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Mum shares how she managed to throw epic kids bowling party for £7.50 per head & the grub and drinks were included too
We shared the average cost of a kid's party
HAVING kids is expensive, especially when it comes to planning birthdays and parties.
However, one mum shared how she found a bargain deal for bowling, food and drink for just £7.50 per child.
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The savvy parent took to Facebook to rave about the purse-friendly deal that she spotted at Hollywood Bowl.
She said: “Kids Party Bargain!
“Saw that Hollywood Bowl had a deal on for one game of bowling, food (hot dog or burger with fries) and a drink for £7.50, so booked it for my daughters birthday party.”
The mum shared how she had paid £60 for eight kids to attend the birthday party.
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They were able to book the bowling lane for one hour 20 minutes and then they were going to try the games in the arcade.
She added: “My plan is to then give each kid some change to go to the arcade, take a cake and boom! Party for under £100.
“Apparently you get 10 mins per person per game, so that’s why it’s 1hr 20 mins, and looks like not all locations offer it but worth a check.
“In my situation no other parents will be present and so I won’t be paying for additional bowlers.”
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Hundreds of parents have liked her post on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK page.
And many seemed keen to take advantage of the party deal for their own kids.
One said: “Thanks for this. Just booked for my daughters birthday.”
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Another added: “should look at this.”
And a third wrote: “Did this deal for my daughter's birthday last year. She wanted to do bowling anyway so result!”
Hollywood Bowl Group is the UK's largest ten-pin bowling operator, with 66 bowling and five mini-golf centres.
According to a new study from the UK’s leading money-saving brand, Voucher Cloud, has revealed that over two thirds of British parents throw their children a birthday party every single year.
The party and presents spend is almost £500 a year with standard party costs an eye watering £320.50 and parents forking out an average of £175.80 on average on birthday presents.
We shared how a mum-of-13 claims she has been to a 1,000 kids’ birthday parties and thinks they are now over-the-top.
Admin worker Tracy Lewis, 58, from Poole, Dorset, and her husband Pete, 63, are the proud parents to 13 children including: Carly, who is 40 in July, Tracy Junior, 38, Samantha, 37, Charles, 36, Lyndsay, 35, Danielle, 33, Chantelle, 32, Charlotte, 30, Georgia 29, Candice, 27, Shannon 24, Shaznay, 22, and 19-year-old Portia.
Average kid's birthday cost for parents
According to a new study from the UK’s leading money-saving brand, Voucher Cloud, has revealed that over two thirds of British parents throw their children a birthday party every single year - and the costs can be high.
- Average spend on party - £320.50
- Average spend on presents - £175.80
If Tracy and Pete had spent the typical prices for birthdays it would have cost them a staggering £6,500 a year for the entire clan or almost £120,000 for all the children over eighteen years.
She told Fabulous: “People will probably be shocked by this but I’ve never thrown any of my children a birthday party.
“It’s saved our family tens of thousands of pounds over the years.”
Tracy says her children went to “more than 1k birthday parties throughout primary school” so she set present-buying limits.
“I only allowed the kids’ to spend £3 on a present for their friend, which could be anything from sweets to colouring sets or small toys. It’s the thought that counts.”
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Tracy and Pete would always make each child their favourite flavoured birthday cake at home.
They’d then have a family dinner, and celebrate with a roast, a BBQ or a favourite meal.
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