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New Year’s Eve Party Guide

 

The beginning of the New Year calls for a memorable celebration with family and friends! New Year’s Eve can sneak up on you after Christmas and Thanksgiving festivities take all your time up. New Year’s Eve parties, whether romantic or theatrical, are full of energy and surprises.

By hosting a fun get-together with party planning ideas below ring in the best New Year this time around.…

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Children’s Thanksgiving Holiday Party

How To Host A School Thanksgiving Celebration

Give some thought to all the activities you consider you can do with your students, and realize time constraints due to a short month that is already packaged with parent/teacher conferences and a week off school.

But thankfully, this project is less trouble than it sounds. Promise!

And actually, a Thanksgiving party in a classroom might be more comfortable than let’s say a Halloween party at home. Here are ways to make it effortless.…

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Boy’s Party Theme Based On The Children’s Book “I Stink!”

We had the joy of working with a new customer this year on a Sweet Sixteenth. We hit it off, so she asked me to design and decorate her children’s parties this year.  Susie told me the funniest story about her son’s love for a book on garbage collection in New York known as “I Stink!”.

We purchased the book and loved the concept of a celebration about Trash & Recycling!

Can you imagine a Garbage Party with recycling? The children will be able to learn a lesson …

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Nautical Party Theme For Birthdays or Baby Showers

Nautical First Birthday theme was used for Issue 5 of Bird’s Party Magazine. Their work was contributed by several vendors (see pages 116 – 121), and we all did an excellent job pulling a very cute & inspired party that would also interpret marvelously to a nautical themed baby shower!

Party Highlights To Look For

  • Marvelous nautical rope cake pops with “Ahoy” flags, you can make your own with rope from the hardware store and use clothespins to attach small flags.
  • Wonderful anchor-shaped ribbon wreath!
  • Two distinct bunting
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“Fall Is In The Air” Appetizers For Your Next Party

Whether you are hosting a Fall dinner, a Thanksgiving feast, or a football game day celebration, you will need plenty of finger foods that go with all the other goodies on the menu. These fall appetizers are the ideal snacks to satisfy your guests.

We have created a long list of items to use for brainstorming. The appetizer ideas below all have recipes that can be found online, many we have linked for you to save time.…

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Let’s Go Crazy For Halloween Party

Organizing a Halloween party does not need to be hard. Plan a terrific celebration with these innovative, entertaining Halloween party planning tips.

Prior To Party

1. Choose a Theme

Setting a party theme always helps to set the stage. Try a traditional Halloween idea, such as a Jack-O-Lantern Party, a Scary Movie Party or a Costume Party.

2. Decide a Date, Time & Place

As soon as you’ve decided on a theme, it is time to set the date, time and location for your Halloween celebration. If the …

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Lilttle Monsters Birthday Party Ideas

 

Scared yet….hope so, you’re just about to shout with excitement over this cute Little Monsters Birthday Party organized by an Uber talented mother.

Have all your party guests dress up as a character from the movie Monsters, Inc or their favorite cartoon monster costume.  You can be creative and come up with an outfit by looking on Pinterest.

Told you I would make you scream!  I would suggest having this party outdoors, weather permitting. That way the party guest can try to scream and scare the other children …

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How To Best Celebrate Sweet Sixteen!

This time is all about partying the milestone of teen birthday: a Sweet Sixteen! Sixteen is a remarkable approaching to age celebration that recognizes a person’s development and accomplishments while moving towards young adulthood.

Though — sixteen includes a lot of duties including the ACT or SATs and a driver’s license, so your adolescent deserves a fun celebration meantime. Party in style with these sweet sixteen party plans before it is time to get serious about the significant responsibilities of life.

Tips for Planning a Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party

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Sweet Baby Birdie Baby Shower Inspirations

Remember my soul sister/bestie Linda (and her wedding shower I organized for $50)? Well…Linda is going to be a mother! I could not be more delighted!

Our friend Julie and I were asked to host her baby shower. It was fun, beautiful, and a terrific way to honor her infant boy. So have fun with this post filled with baby birdie (bird-themed) baby shower concepts, and see how we managed to pull it all together.

Theme – Baby Birds

As stated in this article, I recommend baby shower beginning with …

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Night Owl Hoo Hoo Party Theme

Do you understand how few things are better in our mind than in actual life? For example OWLS.

Their bird song is not the gentle morning “chirp” “chirp,” but eerie sounds of hoo, hoo, hoooooo which you hear during the night letting you know that you’re being watched. Then there is the entire eat-and-barf habit.

Yeah, we’d say, all things recognized, owls are positively on my “Top 10 Animals” list.  The problem is that they need to be so much cuter than they are. Which is why God gave …

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How To Host A Fourth of July Party

The Fourth of July is a celebration and joyful time. Hot summer weather, picnics with family and friends and fireworks, all make the day memorable. With picnic-friendly meals and a few simple decorations, you can arrange your Fourth of July Independence Day celebration to celebrate this American holiday.

Start Planning and Organizing

1. Invitations

Invite people 3-4 weeks before the party. Avoid waiting until the last day to invite friends and loved ones. They will not have the ability to make it as they may have made other plans for …

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How To Throw A Super Hero Kids Party

On the lookout for a birthday party idea that will let your creativity fly? You can’t fail if you plan a superhero-based party.

This theme’s a surefire winner since it appeals to both boys and girls, and a range of ages.

As we all know, superheroes exhibit unique abilities, wear colorful costumes and save the world with astonishing regularity. It is the perfect triad for a birthday celebration that is easy to plan and much easier for your guests to memorize in the months that follow.

And, unlike …

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How to Create A Fun Elmo Party

Here are the Elmo birthday party ideas, with a lot of creative strategies and suggestions for an Elmo birthday party theme–including food, beverages, Elmo party decorations, and Elmo party invitations.

Below are some tips for invitations to kick off the Elmo birthday party plans.

Personalized Elmo Invitations

There are lots of different personalized Elmo birthday celebration invitations available, like the ones below:…

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5th Grade Birthday Rocket Party

Five, four, three, two, one — blast off!

The countdown to fun has started with these fantastic tips for an astronaut rocket party, including games and activities. These arts and craft projects should keep the children entertained for a few hours.  Try as many as you like or as time allows, but most of all remember to let them have fun and maybe they just want to play with a rocket ship.

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