Not sure what to feed the gluten-free friend your kid invited to their party? These tips will help! Less than a week after my youngest daughter was finally diagnosed with Celiac, she was invited to a birthday party. Though I had already been gluten-free for about a year, navigating the gluten-free waters with a first-grader…
Everything you need to throw an Avatar the Last Airbender birthday party! Ideas for Avatar themed invitations, food, activities, favors, and more! My friend Larke recently threw an amazing Avatar the Last Airbender birthday party for her daughter. Even more amazing—she offered to guest post about it here. There are some really great ideas for…
How to play the candy bar game. If you’re looking for fun group games with candy, this is the best one! It’s fast moving, fun, and everybody loves it! Plus—you get lots of candy! I’m always looking for easy and fun games to play at birthday parties for my kids. Especially now that I’ve got…
Every kid wants to feel super special on their birthday! Here are some great ways to make sure they do. This morning my husband and I dragged ourselves out of bed really, really early—like, before 6:00 am early—to give our newly minted 15-year-old breakfast in bed. She leaves to early morning seminary by 6:25 every…
Everything you need to throw a cheetah-themed birthday party — easy ideas for decorations, favors, activities, and more! Today my cheetah-obsessed daughter turned 9 years old. It pretty much goes without saying that we threw her a cheetah themed birthday party! I am not a big fan of throwing super intricate birthday parties. I was…
Print out these birthday coupons as a fun way to give kids various experience gifts. You know the coupon books your kids make for you for Mother’s Day or your birthday? The ones that say “redeem for a free hug” or “good for a clean kitchen?” Why not give back to them on their birthdays…
Fun ideas for throwing a simple Fancy Nancy themed birthday party that are super easy to execute (fancy for “do”) When my youngest daughter turned 5 we threw her a Fancy Nancy birthday party. At the time, she was really obsessed with the Fancy Nancy books by Jane O’Connor. Heck, she practically WAS Fancy Nancy!…
An overview of what a visit to American Girl Place in Chicago might include My girls are obsessed with American Girl. Totally obsessed. Before our trip to Chicago, they combed the catalogs, trying to decide what they would buy when we arrived at The American Girl Place, where all of their dreams would come true. On…
This year, it is my quest to be the awesomest birthday party mom ever. I started with My oldest’s 10th birthday party in October, and my middle daughter’s 8th birthday party a couple weeks ago was my second stab at the awesomeness. Once I do my youngest’s 5th birthday party in July, I might be…
One of my goals in 2010 was to become a better birthday party mom. I have always been the type of mom who throws things together at the last minute, and my children’s birthday parties were never planned out very well. I’d send out invitations according to whatever theme my child chose, then on the…