The way we write our thank yous has changed as the girls have gotten older, so I thought we'd talk about how to make writing thank you notes easy and fun for you and your kids. I know it can be a struggle to get your kids to stop playing with their gifts long enough...
I would love to get your opinion on birthday box registries. If you haven't run across these before, it's basically letting your children register for their birthday gifts by putting what they like in a box at the toy store. We went to Learning Express Toys this year,...
Today's blog post was dictated to me by my seven-year-olds. Honestly, I always run by ideas by them and ask their opinions about my party plans. They never steer me wrong. But some of these ideas? Well, they are seven. You always have to have a cake at a party. If...
A great birthday party favor doesn't have to be elaborate or handmade or expensive. I do love it, though, when a favor doesn't come straight from the party favor aisle ... when it shows some originality. Can we agree as moms that we're tired of little bags of...
Not long ago, we visited a used book fair. I picked up a few vintage party planning books. This one, The Calling All Girls Party Book, is my new favorite source of vintage party planning advice. Published in 1966 and sold for 60 cents, it was written for young teens...
Drop-off parties hold a certain appeal: parents love them (two child-free hours!) and your house will be less crowded with extra adults. But what is the right age for a drop-off birthday party? And can you handle all the kids by yourself? That takes us to today's...
Should you open presents at your birthday party? We've been to parties where gifts were opened and where they weren't. We always open gifts at our parties — I guess mainly because that's what we did at my parties growing up. But, gift opening has always worked well...
For every party, there are parents who don’t respond to your invitation and then don’t attend the party, or who don’t respond and then do show up. Either scenario presents a planning problem. Here's how to get guests to RSVP for your party. Here's a story from the...
In today's Party Manners, let's talk about when you should host your party. Picking a birthday party day and time can be key to your party's success. (Cue laughter from my friends: for the last four personal parties I've thrown, we've had to change the day after...
Let's talk about how to throw a party the old fashioned way. How many kids should you invite to a birthday party? It's a hot topic, but I think you don't have to invite the entire class to your child's birthday party. See Little Miss Big Cheeks in the tulip shirt...
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