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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$0 - gather at the very nice park down the street, where there is play equipment.  Plan for a few party games as well (races, pin the tail on the donkey). 
$20 - paper plates, cups, napkins.  I use old table cloths from home.  No need for hanging decorations,

$5=10 - cake, made by me
$25-$50, depending on how all-out I want to go - sandwiches, made by me; chips; cut-up fruit and assorted snacks.

Birthday presents from us will be another $50 or so.

You do have choices, OP.[/quote]

Unless you are using a box mix and canned frosting it costs more than 5-10 bucks to make a cake. Butter is 4-8 bucks a pound depending what brand you use. It takes me at least 2-3 pounds for the cake and icing.

And that doesn't count the cost of your time, etc. [/quote]

I was just about to call BS on this, too. I always make my kids' cakes, and even a relatively "cheap" from scratch cake is going to be $$ because you need things like butter, eggs, oil, cocoa or chocolate, etc.

Sure, a box mix is cheaper, but I would rather spend a little more (like $25) making a really good homemade cake than using a $2 box mix. For which you'll need eggs and oil and stuff anyway, so even a freaking box mix would be way more than $5![/quote]

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