Birthday Party: Executing your Schedule
With the advanced planning complete and the time schedule in place, I was ready to begin executing my schedule. Keeping focused on the task at hand, I cleaned my house Monday through Wednesday. Having...
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Birthday Party: 2011 Strawberry Shortcake Itinerary
Last week I shared my system of keeping event notes, and how I took my daughter shopping for Strawberry Shortcake items for her party. Having the guest of honor included in the decision-making process...
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Birthday Party: 2011 Strawberry Shortcake Results
In preparing for a birthday party in my house, my children are very helpful. They enjoy helping set the itinerary, practicing the games, and assisting with setup. However, at the party, my children do...
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Blue’s Clues Birthday Party – Part 1 of 3
Nailing down a theme for an event early helps to guide the rest of the planning. With a theme of character, color, or holiday, you can coordinate food, decorations, and favors. Sometimes getting to the...
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Blue’s Clues Birthday Party – Part 2 of 3
Last week I shared how Paul and I chose our toddler’s 2-year-old birthday party theme of Blue’s Clues. After making the theme choice, I had more decisions to make. Since my two older children had a...
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Blue’s Clues Birthday Party – Part 3 of 3
Though I plan each birthday party, I know that there will be changes. I never know how my children will react on the day of the party. Sometimes they are all in and ready to play everything while other...
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2012: My Upcoming Family Events
Photograph Credit: Microsoft Images When I shared my upcoming 2012-2013 events last week, I failed to mention my upcoming family events. As I wrote the other post, I was in the midst of planning,...
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Mickey Mouse Birthday Party – Part 1 of 3
This year is very strange for me. Dates and holidays seem to spring up suddenly. I know they are coming and have them noted on my calendar, but I just seem to run out of time preparing for items....
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Mickey Mouse Birthday Party – Part 2 of 3
M-I-C, K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E! Replacing the Mouseketeers with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, magical moments are still alive in the world of Disney. With numerous toys, multiple television episodes, books, and a...
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Mickey Mouse Birthday Party – Part 3 of 3
All the planning was complete and ready for the party to begin. Learning from past birthday parties, I did not make a big deal of the day. We planned and talked about the games and presents and goody...
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