Mom spent almost $5K on her 5-year-olds birthday party: I wanted to give her a big day

It’s her party and she’ll spend what she wants to.A UK woman spent almost $5,000 on her daughter’s birthday party.In today’s economy, it’s no surprise that something as routine as throwing a 5-year-old a birthday party can be expensive.

And while there are ways to do it on a budget — Charlotte Boscic seemed to have done the opposite for her little girl.Being a professional party planner, Boscic did not hold back when it came to organizing her little girl Layla’s lavish birthday party last summer — and for good reason.“Layla has autism as well as verbal dyspraxia and struggles with speaking,” Boscic told the Times.“For her fifth birthday, I wanted to give her a big day as she’d overcome so much during the year.”The 30-year-old mom made the birthday party one that Layla would never forget.

The big bash was complete with entertainers, a dance floor, food trucks, a ball pit, a bouncy castle and party greeters wearing candy-colored ensembles, according to the Times.And from the sounds of it, the party wasn’t small by any means.“I’ve always been a ‘no child left out’ mum, so I invited around 60 to 70 kids,” she told the Times.The exact total cost for the party was $4,740.40 — which supposedly included presents for the birthday girl.

While Boscic’s party bill might cause some people’s jaws to drop — she doesn’t seem too extreme compared to some parents who send out a gift registry for their childrens’ birthday parties.One annoyed mom shared with the Daily Mail how she received invites for kids’ birthday parties that had a QR code for a website where people could buy luxury gifts for the birthday kid.“Scanning the catalogue of goodies, it also included a Barbie DreamHouse at £250 [about $320 USD] and a Barbie campervan costing over £50 [about $64 USD],” she told the outlet.“My first emotion was shock, before the rage kicked in.”The mom said she picked the cheapest item on the list — which in theory, is st...