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Birthday Party Activities
Asked by J.G. from Salt Lake City
on September 21, 2010
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My daughters third birthday is comming up (the week of halloween) and she is having a princess party. I am planning on decorating small pumpkins (stickers and marker...
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- Www.birthdaypartyideas.com is a great resource. Just look under kids party ideas, then princess theme. There are so many I would look at the ones that are around your ...
- You SAY a princess party, but it SOUNDS like a halloween party to me. I am not sure what a pricess party is, but I envision pink and tiaras. We have a set of cli...
- My daughter has a Halloween time bday too and we usually have mixed ages as well. Our main activity was trick or treating. It was really fun and all the kids loved it....
Just Stop Working - Looking for Fun Activities with My 17-Month Old Daughter
Asked by C.B. from San Francisco
on June 24, 2008
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Hi, I just stopped working some weeks ago. I've been looking for fun activities to do with my daughter, or places to take her other than the "around the corner park"....
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- Check out your local library. Most have story time one morning a week and it's ok if the noise level gets a little loud. Also, the local book stores like Barnes and ...
- Check out Community Centers. They all have "mommy and me" type of classes during the day.
- Hi, You can also try meetup.com. It's a website that connects different groups(i.e. Mom's groups) and other interests in your area. I belong to the Almaden Valley...
Looking for a Good Indoor Place to Host 2 Year Old Birthday Party
Asked by A.K. from New York
on July 19, 2008
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I am looking for a gymnastics, indoor play place to have my son's 2nd birthday, I am looking into gymboree, my gym, and the little gym and was wondering if an...
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- mygym or jccmetrowest are tops
- just went to a party at the little gym for a 2 year old and it was a great place. even my 9 month old enjoyed herself!
- I was just at a 5yr old's birthday party at kidz village in kennilworth. There were fun activities and some arcade games and pizza. It was was nice to be in the air c...
Kid-Friendly Restaurants or Activities in Chicago (Besides Navy Pier)
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on January 8, 2010
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Does anyone know of any Chicago kid-friendly restaurants or activities? Preferably with special discounts / specials days during the week--I think my kids are bored to...
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- Hi JB- On kidwinks you can type in what you want to do and on what date and in what town and up pops all the places with that criteria. My friend introuduced me to ...
- Molly's Cupcakes on Clark in Lincoln Park is great. It is a Cafe with great kid friendly treats (including dirt - icecream with oreos and gummy worms). The seats at th...
- I don't know if this is what you would like, but I live in Andersonville and love Ranalli's of Andersonville, 1512 W. Berwyn, between Clark and Ashland (a very short b...
Renting Moonwalk for 4Yo B-day Party- Need Other Activities??
Asked by D.M. from Houston
on December 2, 2008
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Hi, Ladies! Thanks to all who responded to my original question a couple of months ago for ideas for my son's birthday party. We've decided to rent a moonwalk and have...
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- Ok, so were talking 3 hours for the party.. right? My creativity works best when I have theme to coordinate with so, not sure if you have a theme but here goes... My ...
- Good luck on your party, Warning on the moonwalk. This happened at a family party somehow it unpluged (pump) and there was a child in the moonwalk that did not get out...
- You may not need to have anthing else "organized" necessarily but you may want to have something to do for the kids who are not jumping- colors, toys, ect. Keep in min...
Need Creative Ideas for Indoor/rainy Day Activities for My 4 Year Old Boy
Asked by J.A. from San Diego
on October 22, 2010
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Now that my younger son naps from 1-4 everyday, we need to be home during his nap. My 4 year old no longer naps and doesn't need much quiet time/down time (just like h...
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- www.familyfun.com has lots of ideas when you can't think of anything - it sure helps me.
- Well, at 4 I think he would still benefit from a little rest (you would too!) so I like the suggestion about a movie time for part of the naptime. I had a small pla...
- We do the "typical" paint, read, playdoh, cooking and craft stuff a lot. But my son is an active kid and needs to move and stay busy. I love giving my son scrap...
New Stay @ Home Mom Need Inexpensive Activities to Fill Day
Asked by A.P. from Birmingham
on January 13, 2008
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Hello Ladies
I have enjoyed reading so many posts. I resigned with my company last week to be stay at home mom. Wow, there is a learning curve! My 22 month old d...
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- Hi A., Here is one of my 2 and 4 year olds favorite activities. On rainy days or just bordom days, I put on their swimsuits and let them get in my shower stall. I c...
- How about going to www.momsclub.org It is a non-profit, national stay-at-home moms club. We have something going on almost every day mon-fri in my club in Huntsville. ...
- Good for you! You have absolutely made the right decision to be home with your kids. Check your local library for children's story times. Also take your children t...
Activities for an 18 Month Old
Asked by K.M. from San Diego
on October 22, 2008
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Me and my husband both stays at home and I felt like my son is not getting enough socializing since we don't go anywhere very often. I tried enrolling him at JW Tumble...
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- The playgroup idea's are great!! We are part of one and it has saved me in so many ways. I'm not sure where you live, but in San Marcos there is a park called Lake Par...
- That sounds like typical 18 month old behavior to me. Just keep exposing him to other children and redirecting when he does hit. Great places to go are Playtown in E...
- Join a playgroup. They are the best thing you can do. Google Parent Connection San Diego (if you're from San Diego) and they have tons of different playgroups. Then...
Kid Activities Referral
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on April 3, 2009
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We are new to Arlington and I am looking for some free activites or fun spots I can take my kids to on Tues and Thurs of the week. Any ideas?
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- As mentioned earlier, check out the public library schedules. Especially during the summer. I'm not sure where you are in Arlington, but you might check out other ci...
- Red Kane park off of Cooper is a great park! It's got 2 play areas, sandpit, trails, basketball court, and a huge pond with ducks, cranes and turtles. My girls are 17 ...
- Try your local parks/recreation...very affordable and many free activities/events! Good luck.
Looking for Suggestions on Free Activities
Asked by K.W. from Chicago
on September 19, 2009
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I just recently lost my job and money is really tight. We are looking for something to do on the weekends that would be free. I have a 2 and 1/2 year old and a 1 1/2...
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- Check out the Dundee Township PD and Algonquin Recreation guides. They have tons of free activites - Algonquin has a free nature walk next weekend that we plan to do....
- Your local library is a great FUN resource...! They usually have loads of programs (for free!) that you can take part in WITH your little ones...I know that Gail Bord...
- Have you been up to the Nature Center in Crystal Lake? It's part of the Park District. Completely free, just walk in. Some live animals, some stuffed. There ar...
