Mcdonalds Birthday Party Package Reservation

With tami's previous birthdays, we have had party in the house. The reason for it was she's too much young to enjoy a kiddie party. Celebrating in the house is so much fun because all of us enjoy the party BUT we still ended up spending a lot of money on food, party favors, cake, giveaways, liquors etc.

I thought this year was an exception, i never planned any party because we're saving for our house. One time, while i was surfing the net my daughter went to me and said, "Mama, i want to have a birthday party in Mcdo with my classmates".... BOOM! Sya na ang nagsabi na gusto na nya ng party. I wouldn't say no to my only kid because i know she will enjoy na this kind of party. Mas ma-aapreciate nya yung birthday nya ngayon.

Since im trying to be a frugal mother now, i decided to let someone host the party. None other than Mcdonalds. hehe. The tipid-mode way of having a birthday party :)

Earlier today, we went to Mcdonalds to pay the reservation fee. The date was reserved to us two weeks ago and only today that we were able to visit the food chain to get the invitations and at the same time talk with the marketing officer regarding the party.

My daughter and hubby

While they were eating their merienda, i was busy naman talking with the marketing officer. At first, my daughter wants a Hello Kitty theme party so i talked with the marketing if its possible to bring our own theme. They allowed us to do so but we still have to choose from their theme. Parang ang pangit naman kung dalawa dba? Buti na lang pumayag ang anak ko to have the Princess theme for her 6th birthday party.

Let me show you the package so you will have an idea of how much it will cost you incase you decided to throw a Mcdonalds party for your kid.

Step 1: Pick a theme P3,000

Mcdonalds offers the following theme: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Disney Princess, Ronald and the Gang and Toy Story Theme.

The party theme includes:

• a gift for the celebrant
• 30 invitation cards
• 30 party name hats
• 30 traymats
• 30 balloons
• 30 giveaways
• game prizes
• character appearance

Step 2:  Pick a Food Package (Minimum of 30 pax)

Party Package 1 (P138.00)

McSpaghetti Happy Meal (with toy), Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Party Package 2 (P153.00)

1pc Chicken McDo with rice Happy Meal (with toy), Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Party Package 3 (P163.00)

McSpaghetti Happy Meal (with toy), Burger McDo, Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Party Package 4 (P160.00)

1pc Chicken McDo with rice, McSpaghetti Value Meal, Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Step 3: Pick your party add-ons 

This is where the part where all your requests or party add-ons will be tackled.

So easy, right?

After talking with the marketing officer, we pay the P3,000 reservation fee for April 14, 2012 birthday party of my daughter. We estimated our guests to be 100pax so we made a 30kids and 70 adults reservation.

For you to have an idea of a Mcdonalds party costs, here's our package. This is computed with a 100 guests (30 kids and 70 adults).

Party package theme                                      P 3,000.00

Kids food (Package 1) P138.00 * 30pax       P 4,140.00

Adults food (Package 4) P160.00 * 70pax       P 11,200.00

                  Total Bill                                        P 18,340.00

Cake is not included in the Package. We were advised that we can bring our own cake so im thinking of having the Red Ribbon cake na lang. However, Mcdonalds will not serve the cake to the guests :(

With the souvenirs, im a bit dissapointed kasi Pencil Case lang daw ang give-aways so i thought of going to Divisoria to buy loots for the giveaways.

Hay, two weeks more. Sana matapos ko lahat to.

                 

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Teaching my Kid to Save

One of the traits that i learned from my parents, grandparents and other relatives is to be patient so when they taught me to save using piggy bank, i learned to wait hanggang sa mapuno yun then the money will go to my bank account or will buy what i want. Would you believe that my very first designer jeans was from my savings?

Short story:

When i was little, i am a Guess Kid... Lahat from tops to jeans etc... When i enter high school, i feel like im old enough for Guess kaya i started buying clothes in Quad (now Glorietta) and my very first designer jeans was a D&G pants that i bought from Linea Italia boutique. It was the exclusive distributor of D&G back then. Tinopak pa ko nun dahil kulang ang pera ko and ayaw dagdagan... But in the end, nabili ko rin :) That's when i started having designer clothes and things...

I also want my daughter to learn on how to save kaya ngayon pa lang tinuturuan ko na.

I requested this Hello Kitty Coinbank during our team christmas party last month and Tami loved it, i think she's motivated to save with her favorite Hello Kitty coinbank. Everytime hubby and i arrived from work, she always ask for some coins and she'll put it in her coinbank.

Last week, i talked to my daughter while she put the coins. Our conversation goes like this:

Me: Pag napuno yan, anong gusto mong gawin natin sa pera mo? Pupunta ulit tayo sa Disneyland?

Tami: Ayoko na sa Disneyland Mama... I want to have birthday party in Mcdo with my classmates.

Me: Ha? I thought you want Disneyland again. Cge mcdo na lang... Pano natin sila invite wala na kayong pasok sa birthday mo.

Tami: Hindi Mama. I asked them sino jo-join sa birthday party ko sa MCDO.


Yun naman pala eh, nag-iinvite na anak ko ng classmates nya ng hindi pa namin alam ang plano nya. Do we have a choice pa ba? Kaloka! January pa lang nag-iinvite na anak ko sa birthday nya na April pa. Kaya pala lahat ng pera nya goes to her coinbank dahil para daw yun sa birthday nya :)

Yesterday, i asked her again about her birthday. I was giving her some choices like sa Jollibee that has Barbie theme and KFC with Spongebob theme which is all her favorite cartoon character but she was consistent with Mcdonalds. I was happy that another trait has developed in her, being consistent.

So the decision has been made. She will be celebrating her 6th birthday in Mcdonalds Las Pinas on April and im currently jotting down all the names of her classmates, relatives on both side of the family especially the kids.

Im posting the things that i need to do for her upcoming birthday:

1. Inquire, choose and reserve the place in Mcdo LasPinas.
2. Collating the names to be invited.
3. Will go to Divisoria to buy Hello Kitty stuff as additional game prizes and for the lootbags.

Will do this after our CDO-Camiguin-Bukidnon trip on February.


Any suggestions pa for her 6th birthday?

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Weekend Merienda...

My daughter has a scheduled merienda and playtime in Mcdonalds Las Pinas thrice a week with some of her classmates and the yayas. They go there after their school. And since weekend is our family day, we always ask tami what she wanted to do, she never get tired of eating Mcdo maybe because she enjoyed playing there.

Last weekend, she requested to go there again, hubby and I accompanied her because we want to attend to her and also have some merienda.

Our typical merienda..

See? She also loves Mcdo aside from Jollibee..

Hubby playing PSP while eating...

Hay naku, bakit kaya ang mga kids hindi nagsasawa sa Mcdo and Jollibee? 

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Breakfast! Breakfast!

Good Morning! Its Sunday and its family day to all of us!

6:00am today Hubby and I walk from house to McDonalds times just to buy breakfast for all of us...

Its his payday and we withdrew his salary and treat everyone in the household with a breakfast from Mcdonalds. As i write this blog, i am munching on my hash brown :)

Have you taken your breakfast?

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