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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Moms and tots are going gaga for Chicago interior designer John Michon’s birthday goody bags. When Michon’s sister gave birth to her second child a few months ago, the idea of organizing themed gift ...

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 ...

A mother has been left “fuming” after a parent returned a goody bag given to their child at her daughter’s birthday party, stating that the contents were “too generous”. Yesterday, the mother in ...