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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I go all out on my birthday parties, but they're DIY. Intricate games, scavenger hunts, crafts. They typically run me $250-400. I hold them in my huge, open basement, bake my own cakes and have tons of food that I make. I actually think it's a better party room than any place I've ever been to (those bounce house places I mean). [b]I have hired babysitters to help me run different stations. 
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It takes me a while to cook and set up, but I enjoy that stuff a lot, so it doesn't bother me.

My kids have enjoyed attending birthday parties at home or parks a lot. I disagree that you don't need activities though. I think you should always have at least 3 organized activities with a party (musical chairs, pinata, pin the tail on the donkey, craft, relay race). It gives a bit more structure to the whole event while still leaving time for free play.[/quote]

You must be paying the babysitters shit, huh? Two babysitters for let's say ... two hours each, at $20 each is $80 without tipping them. So you're spending $170 on all the food, decor, crafts, and supplies and that's enough?  How many kids are your kids having at these parties, three? [/quote]

Different poster - I pay 2 high school girls in my neighborhood $50 each for 3-4 hours to help with set up, assemble goody bags, pass out pizza, and clean up. They love doing it and asked me to tell my friends they would do other people’s parties. It’d easier than babysitting and their normal rate for that is $15/hr[/quote]

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