We nearly threw money at my son's birthday. I booked a boat to Monkey Beach (if you couldn't tell from my name we live in Malaysia). The party of 7 boys could've fished and played on the beach. The captain and his first mate would cook a full meal. Done and done right? Sure, but when I booked it the rates had gone up and it alone would bust our budget for the b-day. DH and I both felt uncomfortable in violating our mustachian pledge. We cancelled.
Now we're having the party at a local park. We're going to do a treasure hunt. That's where our ideas have dried up. What to have them find? What will be the prizes? IDK!
Here's what I do know: every one of these boys is into minecraft. So, I'm going to bake a creeper or enderman cake. I may make some minecraft cookies too.
We have about a $100 budget. One consideration is that we can't hide food (e.g. minecraft cookies in ziplocs or even lollipops) because monkeys are everywhere and they are quick and sneaky! We'll continue looking online for ideas, but I thought I'd ask here too - since you all have more experience with doing awesome stuff frugally.
At first DH and I were energized by the idea of being creative. But now we're feeling a little lost. Any ideas?