Protect Yourself From The Credit Crunch .......

We have researched and found that when times are hard hiring a bouncy castle to celebrate a birthday or any other special occasion, is still cheaper for people than the average party at an indoor play center or a trip to the cinemas or local kart track!

The results showed that the party that was the cheapest was Party A

PARTY A - Garden Party with a Bouncy Castle

A Garden Party with a Bouncy Castle hired in. The costs were as follows.

1 x bouncy castle hire & free printable party invitations & Thank you letters = £60.00.

A small finger buffet was supplied as purchased from a well-known supermarket, as follows:-

• 50 Pack of sausages rolls = £1.49
• 2 White loafs = 90p
• Jar of Strawberry Jam = 39p
• Pack of cheese = £1.30
• 12 pack of crisps = 51p
• Value Juice = 54p
• Jelly = 28p
• Value box of party cakes = 48p
• Jug of water = nil
• Total for buffet = £5.89

TOTAL COST OF PARTY A = £65.89

Some quotes from parents on the Party;
"Fun for the whole family to join in"
"Cheaper than any other type of kids party"
"Great for getting the kids bouncing around and exercising - they didn't have to sit still for any length of time"
"Very good that hall hire is cheap and if the forecast was poor we could have the party indoors for just a bit more money"

PARTY B - A Cinema trip Birthday Party

Average cinema tickets for 12 children and one adult supervising = £77.40
Drink and popcorn per child = £3.50 each = £42.00
Pizza later = £83.88

TOTAL COST OF PARTY B = £203.28

Some quotes from parents on the Party:
"My daughter got bored half way through and was climbing over the chairs because she lost interest"
"Expensive and the children don't get to play together, my eldest liked the film"
"My son was afraid of the bad guy in the movie and spent the whole time on my lap, my legs are aching now"

PARTY C - An Indoor Play Center Party

12 x £8.99 per child entry to the indoor soft play area

TOTAL COST OF PARTY C = £107.88 - this price is without party food or drinks!

Some quotes from parents on the Party:
"Would have preferred it if the party wasn't so noisy, it was very busy in there "
"I was a little anxious over the security issues, as the doors were open to let cool air in, and as it is open to the public anyone could walk in"

PARTY D - A Go Karting Party

Maximum of 10 Children @ £24.99 each - 2 x 10 minute sessions. = £249.90
Food Per Child = £3.50 each = £35.00

TOTAL COST OF PARTY D = £253.40

Some quotes from parents on the Party:
"The heavy rain made the track very muddy so the children didn't get as many laps as they should have done"
"I was concerned about the safety issues with some of the boys driving very fast"
"Some of the children crashed on the 3rd bend a few times, so they lost racing time whilst they sorted them out"
"There was no entry for ages under 10 or 1.4 Meters tall"