Pirate: Simplicity
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Daughter's Second Birthday Party
Asked by R.J. from Washington DC
on December 30, 2008
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I would like any suggestions for my daughter's second birthday party in April. Her first birthday we did "A Little Princess Birthday Party" at home. I want to do som...
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- A freind of mine did a silly clown that came to the home and made balloon animals and hats- lots of fun
- Picking a theme always makes the planning easier. If your daughter likes Dora, then have a Dora the Explorer party, complete with scavenger hunt, Pin the tail on Swip...
- You could expand on the flower theme and make it a garden party with picnic blankets, little mini hot dogs, mac and cheese, etc and then for dessert do a mud cake - so...
Birthday Party for a 4 Year Old
Asked by S.K. from Denver
on December 2, 2008
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What are some good cheap ideas for a 4 year birthday party? Money is pretty tight with the way things are and also the holidays so I don't want to spend a fortune on ...
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- Hi S., There is a site called Birthday Party Ideas at... http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/ If you have a theme in mind, you can look through all sorts of ideas ...
- Hit the dollar store. That was my mom's trick and it was always a great sucess. find things they can do themselves. Frost their own cup cakes, decorate their own cooki...
- Bowling is always a hit! You only need to rent a couple lanes (less than $20)- depending on kids and since they are only 4 it's likely that they won't have shoes in th...
Dual Party?
Asked by J.C. from Los Angeles
on February 9, 2009
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I have 2 kids, one girl who is almost 4 and 1 boy who is almost 2, the thing is their birthday days are exactly 3 weeks apart. Most of the people invited to the party ...
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- Absolutely okay to have a dual party! They are still so young that it won't matter to them a bit. When they are old enough for it to bother them, they'll let you know!...
- Oh yes, totally. As long as your oldest isn't generally "annoyed" with her little brother. If they are good buddies, which I'm sure they are, she will not mind at al...
- I have 3 kids, the oldest 2 are just days shy of being 2 years apart.(one is on the 17th and a boy, the second on the 28th and a girl). When they were little I threw j...
Sesame Street Birthday Party Games
Asked by B.G. from San Diego
on August 19, 2008
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My daughter is turning 2 and loves everything about Sesame Street. We didn't have a first bday party for her, but want to do something simple for her 2nd. I am just ...
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- hi, we gave my 2yr old an Elmo birthday party complete with an Elmo bounce house,Elmo party favors,Elmo goodie bags with Elmo treats inside. I located everything onli...
- You probably won't be able to get a bunch of 2 y/o's to focus long enough to play a game. Our DD 2 y/o party was Sesame Street also so at that age we just got a bounc...
- Dear B., Well, have the party at a park where they can have a lot of room to run and play. Have lots of balloons and bubbles. Lots of helpers with the bubbles, yo...
Birthday Theme Ideas
Asked by B.R. from San Antonio
on March 23, 2009
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My sister and I throw one big birthday party for our kids. My sons birthday is only 1 week away from her daughters. So for the family and friends we just do one party....
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- Since it's in the summer, you have several unisex options. Water is always a fave when it's hot. My bro & I are exactly 1 yr apart, summer bday's and had water/swim p...
- What about a fun in the sun party? You can rent a public pool or just have slip in slids in a backyard with little pools set up. The kids can be dressed in bathing s...
- I agree with the other poster that you may want to be clear on her intentions- is she politely saying she doesn't want to do them together? We have 4 b-days all within...
When to Eat the Cake...
Asked by I.G. from Boise
on January 25, 2008
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My son will have his birthday party (4yrs) on a weekday. People are invited for 3-6PM. I'm wondering now, what would be a good time to have the cake. Should we start w...
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- Last year for my son's second birthday party I did everything in the reverse. The party started at 3:00 and I served cupcakes and we sang 'happy birthday' and blew ou...
- If you have time to change it, I'd make the party just two hours then you wouldn't have to worry about the possible dinner time. Eat cake at 4:15 (afternoon snack), op...
- Hi I., If you serve the cake to start the party, I don't think you would interfere with everyone's dinner. Plus what a way to start a party! I love it! I would then...
Celiac Disease?
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on April 5, 2008
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Hello, my 3 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with Celiac Disease. We meet with the GI dr and dietician next week. I'm looking for help in explaining this so she un...
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- I'm not sure about how to explain Celiac but Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage sell a lot of Gluten Free & Wheat Free items. Also, a lot of the King Soopers are startin...
- Explanations will be much easier as she starts to feel better from going gluten-free. My 3-y-o son was recently diagnosed with a severe nut allergy and he's great abou...
- My daughter and I both have Celiac. I for almost 6 years and my daughter for three. The market is so much better than it used to be. There are a lot of mainstream food...
