SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue A milestone birthday or anniversary in a special locale makes it even more festive By Stephanie Oswald Imagine a fiv...
WASHINGTON -- Emily Goodstein's 30th birthday party this weekend won't be your typical cake-and-presents affair. Instead, the D.C.-based "sweatpants e...
It's one thing if party planning is a source of a joy for you, but if it's not a priority, foregoing fancy party trappings does not mean that you don't love your child enough or don't care enough about the moment to be celebrated.
Every parent, if they're honest, will admit that a particular stage of parenthood was especially challenging. For me, it wasn't infancy. It was hardest for me when the kids were in that in-between stage.
Katie Wanner thought her boyfriend, Blake Harris, was in for the biggest surprise when she shocked him with a 30th birthday party. But the tables were...
Each year, they become unrecognizable from the baby or child they were the year before. Each day is over before I've begun to take it in.
Hey all you post 50s turning one year older this month: Have no shame in proclaiming your new age, because trust us, you are not alone. Some of our fa...
One of the great things about the middle years of grammar school was the sleepover, usually as part of someone's birthday party. By fourth and fifth grade my friends and I had become more sophisticated. We had outgrown the parties consisting of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crust cut off, Kool-Aid and pin the tail on the donkey. We no longer required naps either before or after such engagements.
Trying to drum up business during a particularly slow season can lead to some unconventional ideas. Just ask Bob Barrett, who decided to make some ext...
There is nothing sadder than a sweaty, overworked clown trying to make balloon elephants and space ships out of balloons that then break and sputter across the room.
Event and lifestyle expert Colin Cowie weighed in on how to decorate for a baby's birthday when he visited me on Mondays With Marlo. And if you'd l...
If a 4th birthday party costs over $1,000, what will the child expect when he graduates from kindergarten or turns 13?
If you have strong feelings about what is and isn't appropriate, there are polite and reasonable ways of getting your wishes across.
I'm doing something radical, rebellious and perhaps even ridiculous. At the age of 47, I'm throwing myself a birthday party.
We're not clowning around Shake Your Bon Bon Brighten the scene with candy lights. Cellophane and string lights come together for a sweet effect...
I recently found myself wondering: When and why did kids' birthday parties become such high-octane, deeply managed showpieces? So far this year, Little Dude has been invited to ten birthday parties. I realize that by writing all of this, he may never get another invitation, but what the hell?
Birthday party themes used to be age appropriate. The ante keeps getting upped, and the emphasis is no longer on the child and his birthday. It's "Look what I did for my child".
Along with your first kiss, getting your driver's license, and entering high school, turning 18 is a major milestone of your teenage years. 18 is not...
After all, it's not every year that my wonderful mom turns the big 9-0.
Lavish birthday parties are a thing of the past. In the last decade, birthday parties had started to make a statement about the family throwing them, and less about a simple celebration. Now it's back to the birthday child and basics. Here are some adjustments we are making.
I am throwing a party for my son's second birthday and let's just say things aren't off to a good start. Hell hath no fury like a toddler mom scorned.
Dr. Bill Doherty, a therapist and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota, decided children's birthday part...
15 of our favorite frozen desserts -- whether you have an ice cream maker (try, say Toasted Coconut Gelato) or don't (go with S'mores Semifreddo). 15 ...
8 of our best burger recipes, and not all of them beef -- everything from the Classic Diner Burger to unique Shrimp Burgers with Roasted Garlic-Orange...
