Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Happy Birthday Mia!

My 100th post is dedicated to our little Mia. This weekend Mia turned 1! She had a party at her MDO on Friday and then the party at our house on Saturday. Her party was barnyard themed. I happened to have a red and white checked table cloth. We decorated the table with one of our presents to her, which was a Little People barnyard set. In true frugal form, I conducted the entire party from home made invitations to the cake and refreshments for $15.

This was how I did it:
Cake Mix & Frostings- Free after coupons at our local Homeland grocery
Chips- Free after coupons at Homeland (bought 2 bags)
Queso- Already had ground beef and rotel stored, used coupons for cheese (came out to be a $1)
Salsa- Free after coupons at Homeland
Cupcake holders- ($1) --had no coupons
Cow Print balloons, red balloons, giant cow balloon, and 1st birthday cake hat (Used 40% off coupon on total purchase for Party Galaxy--mailer coupon)--total purchase $6
Card Stock, envelopes, felt- (40% off total purchase coupon for craft store- mailer coupon)- total purchase- $7


She was a bit overwhelmed by the mountains of gifts. Her favorites included the floppy dog that plays music, a spin & say, school bus, a musical caterpillar and a pink cell phone.
The cupcakes were a BIG hit!
After the party was over, she 'mooed' at us and the balloons for a while.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi,



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Toys under $30

My Real Digital Camera ($29.99)
Mega Bloks® CAT® Workbench Tub, Ages 1 and up ($29.99)
Dress-Up Trunk with Accessories, Ages 3 and up ($29.99)
Kawasaki® Music Platinum Series 49-Keyboard with Stand, Ages 5 and up ($26.99)
Fisher-Price® Little People® Music Parade or Time-to-Learn™ Ride-on Toys, Ages 1-3 ($27.99)


Toys under $20

Disney® Princess Cool-Bake Magic Oven with Bonus Pans, Ages 3 and up ($19.99)
Hyper Jump™, Ages 6 and up ($19.79)
Pre-school Classics Radio Control GM® Muscle Cars, Ages 3 and up ($17.99)
Play-Doh® Activity World™, Ages 3 and up ($17.99)
Bakugan® Battle Brawlers Battle Pack, Ages 5 and up ($17.99)


Toys under $10

Assorted Travel Games, Ages 7 and up ($9.99)
Licensed Character Sno Speedsters, Ages 3 and up ($9.99)
Hall of Fame Classic Toys, 3 pk., Ages 6 and up ($8.99)
Classic Etch a Sketch® Collector’s Edition, Ages 4 and up ($8.99)
Tonka® Real Rugged™ Construction Vehicles, Ages 3 and up ($8.99)


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Best,

Jackie