Help with ideas please that will not empty my wallet.Our soon to be 16 year old DD wants alot of kids boys and girls over for a party. Our little ole ranch will not hold alot of kids. I have been researching rental houses in Va. Beach/Sandbridge and they are 3 night min. I really don't need 3 nights plus pretty costly. They would be nice, most have hot tubs, pool tables just really nice. Anyway any others creative ideas out there??!!

How about a hotel and pool party instead?

Can you rent a hottub? We have done that in the past for about $200. We don't have close neighbors, so we put it in the yard, food and music on the deck, lots of party lights strung around. We have also done a bonfire (again, if you are not right in town!) Lots of fun!!!

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Can you rent a fire hall, church hall or social club? Think inexpensive wedding reception.

For food.....most hoagie/sub shops around here offer 6ft party subs for around 60.00. I'm lucky enough to have 2 shops that offer their regular hoagies, which are 14 in long, for about 6.00. I order 6 or 7 of those for 20 to 30 people, (you may need more), more than 6 ft and cheaper, and cut them each in to 8 pieces. Some hamb BBQ, potato, macaroni and pasta salad. Some nachos/chips and salsa, pretzels and chips and voila, a party that doesn't cost a fortune.

Until you add the DJ. Which is easily handled by renting a karaoke machine or giving one of the kids DJ duty.

You could rent a big TV from Rent-A-Center (or the hall might have one) and hook up a Wii or whatever.

Good luck!

Almost forgot....Super Walmart has huge hoagies really cheap!

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How about the hotels down on Atlantic Ave. They are very cheap this time of year. We have a Cottage at North Landing Beach that will hold 8 people (one must be an adult) for $142 a night (I think that's the current price, I work there over the summer). North Landing is near the VA/NC border.

Walmart has a huge sub for less than 13.xx. We order it every year for the Super Bowl and its huge. It comes all the way.

HTH

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