[katengrace]

Originally Posted by umphreysmommy Maybe you should have a family party then. Having just family and something low key is probably just as expensive as going to a pottery painting place or the zoo. You don't have to go nuts.

We've done this some years, but we have a large family so once you buy food and decorations it's too much. We usually just give the kids a choice what they want to do. They usually choose to do something fun.