Your First Communion will not be complete without a First Communion banner and as there are many choices among banners and you likely have several different things you're planning at once, this article will try to show you some great First Communion banner ideas as well as how to save some money on your banner.

Now you'll need to decide the wording of the banner. If you don't want custom words you can find pre-made banners at many party and specialty stores that just say First Communion or First Holy Communion or you can choose instead to go with personalized First Communion banners which aren't that much more.

However, there are a couple of ideas to consider before buying generic or getting a custom made banner from a copy shop or printing company. If you have someone with artistic skills, whether they be actual paint-and-palette skills or simply computer design skills you can get a banner made for much less.

If you want to create your 1st Communion banner homemade then we'll show you how in a few, but for those of you considering having one done at your local shop you should know how much it will be. Not including the design fees, and depending upon the size and material your banner will likely cost between fifty and two hundred bucks. However, you may be able to find a better deal for your First Holy Communion banners online.

You'll want a banner that is at least six feet long if you want the banner to be visible in photographs and the like. You can even go longer if you wish and you should go with between two and three feet wide depending on how many words you have on the banner. Outdoor vinyl is a good choice material-wise.

If you decide that you want to go the more home made route than you can use a piece of vinyl that is cut where you want it, and some paints. Use stencils to draw out templates for the words that you want on the banner and the pictures. You can either get pre-made stencils or you can make your own by printing out the letters and images you want on cardstock and printing them out.

What you put on your 1st Holy Communion personalized banner is up to you, but obviously to mark the occasion for pictures and such, you should put your child's name on the banner, as well as First Communion or First Holy Communion and the date of the party, that way it will show up in photographs.

You will have a great First Communion party when you include First Communion banners and you can save quite a bit of money by hiring someone in your family or even a local artist to make them. Make your banner fit the theme of the party and hang it where everyone can see it clearly, to mark the special First Communion celebration.