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Best Toys to Keep Kids Active
Do your kids spend more time exercising their thumbs on their favorite video games than actually going outside and playing? A lot of our children are spending more time on the couch playing games on phones, tablets, and video game machines. While this is not entirely bad, too much of this can't be good for our children's health. Kids are supposed to get 60 minutes of activity each day. We have to make subtle lifestyle changes to get our children more active. Children are not going to want to go outside and run laps and do jumping jacks. That's boring! It has to be fun. […]
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Encouraging Creative Play
If you want to see creativity and imagination, then watch a child play for an hour. It always amazes me how interesting lifeless toys and objects can be to a child. My children are toddlers: Santi a 3-year-old and Cami a 2-year-old. Every day is a learning experience not only for them but also for me as a parent. […]
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First Birthday Party: A Cautionary Tale
My eldest daughter's first birthday party had all the pomp and circumstance of a royal wedding officiated by Jesus himself. Our guest list included more than 100 people. We had a bounce house. We had a professional smash cake. […]
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Decorating Children’s Birthday Cakes, Cupcakes, & Cake Pops (It’s Easier Than You Think!)
Having children has taught me to never say never. Before I had children, I attended my best friend's child's first birthday party. She made a three-dimensional duck cake and I said to her, "I will never do this. I will buy cake for my kids." Lo and behold, here I am with an 8 year old and a 6 year old and I've never bought a birthday cake for either of them. […]
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A Paris-Themed Birthday Party for a 1-year-old
Planning a first birthday party felt like a lot of pressure. I had certainly done a good job of building it up in my mind. After all, we not only survived this first year of parenting, but also came out pretty nicely on the other side. But how should we celebrate? Who should we invite? A party so important in some ways, and so trivial in others, haunted my sleep. My OCD mind needed to be relieved. The only cure? A plan. . . and quickly! […]
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How to Host a Party for Kids with Food Allergies
As the mom to a daughter with food allergies, I'm especially sensitive to planning birthday parties that are allergy-friendly. While I do think that the onus of the child's safety is primarily on the allergic child's parents, there are things you can do when planning a party to make sure that everyone is safe and has a great experience. […]
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Tips on Hosting a First Birthday Party for Your Second Child
I remember flipping through my childhood photo album and noticing that I had far less birthday pictures than my older sister. My mother jokingly said, "things happen when the second child comes along" and that's when I vowed to equally celebrate birthdays for my kids. Fast forward several years later, it was time to start planning our youngest son's first birthday party. I marked the calendar, gathered theme ideas, and began making the guest list. My husband and I are pros when it comes to parties and we'd planned several awesome birthday parties for our older son, so why would the second first birthday party be any different? […]
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A Pixies & Pampering Spa-Themed Birthday Party for a 6-Year-Old
For my niece's sixth birthday, I wanted to host something as special and as girly as she is! I planned for a spa day but thanks to Disney on Ice, my petite princess is currently obsessed with Tinker Bell so I had to brainstorm a way to mesh the two concepts and so "Pixies & Pampering" rose out of fairy dust! As girly as I am, education is paramount and something I reiterate to her. To prioritize the pretty, I put brains before beauty with a few activities so check it out and make it your own! […]
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Creating a Safe, Healthy Playroom
In many homes, the basement is a good location for a playroom, but there is a lot more to making it kid-friendly than tossing down a soft carpet and telling the kids to stay away from the power tools. For the basement play environment your kids deserve, here are 10 things to consider. […]
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Printable Birthday Party Decorations
Party printables and DIY printable invitations offer the perfect solution saving parents both time and money. At Bird's Party we have countless templates with countless themes offering all you need to instantly pull together a fabulous party for any occasion. […]
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