By Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers
Entertaining your children’s friends is never an easy task and coming up with an idea for a birthday party is often harder. Recently, Fresh Baby creator Cheryl Tallman’s son Spencer turned five and the event was celebrated with a cooking school extravaganza. For 2 1/2 hours Cheryl and her husband [...]
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by: Kimberly Hargis
Age 1: Invite only family members and close friends only because this birthday is more for the parents than for the child. At age 1, a child doesn’t understand the concept of “Birthday Party.” He or she is getting a lot of attention—which is all a 1-year-old wants or understands anyway. You should [...]
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Is your baby’s big day coming up and you are wondering what kind of party you should give to him? Whether it is his first birthday or his third, it is always easy to pick a theme and create a party around it! A theme from a party can be carried on through the decorations, [...]
Tags: Baby, barbie, Birthday, decorating, disney, movie, parties, party, princess, sesame street, theme, themes, toddler
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by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Kid Cooperation and Perfect Parenting
PLANNING
Keep it simple
At all ages, simple events tend to be successful and more fun. Complicated parties usually require extensive planning with little additional fun-value. What’s most important to the kids? Friends, goodies and gifts!
Watch your numbers
To keep things under control, the number of guests should be [...]
Tags: Birthday, misbehavior, numbers, parties, party, plan, re-direct, schedule, simple, time
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