| I know it is hard to believe, but your baby girl is | | | | and that times are hard. I am not telling you to go |
| about to turn 16. It only seems like yesterday that | | | | out and spend her college fund. I am just saying to |
| she took her first steps. Only a moment ago she | | | | look around for better deals instead of settling for |
| was asking for her sippy-cup and now she is about | | | | the cheapest thing you see. She will only be sixteen |
| to ask for the car keys. However, she is still your | | | | once. You want to make it as special as possible. |
| little girl. That will never change. Sixteen is a very | | | | Look for companies that sell at wholesale prices. You |
| exciting time for a young girl. Her sixteenth birthday | | | | may be surprised at what you can afford. Set your |
| may be the most exciting of her life. Believe it or | | | | budget and stick to it. Just don't assume that |
| not, the princess party theme is still one of the most | | | | something won't fit your budget. With anything that |
| popular and versatile themes. Here are a few things | | | | you buy in bulk, think wholesale even with higher end |
| to consider when you are planning for this special | | | | items like ostrich feathers and vases. |
| birthday. | | | | 3. Rent a limousine - Get a limousine to drive her |
| 1. Remember that she is 16, not 6 - Even though | | | | around and pick up a few of her closest friends. Tell |
| your little girl is probably too old to be interested in | | | | her not to tell her friends about it, but to simply tell |
| Disney princess movies, she still probably likes to be | | | | them that her parents will pick them up. They will be |
| treated like a princess. No girl is too old for a princess | | | | so surprised when the limo pulls up at their front |
| theme. Everyone loves to be pampered and treated | | | | door. She will impress her friends and you will impress |
| like royalty. However, don't do the decorations as if | | | | her. She will never forget it. |
| she were in kindergarten. Instead think about how a | | | | 4. Bring in a dance instructor - Most dance instructors |
| teenage princess would like to be treated. Go | | | | can teach a wide variety of styles from ballroom to |
| extravagant with the decorations. Think ballroom and | | | | hip-hop. Go with whatever your daughter and her |
| palaces not Oriental Trading Company when you | | | | friends are into. This will kill several birds with one |
| decorate. Think about pink ostrich feather | | | | stone. First of all, everyone will have fun and think |
| centerpieces, not cheap plastic tiaras. She wants to | | | | that it is a great idea. Also, the kids who don't know |
| be treated as if she were grown up, not like a little | | | | how to dance can learn along with everyone else. |
| girl. | | | | Finally, it will be chaperoned dancing and the kids |
| 2. Don't be too cheap on the decorations - Don't get | | | | won't even notice that it is chaperoned. |
| me wrong here. I know that we are in a recession | | | | |