If your kid is anything like mine, he's eventually going to request a birthday party with a movie theme. I'm not talking about an "at the movies" theme, but a theme based on a movie. Whether it's Toy Story, Spiderman or Star Wars, you will soon find yourself trying to plan a party around a movie. It's a pain, really -- the cost of buying paper goods based on popular movies adds up quickly or it's hard to find stuff branded with the less popular movies.

Here's an easy way to save a few bucks while having fun -- serve popcorn in old-school popcorn boxes. I used the ones above at my son's Star Wars themed party and the cost was a whopping $3 for 20.

I loved it because it broke the monotony of the Star Wars paper goods and the kids loved it because it reminded them of being in the movies. After all, that's where they first fell in love with the characters!

The Oscars were last night, so I'm hitting up the party supply store to buy what's left over from their Oscar party stash. I bet they're going to be on sale and I have an Indiana Jones party to plan!