A look around the web this week has so many great kids’ party ideas:

Hostess with the Mostess features Lila Dol’s First Birthday party.  The handcrafted details of this party are simply amazing,

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Here are some Halloween Treasure Hunt Clues for your upcoming Halloween Party you can use regardless of where you hide subsequent clues. You must fill in the details based on where you hide your clues!

Happy Halloween To You,
Get Your Glo-Sticks to Look For The Clues
Don’t Get Scared When the Ghosts Go Boo!
Look Under ______ for Clue #2!

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Yes, Diwali is coming soon, and you may want your kids to make an invitation to your celebration, send cards to close family and friends, or make cards as an activity at the party. In any of these cases, here is an idea for Diwali cards:

Cut squares of colorful construction paper into very small pieces; then store each color in a separate section of an egg carton. Next, fold a 9×12 sheet of black construction paper in half. On the front of the card, use a pencil to sketch a simple Diwali picture; then “color” the sketch by gluing the construction-paper pieces, mosaic-style, on the card. Glue sticks work best for this step. Position the pieces so that small amounts of black can be seen between them, resulting in a stained glass look. Finally, glue a white piece of paper inside the card; use a fine-tipped marker to write a Diwali message such as, “Peace and Prosperity to You and Yours!”

Columbus Day is officially celebrated this Monday, and falls on this famous explorer’s actual  birthday, the 12th of October. If you want to spice up the day with your kids, make a mini celebration of this birthday. You may also find that your school-aged kids are interested in an “Explorer” themed party, i.e. celebrating beyond Columbus and into all of the others, including Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Megellan.

To get the creative juices flowing, here are some ideas:

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Diwali is a joyful festival of lights that celebrates the New Year in India and by Indians throughout the world. This is a huge holiday that is celebrated with a holiday from school, special foods, people dressed in their best clothes, giving each other sweets and gifts, and decorating their homes with flowers and lamps, and, of course, fireworks.

Mid-October the celebration will be on, and so if you are looking for ideas to help your kids celebrate the special time of Diwali, have a look below for a round-up of ideas:

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I’ve been looking around these days for gross stuff for Halloween parties that kids and adults will get a spook out of. Here are some of the ideas I have come up with:

Buy some fake blood to drip, drip, drip around the front porch.  Or a life-size human heart nestled in a pool of blood?

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When your child’s birthday lands on or close to Halloween, it is almost inevitable to have a Halloween themed party, or even an “Autumn” themed party. if you have only a few little ones attending, your child will not be overwhelmed. Most often, one year olds are dressed in a little soft pumpkin outfit as their costume…so, I don’t think that will be too much to take in.

One year old parties are really about the parents and the family there, your child will have a wonderful time playing with his little friends in free play activities, eating some cake, and taking it all in. Decorate with orange and black streamers, balloons, and table ware, put on some spooky music. Boo, Cackle, Trick Or Treat is very suitable for this age group.

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