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I'm looking to host a 3-person birthday party in the form of a luau--for an 11 year old, a 13 year old, and a 34 year old. We have a lake house rented, which sets the scene, but I can't afford all the authentic Hawaiian food or Hula dancers. Any ideas or help would be appreciated!
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There's an inexpensive way to throw any kind of party as far as I'm concerned - you just need to be creative with what you have or the amount you want to spend.
Think of the decorations - you can get great discounted decorations for theme parties all the time at party shops or discount stores. Napkins, party plates and glasses and even hula skirts and tiki poles (I just saw all of this really inexpensive at Big Lots, a local close out store).
Drinks - (you can make Hawaiian punch if you want, Haha) Some inexpensive ways I have done this is just get tropical mixers from your local grocery and make them "virgin" drinks. They taste great, have no alcohol and are usually some brilliant sort of color.
Food - making an Hawaiian party for an 11 and 13 year old can be tricky at times...how authentic do you want to make the food? If you want to make a true Hawaiian Luau food, you can do a traditional kahlua pork dish, but instead of cooking it in the ground you can slow braise it in your oven. Try some Hawaiian shrimp, fish or chicken - or even a hawaiian pizza with pineapple and ham. It just depends on how picky they are.
For a kicker, I bought an old Don Ho (Hawaiian singer) album at a half price books and record store - it was great.
Have fun!
There's an inexpensive way to throw any kind of party as far as I'm concerned - you just need to be creative with what you have or the amount you want to spend.
Think of the decorations - you can get great discounted decorations for theme parties all the time at party shops or discount stores. Napkins, party plates and glasses and even hula skirts and tiki poles (I just saw all of this really inexpensive at Big Lots, a local close out store).
Drinks - (you can make Hawaiian punch if you want, Haha) Some inexpensive ways I have done this is just get tropical mixers from your local grocery and make them "virgin" drinks. They taste great, have no alcohol and are usually some brilliant sort of color.
Food - making an Hawaiian party for an 11 and 13 year old can be tricky at times...how authentic do you want to make the food? If you want to make a true Hawaiian Luau food, you can do a traditional kahlua pork dish, but instead of cooking it in the ground you can slow braise it in your oven. Try some Hawaiian shrimp, fish or chicken - or even a hawaiian pizza with pineapple and ham. It just depends on how picky they are.
For a kicker, I bought an old Don Ho (Hawaiian singer) album at a half price books and record store - it was great.
Have fun!
What can I do to save money and to save the Environment at the same time?
Juleette
I have already bought environmentally friends AC units and other things for the home, I recycle newspapers, clear glass bottles and aluminum cans. Those things are recycled in my area.
As a home owner I tend to look at the price tag and also ways to save money. I even tend to buy degradable trans-bags to help the garbage in my area since the bags I have used will take 1,000 of years to degrade due to the plastic used.
I make sure the lights are off when I leave and I have the temperature at a setting I can handle. What else can I do to save money and the environment at the same time. Am I missing something?
We currently don't have a recycling company to pick up anything but clear plastic at this time.
I am located in Kansas-
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I recycle everything possible! My old roommate taught me how to recycle, and then she taught me how to reuse everything. My next door neighbor finally asked me how I manage to hardly ever use my trash can, and I told her that I do this:
1.) If it is recycleable, it never goes in the garbage at my house. I recycle everything, and I get a $7 discount on my monthly garbage fees for doing it.
2.) If I can reuse it, I always do.
* Jars with lids are used for holding nuts, bolts, screws, nails, garden seeds, drinking "glasses", "watering containers", "vases" or to hold pet or human dry food so that mice and other pests cant get in it.
* Newspapers line my birds cages and are then composted with the poo. Newspapers are also torn up and used as bedding for my elderly rat.
* Plastic containers with lids are used as "tupperware". I wash my ziplock bags and reuse them, and even plastic utensils.
* Grocery bags are re-used for trash bags or recycling containers, which I then never have to buy, and often used as poop pick up bags for walking the dog. I also use them to put food inside, twist close and use as "freezer bags".
3.) If it can be composted, I compost it: coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells, vegetable and fruit scraps, weeds, garden waste, bird cage papers, rat and rabbit "litter" - anything organic goes into the compost bin that I built out of 5 discarded wooden pallets.
4.) If I dont want it, but it can still be used, I wash it and give it away. This goes for clothing, furniture, dishes, toys and everything else I own that can be re-used. I post free things on www.craigslist.com because someone else always needs them.
5.) I don't buy a lot of excessive "things". When I buy clothing or other items used, then I save money and save them from the landfill. I therefore don't end up with a lot of packaging materials in my home. Almost all of my furniture is used, much of it I've personally refinished / painted, or "dumpster dived" from the alleyway, or received from other people. I'm only directly responsible for a couple pieces of furniture, like my mattress.
6.) I feed my vegetable and bread scraps (as species appropriate) as treats to my rabbits, bird, rat and dog. They all love fresh food that will go bad before I'll eat it, and they can often digest things that human can't.
I recycle everything possible! My old roommate taught me how to recycle, and then she taught me how to reuse everything. My next door neighbor finally asked me how I manage to hardly ever use my trash can, and I told her that I do this:
1.) If it is recycleable, it never goes in the garbage at my house. I recycle everything, and I get a $7 discount on my monthly garbage fees for doing it.
2.) If I can reuse it, I always do.
* Jars with lids are used for holding nuts, bolts, screws, nails, garden seeds, drinking "glasses", "watering containers", "vases" or to hold pet or human dry food so that mice and other pests cant get in it.
* Newspapers line my birds cages and are then composted with the poo. Newspapers are also torn up and used as bedding for my elderly rat.
* Plastic containers with lids are used as "tupperware". I wash my ziplock bags and reuse them, and even plastic utensils.
* Grocery bags are re-used for trash bags or recycling containers, which I then never have to buy, and often used as poop pick up bags for walking the dog. I also use them to put food inside, twist close and use as "freezer bags".
3.) If it can be composted, I compost it: coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells, vegetable and fruit scraps, weeds, garden waste, bird cage papers, rat and rabbit "litter" - anything organic goes into the compost bin that I built out of 5 discarded wooden pallets.
4.) If I dont want it, but it can still be used, I wash it and give it away. This goes for clothing, furniture, dishes, toys and everything else I own that can be re-used. I post free things on www.craigslist.com because someone else always needs them.
5.) I don't buy a lot of excessive "things". When I buy clothing or other items used, then I save money and save them from the landfill. I therefore don't end up with a lot of packaging materials in my home. Almost all of my furniture is used, much of it I've personally refinished / painted, or "dumpster dived" from the alleyway, or received from other people. I'm only directly responsible for a couple pieces of furniture, like my mattress.
6.) I feed my vegetable and bread scraps (as species appropriate) as treats to my rabbits, bird, rat and dog. They all love fresh food that will go bad before I'll eat it, and they can often digest things that human can't.
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