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 […]
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Its just about 9am in California and although E3’s exhibit floor doesn’t open for another three hours, everyone is already buzzing about the PS4.
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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 &
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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
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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
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(Photo by Kelly Lorenz Imagery) 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
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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
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. We had a piñata. We had special order tablecloths that perfectly matched the sugar circles so
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