4 Basic Rules To Help Plan Your Child’s Birthday Party

Rule # 1 Only invite as many children as your child is old. If your child is 2-3 only invite two or three children to the party. More than that will overwhelm your child.
Rule # 2 Keep it simple on the big day. You want to enjoy your child’s birthday party, it only [...]

Having A Mardi Gras Party?

Julie at She Knows Parties has a really cute idea for a Mardi Gras invitation posted. All you need are some plastic Mardi Gras masks.
After you get the invitations sent out hop over to All Holiday Cafe for some Mardi Gras Recipes.
I’ll post a couple of my own recipes, and some fun Mardi [...]

Christmas Classic Movie Viewing Party

Have you thought about having a holiday movie party this Christmas season? There are so many Christmas classics out there it would be hard to narrow down the movies you’d want to show.
Think up some movie related decorations, games, and snacks to match the movies theme. The party can be just your own family, or [...]

Birthday Party Activity Basics

One very important thing to remember when you’re planning a children’s party is that most parties don’t go exactly as planned.
Don’t make your activities and plans too difficult. Children don’t like to be bogged down with details. They’ll have more fun with simple games that allow them some freedom, and room for play.
Make your games [...]

How Do Celebrity Children Celebrate Their Birthdays?

Here’s a quick look at how of Hollywood’s rich and famous celebrated birthdays with their children this last year. Do they throw elaborate parties, or have a quiet day at home? Who goes all out, and who keeps it low key?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie planned a surprise army themed birthday for their son Maddox [...]

Planning A Birthday Party for Twins

Planning a birthday party for twins can be a challenge.  You want to make each child feel like a special individual, while celebrating the fact they were born on the same day.
You should celebrate too, you get to celebrate two birthdays all rolled up in one day.  While it may be a hectic day, look [...]

Basic Party Planning Supply Checklist

Invitations
Hand made, printable, or preprinted
Decorations
Balloons, centerpiece, table cloth, streamers, banners
Make your own decorations or buy them.
Games and Activities
Plan age appropriate games and activities, make a checklist of all the supplies you need for your games and activities.
Tableware
Plates, Napkins, Spoons and Forks, cups
Anything you need for snacks, cake and ice cream.
Food
Cake and Ice Cream, Snacks, and [...]

Plan A Cookie Party

Let your child (or children) invite a few friends over to decorate cookies. This is a great party for grandmas to have, and invite the grandchildren. Have the cookie dough pre-made and chilling in the refrigerator.
You can make several different kinds of cookies, but the cutout cookies will be the most popular. Lay out an [...]