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How to throw an Alice in Wonderland party
From the absurd to the ludicrous, so much from Alice in Wonderland can be incorporated into your child's birthday party.
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Party games for rainy days!
You can choose the food, the friends, the venue and the decorations - but no matter how much effort you put into planning your child’s birthday party, the one thing that you cannot control is the weather.
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![It's a trade-off: buying a cake saves time, while making one saves money.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180329162109im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/8/q/s/1/image.related.landscape.300x200.gz8q26.png/1509595245801.jpg)
What is the cost of a child's birthday party?
It pains me to say I have created a rod for my own back. We have three children, aged 7 through 18 months and we have always, every single year, had a party to celebrate the day of their birth.
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Should birthday party 'no-shows' be sent an invoice?
One mum thinks so.
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How a request for a blue butterfly devastated facepainter
"It starts young," she said.
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Company turns troll comments into delicious cakes
One from the "kill your enemies with kindness" school of thought.
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3 reasons kids should never open gifts during their birthday party
Growing up, there was always one thing that made my birthday parties different from my friends'. Not the perfectly executed birthday cakes or the elaborate goodie bags (even though these details were always spot on!), but it was part of the party that was always missing: I never opened gifts during the celebration.
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Cake cutting hack that will change your life
Birthday parties will never be the same.
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Why I think birthday party goody bags should be banned
When goody bags incite children to greed, then it's time to rethink.
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Four-year-old boy requests awesome but unexpected birthday party theme
Dragons, pirates, super heroes…four year old boys generally have a certain modus operandi when it comes to birthday party themes. But four-year-old Evan Kowalski went for something different – and it's pretty awesome.
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Is this the most unusual kids' party theme ever?
One mum took her daughter's love for a certain bulk discount store to a whole other level.
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Cool cooking party ideas for kids
Party ideas for your junior Masterchef, complete with cupcakes, pizza and games.
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Pharmacist mum raises eyebrows over son's birthday treat to class
A group of Year Three students at a South Dakota primary school received prescription pill bottles filled with M&M;'s - and parents aren't impressed.
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