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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pencils. Slime. Kazoos. Bubbles. Generic Slinkies that don't work. Squishies that will become hairballs within 48 hours. Tiny cars ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

If you are anything like me as a parent, you may be counting down the years until mandatory birthday parties are a thing of the past. I’m an admitted Scrooge when it comes to kiddie soirees. I resent ...

Pencils. Slime. Kazoos. Bubbles. Generic Slinkies that don't work. Squishies that will become hairballs within 48 hours. Tiny cars you'll eventually step on later. Just the thought makes me shudder.

For more than a decade I have been entrenched in kid birthday party culture, sometimes attending three birthday parties in a single weekend. Without fail, my kids come home with a bag full of mostly ...