Few things make parents more frantic than looking at the calendar and seeing a kid’s birthday they completely forgot about. How on earth can a busy mom or dad find the perfect present on such short ...

Kids’ birthdays are trying under the best of circumstances. They usually involve some combination of melted ice cream, cloying music, and the screeches of other people’s children. While there might ...

If you thought baby showers were draining your wallet, just wait until those babies get a little bit older. As any parent can attest, kids’ birthday parties have a tendency to take over the social ...

As a mom of four, one of the most joyful experiences of parenthood is watching my kids’ interests bloom. I love shopping for gifts that will surprise and delight them while also enhancing their play — ...

Remember when a child's birthday party meant cake, ice cream, soda, games, and presents at his house? Today, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and cake have been replaced by "a real donkey—and a full BBQ ...

One year, much to my 6-year-old’s dismay, I requested “no gifts” on her birthday party invitation. Why? She still had ...

A mom worried two birthday invites would break the budget, until Reddit reminded her that sometimes showing up is the real ...

After four kids and a decade of motherhood, birthday party invitations rarely surprise me. But I received one recently that did. A friend was throwing a party for her daughter’s special day and at the ...