Kim Stoegbauer of TomKat Studio has a blog and an online shop filled with party inspiration, printable party designs, and sweet party supplies! She also has a Facebook page that highlights some of her best and brightest ideas for fancy greatness. “Like” her if clever and creative are up your alley!

If fall-themed parties are on your kids’ school agendas, chances are you’ll be recruited to plan, pitch in, or participate in the festivities. Maybe you’ll head over to Pinterest for some ideas (there are plenty, trust me!) or perhaps you’ll fall back on what’s worked in the past — that’s what I’m doing for my [...]

In my family, we’ve got birthdays galore at the end of May + all of June — I’m talking May 30, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 20, June 22, and June 26. Whew! A few of these special days belong to kids, which means themes are in order. Well, for the girls, anyway [...]

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I’ve got a birthday party to plan for my soon-to-be 9-year-old. He’s a holiday baby — his big day falls just after Christmas each year, and, well, it’s just not ideal for anyone involved. School is out, and it’s hard to schedule so that all his friends can attend (with seasonal travel and all), plus [...]

School is back, and so are the birthday party invitations. My sister told me her little Pre-K girl has gotten several invites since class has been back in session, which means great big fun for kids — and great big spending for parents. It’s happened to me before — envelopes sent home in back packs, [...]