A family Adoption Day event is a way to honor the day your adopted child came into your family. This is celebrated on the anniversary of your child’s adoption, which may fall on National Adoption Day (November 21 this year).

Many families have come up with other creative names to mark the anniversary of their child’s adoption: Family Day, Love Day, Arrival Day, or Family Anniversary.

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Kate Messiter is a mom of one (a lively one!) based in Sydney, Australia and owner of the aptly named I LOVE PARTIES, an online shop stocking handmade and vintage inpired party supplies.  According to Kate, I LOVE PARTIES was born out of two things: (a) her long time love of (read as: obsession with!) party planning and all the details that go into making a great event, and (b) her struggle to find any affordable alternatives to the mass-produced, licensed party supplies typically available in stores, particularly in Australia.  As a vintage and retro devotee, Kate has tried to bring a nostalgic party feel to the I LOVE PARTIES range.

Roll up! Roll up! A circus party is coming to town…

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How do you fill the time at your child’s party, beyond eating cake and opening presents? The CRAFT blog has some great ideas for crafts that will keep your young guests busy. The kids’ creations make great take-home favors, too!

Velcro Catch Ball
Super easy instructions to make a velcro ball that sticks to regular knit gloves.  A perfect game at a party or as a party favor.

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If you’re planning a Thanksgiving day or President’s Day celebration, it might be fun to have some colonial games and treats. This might work especially well if your child loves colonial history and you would like to throw a party based on the days of old. Check out these ideas:

• Have kids come dressed in colonial attire.
• Have the kids write their names using a quill pen and parchment paper.
• Have sack races using traditional burlap bags.
• Play marbles, or have a marbles tournament.
• Make paper dolls.
• Play “Scotch-Hoppers” or as we know it, Hopscotch!
• Play Leap Frog.
• If it is a windy day, fly some kites.
• Spin tops.
• Play Cat’s Cradle.
• Play Tag.
• Play Hide and Seek.
• Make Cornhusk Dolls.

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Looking for a fun way to keep the kids busy during the Thanksgiving holiday? Celebrations.com expert Jeanne Benedict shares two of her favorite ideas on how to decorate cookies creatively with kids. Celebrate Thanksgiving and keep those little hands occupied by making cookies decorated with colorful candy that look like turkeys and pilgrim hats!

Craft: Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

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If you are looking forward to getting out of the house this season, rather than staying in during all of those vacation days, why not take your kid and a few of his best pals out to the movies. This is a perfect birthday and/or holiday outing, especially if movie tickets are found in your stocking.

This is really easy to put together as well. Casually, call up a few of your kids’ friends’ parents and see if they wouldn’t mind an afternoon on their own while you take them to the show. I bet most will be more than happy to have their children go to the movies. Make sure that the kids have enough money for their ticket and a treat at the movie. If this is a part of a birthday party, then most people will expect the host to pay for the whole outing, but if it is a holiday outing make sure the kids have the money they will need.

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Well, we are into November now and that means the Pilgrims and Indians are beginning to gather to prepare for the big feast later this month. If you are looking to get into the spirit with your kids and want to make some fun snacks/treats along the Thanksgiving season, have a look below:

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