What’s all red and rosy? Your kids’ enchantment at their upcoming special Valentine’s party of course! It is mid-winter, and having something bright and cheerful to look forward to is sure to have your kids excited.

Here’s a tip: If you are mailing your guests’ party invitations, you may want to use the Loveland, Colorado Valentine Re-Mailing Program.

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What could be sweeter than to make your loved one homemade candy on Valentine’s Day? Don’t be intimidated if you’ve never made candy before. Celebrations.com’s Jeanne Benedict has one of the tastiest recipes around as well as easy to follow directions. Enjoy!

Recipe: Red Velvet Rocky Road

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It seems that animals are always inspiring for kids’ parties – from elephants to puppies to kitty cats and more – they are often used to build a darling theme.  It seems recently that people are using owls as inspiration for a fun kids’ party.

The Party Dress showcased an amazing eye-popping Owl Party complete with unique invitations, party favors, and owl cupcakes.  Very cute and inspiring.

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So, your son was born on Valentine’s Day! The first birthday was not a problem, as it was wonderful to celebrate with hearts and the color red to express your love. Now, as your son is growing up, Valentine’s Day feels more “girly” with heart-shaped candy, pink cards, lace, and frills. What to do as your son’s party lands each and every year on Valentine’s Day?

The good thing is, Valentine’s Day has not become as huge as, say, Halloween, where the holiday could easily overshadow your child’s party. Also, everyone will be doing activities specific to Valentine’s Day, so your son’s celebration will be a fun and unique birthday party.

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We receive so many kids’ party invitations in a given month we can’t attend them all.  How do we politely decline a party invitation without offending the host parent?

The top tip for this question is to RSVP by the given date on the party invitation and let the host parent know that you will not be able to attend due to a previous commitment.  Even if you have nothing planned, quite frankly, your plan may be to hang out together or simply run errands, etc.  The point is you have something else you want to do, and that’s really all you need to say.  This will probably be something you do more often with invitations from kids whom your child does not know very well, however, if you can’t make your child’s best friend’s party that happens too.

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Diddy took  page out of MTV’s My Sweet Sixteen TV show and threw his son, Justin, a Super Sweet Party. Complete with celebrities singing, over-the-top presents, and huge numbers, Diddy went all out for his son.  I love the fact that he gave Justin a $10,000 check that promptly went to the Haiti earthquake relief effort…so a good dose of charity thrown into the mix as well.

How To Train Your Dragon is the upcoming release from DreamWorks this March.  It’s all about a Viking teenage, Hiccup, who must join his tribe’s heroic dragon slaying.  However, when Hiccup has his chance to slay his dragon, he instead befriends him and takes on the task of teaching his fellow Viking tribe that they shouldn’t be slaying the dragons any longer.  What a great movie to take the kids to over the spring break.  If you want to continue the fun before and/or after the film, how about creating your own Dragon Training School for the kids to enjoy and to celebrate the movie.

So, what does Dragon Training entail?  How about these ideas:

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