As a fairly new parent, I have suddenly found myself thrust into the world of children’s birthday parties. I’m now hosting them, attending them, and feeling utterly clueless about children’s birthday ...

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If you have an older child, tween, or teen, they may not want a big fuss for their birthday. Here are some low-key celebration ideas to choose from.

FARGO - Kids' birthday parties have become extravagant affairs. When I was growing up, birthday parties most often involved having a few close friends over for cake, presents and party games like drop ...

MOST OF MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, and I have a 2-year-old son, so I attend a lot of kids’ birthday parties. I’ve seen invitations with special requests for gifts — or “no gifts.” I ...

I threw an old-school backyard birthday party for my three kids. We had 142 guests, no activities, just nonstop smiles.

Paige Chenault has thrown approximately 7,000 birthday parties since the 2012 launch of her nonprofit, simply called The Birthday Party Project, which coordinates monthly celebrations for children in ...

A few weekends ago, with my husband out of town, my dad kindly agreed to accompany me and my two daughters, ages 3 and 6, on a children’s birthday party tour that spanned Manhattan. It featured two ...

Ask any parent who has organized a children's birthday party and they will tell you the same thing: it is more work than ...