with all its coolness, she only spent $50...with 20 guests. That's $2.50 per person, folks.

I almost want to have a Lego party just to replicate it, no birthday necessary. Maybe an end of summer party? Hmmmm.

The key to this party under $50 is that everything but the main food dish was either home made or already something she had on hand:

  • Amy made an adorable Lego-like cake. Recipe and instructions here. Cost? $5.50.
  • Decorations were simple (paper pinwheels) and Lego, of course.
  • Kid entertainment included building with the Lego blocks. But Amy also downloaded coloring pages from the Lego website and let the little ones get crafty.
  • Food? Pizza. Easy enough.
She also wrote and framed a letter to her son where she recapped all the amazing things that happened to him over the past year. So sweet.

For full details on how to create a Lego party for under fifty bucks and links to more resources, check out Amy's post.

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Comments 1-6 of 6
  • Mimi-pz's Avatar
    Posted by Mimi-pz Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:09pm PDT

    Great idea!

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  • Art K's Avatar
    Posted by Art K Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:59pm PDT

    Cool!

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  • 7Cs's Avatar
    Posted by 7Cs Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:33pm PDT

    Very clever. I wonder if my 10 year old (I mean soon to be 11) would still like this idea. Sounds good to do without the birthday!

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  • leelynetta's Avatar
    Posted by leelynetta Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:00am PDT

    very creative I have an 11yr soon to ber 12 lego nut who wants one

    thanks for the idea.

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  • cleverparties.com's Avatar
    Posted by cleverparties.com Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:49pm PDT

    Very creative idea, I especially like the clever cake.

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  • siddney s's Avatar
    Posted by siddney s Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:04pm PDT

    This sounds made up. Legos alone are so expensive, but I like the cake!

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