Are you looking for nice ways to acknowledge a friend of co-workers birthday without spending much cash? You’ll love these 16 Cheap or Free Ways to Celebrate a Friend or Co-Workers Birthday!
It’s the thought and a cake that counts
It’s so sweet to be remembered on your birthday by friends and co-workers. Little surprises make a day special and there are many ways to show a friend that you appreciate them… but without spending a lot of $$$!
I’ve made a list of 16 cheap or free ways to celebrate a friend or co-workers birthday that are fun and would be appreciated.
Number one on the list… give a card! I know, so obvious. But I have a big hint for you: check out the Hallmark $.47 and $.97 cards at Walmart.
16 Cheap or Free Ways to Celebrate a Friend or Co-Workers Birthday… Continued
Here are 15 more fun birthday celebrating ideas that are simple and frugal:
- Buy a $1 mug and fill it with candy.
- Bring donuts, bagels, or muffins to work in the morning. Because that is always an awesome surprise!
- Host a birthday potluck at work and ask everyone to bring a snack. You could actually do this monthly to cover everyone’s birthdays.
- Stop by with their favorite soda or coffee.
- Buy a small bunch of inexpensive flowers, trim them short, place them in water in a coffee mug and leave them on your co-workers desk.
- Buy a $1 mug and make a mug cake in a microwave and deliver it fresh to your co-worker.
- Pick up a $1 box of your friends favorite candy at Walmart (I always see them in big bins at the front of the store).
- Bake a cake from scratch.
- Go out to dinner with a group of friends and everyone can chip in to cover the birthday friends dinner.
- Buy your friend/co-worker a pack of their favorite pens and leave them on their desk with a happy birthday note.
- Draw or paint a picture (if you’re good at that kind of thing!).
- Decorate your co-workers desk with crepe paper and balloons before they arrive to work.
- Gift a $5 coffee shop or fast food restaurant gift card.
- Buy a big, cheap bowl and fill it with bags of microwave popcorn, some candy, and a free movie rental code.
- Start a silly tradition, such as the birthday person gets to be king/queen for the day and wear a crown and carry a scepter.
What nice things have your friends and co-workers done for you for your birthday? Tell us in the comments below!
HungryForGod (Andi) says
July 8, 2015 at 9:20 ami love things that are free and/or cheap (and all the greeting card deals at CVS, of course 😀 )
Lindsey @ SongbirdandaNerd.com says
July 8, 2015 at 2:13 pmLove this list because this is such a funny/awkward thing with people you know but don't want to spend a ton of money on. Thanks for sharing!
Maria Hass says
July 8, 2015 at 4:08 pmI always go to the Bible book store and try to get something thoughtful from there. They usually have a discount bin and you can find really touching stuff for about $5 or less!
Brandi Davis says
July 9, 2015 at 11:35 pmThis is a great list. It will be very handy for my church's "Secret Sister" fellowship. We send encouragement and small gifts to each other anonymously.
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
July 10, 2015 at 12:35 amI love how easy it is to make someone smile by buying them a card or thoughtful gift, no matter your budget! #client
Sarah Ann says
July 10, 2015 at 12:06 pmAdorable! I love birthdays and to shower those I love with gifts. Great suggestions!
Deepanshi says
December 27, 2016 at 7:34 amThanks for the wonderful Ideas.
I found one Yt video one cam also do this for their friends
Rahul dutta says
October 28, 2018 at 6:08 amI love it.
ray says
November 14, 2018 at 10:15 pmThose suggestions may apply for certain culture groups only. In my culture, the birthday person should bring food for friends or co-workers. It is not appropriate to ask people to bring something for our own birthday. It should be the other away around.