Best Birthdays

[...] ($48) A 6-inch cake ($35) This brings the cost for the party itself down to $292. That includes loot bags, snacks, games, AND two party hosts to do all the work for you! They really pack a lot into [...]

[...] - near the tills, they have shelves and shelves of little toys! I love this kind of thing for loot bags - the play value is WAY higher than stuff from the dollar store. It doesn't matter what your [...]

[...] right. I clearly made it way too easy. I really sugared them up during the party, so in lieu of loot bags, each of the kids went home with an I Spy book.  This party looked super awesome, right? [...]

[...] hauled out our dress-up bin. That was it! There's no need to go crazy with this stuff. Loot Bags Instead of loot bags, everyone went home with a little keychain-sized Uglydoll. They each [...]

[...] up to 8 kids, with one coach. For $320, you can have up to 16 kids and 2 coaches. As far as birthday parties in Calgary go, this is very reasonable. On top of all this, the birthday kid gets a free t- [...]

[...] I'm hyper-vigilant about keeping nuts away from our daycare, but avoiding them at birthday parties didn't occur to me until recently. Most parents are like me: well-meaning, but busy and [...]

Today's post about parties at Gymtastics comes from the lovely Kim Winiski. Kim attended, but did not host, this party. She took pictures and wrote it [...]

I am really, really terrible at sports. I love to watch the Olympics, but Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is as close as I will ever get to a gold m [...]

[...] stuffers. The quality is lower than the stores above - more like what you would find at the dollar store. But the selection totally makes up for this. If you look around, you can find lots of things [...]

[...] it's totally worth the drive. They have everything, and the prices are comparable to the dollar store. Instead of heading to six different discount stores, just go to Party City. I will be [...]

[...] three-year-old daughter plan my husband's party. She picked out his cake, then we went to the dollar store for supplies (I am not made of money, people). We ended up with a pink tablecloth, Spider-Man [...]

[...] a colourful garland to brighten up a party or a mantle? This pipecleaner garland is: cheap (dollar store, yo) fast (5 minutes!) easy (see below) Here's how I made it! Step 1 Grab a handful of [...]

[...] Every year at Christmas, I think my kids have all the toys known to man. Then I visit Mastermind Toys and realize there is TONS OF COOL NEW STUFF. Here are my top picks for Christmas 2014! 1) [...]

[...] of your choice from Marble Slab (Chinook location) 4) A $100 gift card for Mastermind Toys (can be used online or in stores) 5) From Scholar's Choice: the new GoldieBlox [...]

[...] going to sound like a sponsored post, but it's not. I work for free, people! I just love Mastermind Toys. I've shopped on their website for a few years, so I was really excited when Mastermind [...]

[...] , and I took a ton of pictures for you. Nothing in this post is over $10. You are welcome. 1) Mastermind Toys There are three Mastermind stores in Calgary now, so you shouldn't have trouble getting to [...]

[...] spaces? Having lasers shot at you? Well, kids do! And they will have all this and more with a birthday party at Tommy K Play. Dana at Calgary Playground Review has a post up today about all the [...]

[...] Face-painters are a sure-fire hit at any birthday party. But there are so many. How do you know who to hire? Here are some tips. 1) Check their [...]

[...] could be more fun? That's why Denise's twins knew immediately that they wanted to have their birthday party at LaserQuest. Denise was kind enough to take some photos so that you can scope it out! The [...]

[...] If you host a birthday party at your house, you have to clean. Before AND after the party! This is a HUGE deterrent for me, [...]

[...] super fast and easy enough for anyone to handle! Since it's almost Halloween, I made some giant pom pom spiders. Cute, right? Here's what you need: Black yarn (Buy the roundest ball you can find - you [...]

[...] are wearing old clothes! If you're looking for another Halloween craft, check out these giant pom pom spiders! They are just for parents (or older kids), but they only take 10 minutes to make, which [...]

[...] and printables. Throw in my super easy Halloween games, and you're good to go. These giant pom pom spiders only take fifteen minutes to make! You definitely have time for that. While you're making [...]

[...] high-impact (they take up a lot of visual space) They are easy (just tie ANYTHING on a string!) Pom poms are SUPER easy to make, but if you are making a million little ones to fill a garland, it will [...]

[...] Pom poms are really cute, but they normally take forever to make. I have an easy trick that make them [...]