Beat The
Credit
Crunch!
We have
found that when times are hard hiring a bouncy
castle from Rascals Castles to celebrate a birthday
or any other special occasion, is cheaper than the
average party at an indoor play centre, a trip to
the cinemas or local kart track!
PARTY A - A Garden Party with a Bouncy Castle
The results showed that the cheapest party was Party
A
A
Garden Party with a Bouncy Castle hired from Rascals
Castles.
The costs were as follows. 1 x bouncy castle hire =
£50.00.
A
small finger buffet was supplied as purchased from a
well-known supermarket, as follows:-
-
50 Pack of sausages rolls = £1.49
-
2 White loafs = 90p
-
Jar of Strawberry Jam = 39p
-
Pack of cheese = £1.30
-
12 pack of crisps = 51p
-
Value Juice = 54p
-
Jelly = 28p
-
Value box of party cakes = 48p
-
Jug of water = nil
-
Total for buffet = £5.89
TOTAL COST OF PARTY A = £55.89
Some
quotes from parents on the Party;
"Fun for the whole family to join in"
"Cheaper than any other type of kids party"
"Great for getting the kids bouncing around and
exercising - they didn't have to sit still for any
length of time"
"Very good that hall hire is cheap and if the
forecast was poor we could have the party indoors
for just a bit more money"
Party B - Indoor Bouncy Castle Hire (Village Hall)
Same as
above plus cost of hiring a hall which is usually
around £25 for a few hours, although there a few
around which are free to hire.
PARTY C - A Cinema trip Birthday Party
Average cinema tickets for 12 children and one adult
supervising = £60
Drink and popcorn per child = £3.50 each = £42.00
Pizza later = £83.88
TOTAL COST OF PARTY B = £203.88
Some
quotes from parents on the Party:
"My daughter got bored half way through and was
climbing over the chairs because she lost interest"
"Expensive and the children don't get to play
together, my eldest liked the film"
"My son was afraid of the bad guy in the movie and
spent the whole time on my lap, my legs are aching
now"
PARTY D - An Indoor Play Centre Party
12 x
£8.99 per child entry to the indoor soft play area
TOTAL COST OF PARTY C = £107.88 - this price is
without party food
Some
quotes from parents on the Party:
"Would have preferred it if the party wasn't so
noisy, it was very busy in there "
"I was a little anxious over the security issues, as
the doors were open to let cool air in, and as it is
open to the public anyone could walk in or out"
PARTY E - A Go Karting Party
1
hour party without food = £170.00
TOTAL COST OF PARTY D = £170.00 - this price is
without party food
Some
quotes from parents on the Party:
"The heavy rain made the track very muddy so the
children didn't get as many laps as they should have
done"
"I was concerned about the safety issues with some
of the boys driving very fast"
"There was no entry for ages under 4 or over 10"
Research carried out by Pineapple Leisure
