:: Party Time - ava's halloween party

So, I decided I wanted Ava's Halloween Party to be simple.

I know. I know.

You're dissappointed that I didn't make halloween aprons for all of the kiddos, huh.

{yes, I'm mocking myself}

Anyway, it would be a Halloween breakfast.

I was gonna make pancakes, but that was just stressing me out.

Crazy, huh. Pancakes = stress?

Who knew?

So I just decided to go with a good 'ole fall treat.

Donuts and apple juice.

Yum.

And some yogurt and fruit was also available.

We don't have a ton of money to spend on our parties,

so I try to make do with what we have, find it on clearance, or make it myself.

And guess what? It actually works.

So, I thought I'd give you a run down:

invitations - free (made on picnik.com)

food - total of about $10-$12 (with a ton left over)

black sheets (used as a tablecloth) - bought awhile ago to be used as a photography background (. . . never slept on)

cheesecloth (on top of sheet) - bought awhile ago as a photography prop (comes in packages of 1 or 2 and are cheap)

black cakestands - made a few years ago with thrifted candlesticks and thrifted plates

napkins and plates - bought on clearance for $0.50 a pack

paper pinwheels - seen these all over and decided to do my own little version out of newspaper and cupcake liners I already had (to go with the grey/orange theme of course)

ikea glasses - I've used these for almost all of my parties cause if one breaks, it's not a big deal ($1.50 for 6 of them - - I even let the kids use them . . . while the parents are usually silently freaking out - I try to have sippy cups available though)

paper straws - found a good deal on them awhile back in grey, turquoise, pink and red (so, I try to plan my parties with at least one of those colors so I can use them - weird? possibly.)

witches cauldron and goodie baggies - found in the past years' after Halloween sale so they were super cheap

So there you go.

Who said parties had to be expensive?!

I know mine aren't.

But they're still enjoyed.

And that's all that matters.

Here's a picture of the girls before the party.

Reese's costume isn't finished so she wore this cute halloween-y outfit.

{Ava was trying to keep her still so we wouldn't have a blurry picture - -

love my photog assistant}

Did you have a Halloween party?

I'll be linking to these parties here.