For my daughter Ryan's 2nd Flamingo Birthday Party, I wanted to have a party that was bright and cheery and fit with a summer theme since her birthday is in July. I sew for my Etsy shop, The Dandelion Lane and I came across this beautiful blue and pink flamingo fabric and from the inspiration for her flamingo party was born. I handmade all of the desserts including the flamingo cookies and cupcakes and also made the flamingo pennant banner and her party outfit. I used fresh flowers to decorate my tables which is a cheap and easy way to decorate and it looks great. I also bough a bunch of flamingo lawn ornaments for decor outside. We passed out blue and pink cotton candy as party favors which was also a huge hit.
I wanted something for the kids to be able to do outside and blow up baby pools and sprinklers were perfect for their age. They were thoroughly entertained for the entire afternoon.
My advice would just be to not be afraid to do things yourself. You can throw a great party without spending too much money by baking your own cake/cupcakes/cookies and decorating with things like flowers!