in 2 weeks my son is having his 1st bday party, and the theme is spongebob. the women making the cakes already know to decorate the cakes sbob-ish.but are there any other ways to cheaply throw the party and cut down the decoration costs? the party kit for 24 people is 50 dollars. i am not trying to spend 50 on decorations only.

i have already decided that i can use plain yellow plates for 1.75 for 20 plates instead of the sbob plates that are 3 something for 12 plates.

are there any other ways to cut decorations down?