A month or so ago I received my Pottery Barn Kids catalogue in the mail and noted that the company has launched an entire line of Barbie bedding this year to celebrate her 50th Birthday. At Home With Kim Vallee has a great post featuring the Barbie line, as well as highlights a special opportunity for everyone to attend Barbie Dream Room In-Store Parties the weekend of September 12-13, 2009.  Children will be offered the chance to design their own dream rooms – just like Barbie.

This Barbie collection may offer great party present choices if your chid is attending a Barbie party too.

Looking for some back to school and end of summer party ideas that are simple, on-budget, and fun?  Tune in on Tuesday, August 11th at 3 pm EST to Celebrations.com first radio show discussing these party topics and more. Jeanne Benedict will be hosting the show and featuring experts on these topics.  I’ll be there and hope you will be too!

Tune in for party ideas galore!
Article Update:  If you missed the show, take a listen here for GREAT party ideas and tips!

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Looking for some kids’ party inspiration? With a twirl around the Internet, there are so many great ideas out there. 

Find inspiration here:

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Did you watch the season premiere of Jon & Kate Plus Eight?  The couple threw their sextuplets a Bouncy 5th Birthday Party that their children adored.   This was the first birthday party that they had planned with their kids’ friends beinginvited to a party in the park that included giant bouncy houses, a magician with a real rabbit, pinatas, food, cake, and ice cream.  A few takeaways from the party include:

1. Kate mentioned the theme was easy as the kids told her exactly what they wanted: a bouncy birthday!  Excellent!

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Looking for some circus party inspiration? I recently saw a great circus party spotlighted on Design Mom and followed the links to Armelle the Blog. Here, blog author Caroline Armelle lays out the plans for this wonderful, bright, and bold circus party theme that is so totally creative! 

Look at these cool party invitations. They are just perfect for the cirucs! 

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Spring is already here! Soon summer will be knocking and everyone will once again be screaming for ice cream. To get ready, how about entering a contest for a chance to win an ice cream party for your entire neighborhood from Edy’s Slow Churned? The company is currently accepting submissions for its fifth annual Neighborhood Salute. 1500 people will win all of the fix’ns to host this event for up to 100 neighbors this summer. Wow! How easy and delicious is this contest? To enter, click here and submit writing or video explaining why your neighborhood should win! 

Edy’s Slow Churned also offers a great planning guide for an ice cream party. In the past five years, Edy’s Slow Churned has thrown 7500 ice cream parties for over 750,000 happy neighbors. Enter for your chance to make your neighbors happy too!

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I just received my Pottery Barn Kids’ Catalogue yesterday and thought I would highlight what are really fun, unique items for your next kid’s party.

If you are hosting a kid’s party outdoors this summer, check out the Inflatable Bowling Ball and Pins Set. Very cool and fun for the kids.  The Inflatable Water Octopus looks like a ton o’ fun too!

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