Facebook-f Instagram Telegram Pinterest Youtube Twitter Shopping-cart

saving, giving, LIVING abundantly

You are here: Home / Penny Pinched DIY Projects / Teenage Birthday Party Ideas

Teenage Birthday Party Ideas

by 22 Comments


This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.
2024 Work Planner

FREE WORK PLANNER
SAMPLE!

 

 

My son turned 13 a few weeks ago {gasp!} which means I'm officially old enough to be the mom of a teenager.

 

Ugh.

 

However, he's still not all that old to me (sorry kiddo), so we had to throw him a party. I searched “teenager birthday party ideas” on Pinterest and Google, and literally came up with nothing, so here's what we decided to do.

 

  • Ate pizza (easy)
  • Ordered a cookie cake (he was so excited . . . that was our splurge this year!)
  • Played football (my husband told them they could play tackle football. I had to go inside because I was slightly nauseated while watching them just waiting for an injury. Football is not for this timid momma!)
  • Made cute gift bags.
That's it. 

 

so unexciting.

 

But, since this is the TWENTY-NINTH birthday I've put on for these kids of mine, he seemed just fine with it. 😉

 

 

 

We did make some really fun “treat bags” . . . even though I'm not sure it's still cool to send goody bags home with your kids? Here's what we included:
  • Coca Cola Bottles (we looked everywhere for those things, but finally found them at Kroger thanks to help from a few PPP'ers on Facebook!  Our first goal was to find RC Colas, but I finally gave up on those. .  .)
  • Moon Pies (Cracker Barrel sells them)
  • Big League Chew and Sunflower Seeds (from The Dollar Tree)
  • Buffalo Bills Beef Jerky (it comes in cans and apparently kids loved it ~ you can also find it at local gas stations but the Amazon price was cheaper)
  • blue rope to tie the bags from the Dollar Tree (I asked my son if he'd let me Cricut some cute name tags, but he said that would clearly make me a dork)

 

Do you still host birthday parties for your older children?  I'm thinking my kids will want them until they get married, and for right now I'm okay with it. I would love to know what other suggestions you have for “gift bags” and at what age you think they're just too old for  them! (And I know they're not necessary, I think I just have way too much fun putting them together . . .)

 

If you're looking for girls birthday party ideas, you see what we did for my girls' birthdays this year HERE and HERE.

 

I'd love for you to join me over on Pinterest (I love that place!) See previous Friday Fluff Up projects and ideas . . . and Happy Fluffing!