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Birthday Party Invitations

Cute, fun, and festive invitations to make (or buy cheap!) for a kids' party

By , About.com Guide

Sending out birthday party invitations for your child’s next celebration doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. And since you know you’ll have expenses such as food, beverages, decorations, and possibly even entertainment, it’s a good idea to save as much as possible on things you can make such as birthday party invitations. Bonus: You and your child will have fun creating these birthday party invitations together. And by making your own, you can have exactly the design that your child wants for his party!

Here are some great ideas for fun, festive, and best of all, easy birthday party invitations you can make or buy.

1. How to Make a Collage Birthday Party Invitation

Megan Cooley
Check out this lovely DIY birthday party invitation from About.com’s Guide to Kids’ Parties & Celebrations. Just follow these easy step-by-step instructions to create this design, or come up with something of your own!

2. Free Printable Birthday Party Invitations

Sherri Osborn
These cute ideas for printable birthday party invitations are from About.com’s Guide to Family Crafts. Choose from classic party themes such as cupcakes and balloons -- whichever your grade-schooler thinks are the best birthday party invitations for her bash.

3. More Free Printable Birthday Party Invitations

Denise Witmer
Here’s another batch of fun birthday party invitations to print. These are from About.com’s Guide to Parenting Teens. Choose from these designs or create your own. Making your own birthday party invitations is easy, fun, and last but not least, a great way to save money.

4. Printable Birthday Party Invitations from Family Fun

Check out these choices for cute and festive printable birthday party invitations from Family Fun. They’re colorful and fun -- just perfect for kids’ birthday party invitations.

5. Birthday Party Invitations to Buy: Tiny Prints

If saving time is more of an issue than saving a few dollars on birthday party invitations, check out Tiny Prints. They offer a large selection of birthday party themes (cars and trucks, princesses, superheroes, etc.), and you can customize the cards by choosing the color you want and adding photos. Many selections are under $1.50 a card so you don’t have to blow your entire party budget on birthday party invitations.

6. Birthday Party Invitations to Buy: Shutterfly

Another site that offers custom-made birthday party invitations for about the same price is Shutterfly. They have a wide array of choices for birthday party invitations for kids of all ages and styles.

7. A Fun Collage Birthday Invitation Kids Can Make

Katherine Lee

Making a personalized birthday invitation for a party is a fun project for kids. Grade-schoolers can work with you to come up with a design for the card, pick out colorful images, and cut out pictures. Creating birthday invitation cards lets kids express their artistic side and can save money to boot!

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