Age 8 is sounding very big to me today. Maybe because it is. Maybe because she is my first baby and she will always be the first to do things in this family of girls. Maybe because I’m still getting used to the idea of having a child around here blaring her own music, hiding out […]
Homemade carnival games and kid-made party ideas
Last weekend we went to a birthday party for an eight-year-old who wanted a fairy party, in a park, with carnival games and volleyball playing. Lucky for her, we have a park that fit the bill. And she has a mom who embraces these ideas, helping her make them happen. I thought some of the […]
Snapshots of a homemade birthday, as she turned 5
They awoke by finding the birthday girl’s special birthday books on the table, and they were all eager to look at the pages, the photos and the stories that tell the tale of this little girl who was turning five. The books were started because of a tradition at their Montessori school where the child […]
Homemade American Girl Birthday Party
My oldest daughter celebrated her seventh birthday on Sunday, with a homemade American Girl birthday party. Celebrating with her, were five of her very closest friends that she has known almost her whole entire life, plus her two sisters. Most all of her birthday celebrations have been at home. Except for last year, when she […]
Kid-made Party Invitations Capture Spirit and Save Money
I embrace birthday time and love throwing my kids special birthday parties at home, in just the style they are requesting. And it starts with the invitation. My oldest daughter really enjoys art, craftiness and taking full ownership of her ideas. So making her own invitations fits right into her style, where she values her […]