New York Family recently spotlighted three good ideas for ways parents can throw parties without presents. The three ideas include: a book swap, a group donation, or just don’t ask for gifts. All good ideas, and if you are looking for more options, check out this comprehensive list.
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Loading ...Present Free Kids Parties
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Loading ...5 Tips for Children’s Gifts Under $5
Gina Lincicum is a mom of three kids under 6 in suburban Washington DC. She shares strategies to impact your family budget at Moneywise Moms, where you’ll find tips on planning, shopping, and having fun on a tight budget. We are thrilled to welcome her as a Guest Party Blogger today to share some of her gift ideas for kids’ parties. The best part, under $5! Now, that’s easy-on-the-wallet.
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Loading ...Pies for Pi Day
Travel back to elementary school math class and you may remember a few facts about pi. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and an infinite decimal that starts with 3.14. Get it? The numeric date of Pi Day is March 14 — 3/14!
Inspired by her son’s fourth grade teacher, Celebrations.com’s Jeanne Benedict shares an innovative idea to make the most of this math lesson! To celebrate Pi Day, bake some homemade pies with your kids. Read on for a fuss-free recipe to get you started, then get creative with your own ideas and make a theme party out of it!
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You know all about “swag” … those goodies you get when you attend parties. According to this NY Post article, swag is not just for grown-up parties, conferences and weddings anymore. Kids not only look forward to good swag, they expect it! From expensive toys to LeSac bags filled with spa goodies and beyond, many parents are giving in to giving swag.
The article also points to parents who don’t agree with the swag-giving trend, citing one parent who is giving a lollipop with a note that a donation has been made to Haiti Earthquake Relief.
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Loading ...Birthday Presents or a Book Swap?
There is an excellent article on the Washington Post regarding a family who always held a book swap in lieu of gifts at their kids’ parties, but as the children get older they voice their own protests against this set up. This is an interesting read regarding establishing family values and ones that you may want your children to pick up through experiences like celebrating birthdays. Book swaps are a great alternative to traditional gift giving, but as the kids begin to decide what they want, parents have to balance their ideas with their own.
Would you keep the alternative to gifts going or try and find an in-between solution that retains values, but also gives the kids a bit of what they want?
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Loading ...Language for Donating Birthday Gifts
If you are looking for some simple invitation language to explain to guests that you will be donating the birthday gifts, here is some:
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Loading ...Holiday Gift Wrapping Ideas: Easy, Eco-Friendly
With presents comes wrapping each and every year. Of course, time is of the essence and you may also want to consider being eco-friendly this year too. Here are some quick, easy, eco-friendly ideas to make your holiday gift wrapping a cinch this year!
1. To decorate a cardboard tube that may hold anything from a poster to a fishing pole, wrap plain white butcher paper around the tube and then make it into a candy cane stick by adding a wide red ribbon that is wrapped around the tube. Use a glue stick or glue gun to stick the ribbon ends at the top and bottom of the tube. Really festive!
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