Birthday in a Flat-Rate Box

Hey everybody! I hope you are enjoying birthday week as much as we are! I am a celebrator by nature, so I like to make as big a deal as possible about things like birthdays without breaking the bank. Sometimes this can be tricky, but I've found that most people just like to be remembered. Making an effort is what really makes people feel special. A couple years ago we moved away from "home" and so we typically aren't there to celebrate the birthdays of most of our loved ones and close friends. When it comes to gifts for our parents we have become super boring and we are always sending amazon gift cards (because they are so easy and who wouldn't want that?) but we haven't really done anything special for anyone else and I've been feeling left out from all the excitement!

The problem with mailing gifts is that we typically don't have much money in the budget to buy gifts at all, let alone mail them after we've bought them. Then, I was at the post office the other day and I was struck with a genius idea. Why not buy the smallest flat rate box and just fit as much birthday cheer into it as possible? Like Sarah, I hoard party supplies, so I knew I wouldn't have to buy much (if anything) to make this come together.

Here is what I included in my box:

-balloons

-chocolate bar tied with a fun ribbon

-sparklers

-skinny sparkler candles

-fun paper straws

-festive birthday garland

-cold stone gift card

The flat rate box that I bought ships for $5.80. Fill your box with whatever you have on hand that is fun and festive. You can make confetti using a hole punch and colored paper, make a banner using the same colored paper, have your kids draw pictures... whatever! I threw a gift card in mind because we have like three ten dollar cold stone gift cards right now, but even without it who wouldn't smile getting this in the mail? Most everything else in this picture was found in the Walmart or Target party aisles on clearance at one point or another for less than $1.00.

How fun would this be to open up?! Hope you have fun spreading some birthday cheer!

xoxo,

Have you been entering our birthday giveaways? So far we're giving away a $50 Albion Fit Gift Card a Mom + Daughter Matching Flirty Aprons set and a box full of our favorite things! That's not even all, either! We've got four more for you this week, so make sure you're following us to see what else we have in store!

Also, make sure you check out our other fun birthday themed posts so far this week: DIY Party Animals, Death by Chocolate Cake and Popcorn Topping Bar!