My son is about to turn 4, and we're planning the festivities. I've ranted about absurd kids' birthday parties before, so we'll be keeping this party low-key: a few of his little buddies, some relay ...

NEW YORK — Anya Roles, 34, a Manhattan mother of three girls under the age of 5, has seen a range of gifts at children’s birthday parties over the years: personalized lunchboxes and pricey plate sets, ...

Party bags have become a mainstay of children's birthday bashes — but is it OK to push back? (Credit: Getty Images; illustrated by Joseph Riccobono) For more than a decade I have been entrenched in ...

If you're like us, you love to throw a party. And, not just any ho-hum bash, but a fully thought-out celebration with a well-rounded theme that can be seen from the food and drinks served, to the ...

For decades, party bags have been a popular take-away tradition at children’s birthday celebrations. But one person recently ...

Goodie bags, the fun finale to a kids’ birthday party, are good by definition, but some are better than others. A great goodie bag can guarantee you end a birthday party on a high note and guests ...

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My son turns six this week, which means I've been pulling together songs for a family tradition: The cd of his favorite songs that we include in the obligatory birthday party goody bag. (You can see ...

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I used to spend so much time and money making goody bags for my child's birthday parties. Here's why I decided to stop handing them out—and why you should too. If every party has a pooper, I suppose ...