Holidays & Celebrations

Ghouls, Goblins, and Ghosts, Oh My! Haunted house ideas for the very youngest Halloween revelers. RELATED: Best Baby Halloween Costumes for 2021 Most of us like the thrill of the unknown the pleasant tingle that runs down your spine when presented with the creepy unknown. We are never too old to enjoy a good fun […]

History of Halloween When it comes to the history of Halloween the truth isn’t scary, but it does reveal a few long dead and buried secrets. Did you know that like much of American Tradition and history Halloween finds its roots across the seas? It’s true, like many other wonderful and rich customs Halloween was […]

Need New Years party ideas? Throwing a Party for the New year is a great way to ring out the old and welcome the new! So you have decided that this year you are not leaving New Year’s Eve plans to chance. You are going to throw your own New Year’s Eve party, invite al […]

Easter Party Ideas Easter only comes once a year, make it special with Easter party ideas for your family. It’s spring. The birds are returning, daffodils and tulips are pushing their way skyward and punctuating their presence with bursts of cheerful color. Amid all this renewal is Easter. You can find something to celebrate on […]

Graduation Party Ideas When commencement is over it is time to toss the cap and have a graduation party! Try these ideas for a wonderful celebration of your grad’s achievement. Most graduates look forward to their graduation day, but not necessarily commencement itself. It is what happens next that those seniors have been planning for […]

Halloween Party Ideas Have a happy Halloween with all the ghosts at home with these Halloween party ideas. Halloween parties are among the most fun, and informal to host. A good Halloween party will live on in legends for years to come. If these are not compelling enough reasons to induce you into going through […]

Homemade Halloween Costumes Home truly is where the heart of everything begins, including memorable homemade Halloween costumes. There are many things that make the Holiday season great for individuals and families; Halloween stands and the starting gate of the happiest times of the year, especially in the world of childhood. Some of the stress of […]

Halloween Ideas If you’re looking for Halloween ideas, this is the place to be! We’ve all panicked when we realize Halloween is just around the corner and we’ve got to come up with a great looking costume (or two or three), put together a fabulous treat for the school party, and pull great ideas out […]

It’s A Luau! Make the birthday a bit of paradise, go luau! While your littlest girls may not appreciate the luau scene, your teens and tweens surely will. This party is great if you want to invite both boys and girls too, because it’s not too foofy for the boys. Surf, Sand and Sun If […]

Strike a Pose with a Model Party Theme Watch out Vogue here we come! Do your mornings follow a routine of rejecting at least 17 outfits in turn before finally finding just the right ensemble to compliment mood, eye color and weather conditions? Many women can relate, but I am not talking about the woman […]

Old Fashioned Country Fair It worked for Anne and Dianna; bosom friends for life! There is a call for the simplicity and innocence of life in bygone eras. A child’s birthday does not have to be an elaborate technological event. What really matters is friends, family, food and fun. To that end, for a party […]

Winter Olympic Games Party Theme Winter birthdays come alive with fun and activity when you take the party outdoors Everyone likes to play in the snow, so why are winter parties so often confined to the indoors? Take the party out and watch the cost and time invested diminish, while the fun factor sky rockets. […]

High Tea for the Queen’s Birthday Don’t settle for a Birthday party…make it an event, by having a formal English tea. Don’t be put off by the immediate mental image of snobby little girls in pinafores and ringlets ordering you around like an indentured servant. A tea party can be loads of fun! What little […]

Water Party Come on in the water is fine! Summer Birthdays can be a bit of a bummer. Your child doesn’t get to be the big cheese bringing cupcakes for the class. Often times in the summer you don’t get to see all your best pals from school so they don’t get invited to your […]

Space Party Theme 3, 2, 1, Ignition….BLAST OFF! A child’s party does not have to be a huge gut wrenching event. Make it easy on yourself and choose a theme you know your child will love. Everything after that will come easily. Does your child go to sleep with visions of NASA dancing in his […]

Pirate Party Ahoy! Let your little scallywags have the time of their lives with a Pirate Party. With the romance of the sea and the adventure of hidden treasure Pirates are never far from the day dreaming thoughts of youth. Why not make these dreams a reality by making your little land lover into a […]

The Party Princess Make her Birthday memorable by giving your daughter and friends the royal treatment Do you share your house with a little princess whose birthday is looming on the not so distant horizon? Make all her regal dreams come true by turning her party into a royal ball including tiaras and princess dresses. […]

Dinos Rule! I want to be a Paleontologist when I grow up! Why wait? Most boys, and some girls, go through a time when dinosaurs again seem to rule the earth. This dino mania snags and holds tight anywhere from ages 4-10. Some kids never leave this phase, for others it is a fleeting, yet […]

Marco Polo A great game for land or sea! This is the classic Marco Polo game that uses only a blindfold and the energy kids provide. Items needed/prep: The need for a pool is debatable. It is a very fun water game, but can be adapted for land lovers. Items not so optional are blindfolds. […]

Charades Liven up your child’s party with this classic! Because most kids love to have the spotlight focus squarely on them, this birthday party game is a natural hit for children of all ages. The traditional rules and mode of play will need to be tweaked a bit, but it is a snap! Items needed/prep: […]

Boomer-Whitz Hidden in plain sight was never so much fun. What do you get when you cross the childhood favorite games of I Spy and Hide and Seek?  A fun and fast paced birthday party game called: Boomer-Whitz! This game is great even for the youngest party goers, and encompasses age groups right on up […]

Toss It! What says fun more than a game of catch, with a fresh new twist? Many of us look back with fond nostalgia on the party when we first tossed an egg. We remember the nervous tension following the announcement “find a partner!” Then the small time cheating that ensued as you and your […]

Where is the Button? Buttons, not just for coat fronts anymore! Tired of your run of the mill birthday party games geared to the tot set? How about those overly complicated games requiring hours of preparation and about 500 lbs of game supplies? Button, button, Who’s got the Button is an uncommon, yet simple game […]

Winkum Can you sit? Can you wink? Let’s play winkum! Items needed: The most important item needed to play winkum is plenty of space. Simple, right? To set up make a large circle of chairs. There should be one more chair than the number people sitting. The last think needed to play is the ability […]