My 4-year-old and I attended a birthday party for her classmate recently. The parents hosted about 15 kids at a new indoor play place and fed everyone pizza, cake, and juice boxes. At the end of the ...

Party bags have become a mainstay of children's birthday bashes — but is it OK to push back? (Credit: Getty Images; illustrated by Joseph Riccobono) For more than a decade I have been entrenched in ...

NEW YORK — Anya Roles, 34, a Manhattan mother of three girls under the age of 5, has seen a range of gifts at children’s birthday parties over the years: personalized lunchboxes and pricey plate sets, ...

Goodie bags, the fun finale to a kids’ birthday party, are good by definition, but some are better than others. A great goodie bag can guarantee you end a birthday party on a high note and guests ...

WASHINGTON – A goodie bag doesn’t have to be a literal bag of goodies anymore. More parents are straying from offering traditional goodie bags at children’s birthday parties, filled with candy and ...

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My son is about to turn 4, and we're planning the festivities. I've ranted about absurd kids' birthday parties before, so we'll be keeping this party low-key: a few of his little buddies, some relay ...

Ah, birthday parties! Those magical days filled with cake, balloons, and a little bit of chaos. For every kid, it's a chance ...

When did it become impossible to throw a birthday party for a child without handing the guests goodie bags as they leave? Over the years, my boys have brought home everything from school supplies ...

Pencils. Slime. Kazoos. Bubbles. Generic Slinkies that don't work. Squishies that will become hairballs within 48 hours. Tiny cars you'll eventually step on later. Just the thought makes me shudder.