Featured Birthday Party and Family Fun Ideas
Science Experiment: Balloon Bottle Blowup
You Will Need: Measuring Cups Water Bottles Baking Soda Vinegar Balloons Funnel Instructions: Put the balloon on the funnel Get a 1/3 cup of baking soda Pour baking soda into balloon Pull balloon off funnel Pour a cup of vinegar into the bottle Attach the balloon on...
How to Throw a LEGO Batman Kids Birthday Party
LEGO and Batman? Together?! Yes, that’s right. LEGO Batman is here and he will never go out of style. But if you’ve ever tried to find LEGO Batman themed decorations, gifts, games, and even invitations, you know it’s not easy. Luckily, if you’ve got a splash of...
How Did The Tradition of Birthdays Begin?
Have you ever wondered where the celebration of birthdays started? In the simplest of terms, it’s a time for friends and family to come together and celebrate you, the anniversary of your birth, and another year of your life under your belt.
But there’s so much more to it than that.
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Tips on How to Throw a Perfect 3rd Birthday Party
So your child is about to graduate from the terrible twos. First off, congratulations on surviving. It’s an impressive feat for any parent. So want to know the best way to celebrate the achievement? It’s by throwing your little one the best third birthday party possible! But how do you make sure you make sure it’s the best birthday party for both you and your child?
Here’s some tips to help you make sure you get it right and enjoy it along the way.
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Make a Unique Kids Party with Birthday Cake Cookies
That’s right, they’re cookies made from the same mix you’d make that traditional kids’ birthday cakes with but with half the work. It sounds weird but we guarantee the kids in attendance at your next birthday party will love these sweet treats and you’ll love the hour of time you earn back in your busy day. These birthday cake mix cookies are the right combination of delicious and portable for kids from 3-to-83 you’ll have running around and having fun at your party.
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The Wrap: A Flying Birthday Cake?
It’s the first episode of The Wrap where your host Greg Esposito takes you inside the world of kids birthday parties to give you the tips, tricks and insight you need to throw the best birthday bash. This isn’t your typical “how to” video though. Kids birthdays are all about fun and each episode he’ll share some of the lighter side of parties as well.
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How to Do a Kids’ Birthday Smash Cake Photo Right
Smash cake shoots are all the rage for kids’ 1st birthdays. How big are they? They’re almost as much of a ‘must’ as the birthday party itself. While we know everything there is to know about the party and what kind of birthday cake goes best at it, we decided to go to the expert when it comes to photography.
Enter Samantha Davis of Happy Hippo Photography. She answered all the burning questions about doing a 1st birthday smash cake shoot that we, and probably you too, wanted to know about this new tradition.
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5 Truly Unique Kids’ Birthday Cake Alternatives
Sure, birthday cakes are fun but aren’t they just slightly overdone? Every party you attend has the same cake that we’ve all seen for decades, vanilla or chocolate with some kind of colorful frosting and plastic characters stuck in the top. Why not be the “cool mom”...
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