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Whether you're planning a kid's birthday with balloon animals and pony rides, a sweet 16 event or a surprise party for your spouse, eHow's party experts offer step-by-step guides for celebrating in style. Learn how to make an ice cream cake or stuff party bags on a budget. With dozens of ideas for fun or funky birthday party themes, let eHow help make your celebration a grand success. Having trouble picking the right present? Let eHow help you find the perfect gift for anyone in your life.

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  • Food Ideas for a Disney Princess Theme Party

    Your Disney princess party can be themed around a single princess such as Cinderella or Ariel, or selected foods and favors can represent different princess-theme party favors. Either way, make...

  • How to Throw a Nature-Themed Birthday Party

    Nature-themed birthday parties can be fun and entertaining as well as educational. Activities, which could include anything from scavenger hunts to bird watching, would be sure to please any child...

  • How to Make a Party Piñata

    Children have so much fun at parties doing new things. A really great activity is the breaking open of a piñata filled with candy and trinkets for all to share. It is inexpensive to fill...

  • How to Make a 70s Candy Box

    For anyone born in the late 1950s or the early 1960s, candy from the 70s is a nostalgic treat. A 1970s candy box is a fun gift for anyone with a significant date relating to the 70s. Whether it's...

  • Unusual Gifts for Men's Birthdays

    It's easy to choose an unmemorable birthday gift. Go to the store, drop a generic gift into your basket and hope he likes it. When you're shopping for a man who is close to your heart, creating a...

  • How to Create a Candy Dessert Bar

    Planning a party or a wedding? Are you looking for something that will blow your guest away and have them taking for days? Well here is idea that is becoming trendier day by day. The hottest new...

  • How to Make a Cake out of Candy Bars

    Want a quick and easy gift the will cheer someone up? A cake made out of candy bars (no actual cake required) may be your answer. This is fun and easy to make. It would also be good as a...

  • How to Make a Candy Birthday Message

    If you want to express a sweet sentiment for a friend, significant other or family member, create a clever candy birthday message featuring an assortment of treats. The rebus-style sign that uses...

  • How to Make Your Own Candy Bar Bouquets

    Everyone has someone in their life who has a sweet tooth. Now it's time again to come up with something special for their big day -- a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or some other occasion...

  • How to Have an Old-Fashioned Taffy Pull

    A taffy pull party is not new. In fact, taffy pulling was a favorite fun thing to do in colonial times. When sugar was a luxury they used molasses instead. Taffy is easy to make and fun to pull...

  • Robot Birthday Cake Ideas for Kids

    Themed parties for kids' birthdays are usually fun to plan and throw, although they can also be exhausting. When your little one requests a robot birthday party, there are many things you can do....

  • How to Throw a Candy Store Birthday Party

    Today it seems that children's birthday parties have become increasingly expensive as parents feel pressured to compete with each other to throw their child a great birthday party. Using some...

  • How to Make a Fishing Tackle Box Party Favor

    If you are planning a birthday party with a fishing theme, this is a must for the party favors and candy to go in for each guest.

  • Fun Birthday Favors

    The tradition of giving party favors can be traced to the 16th and 17th centuries in England. Couples would give out love knots made of lace and ribbons as a way to thank guests for attending...

  • 50th Birthday Party Gift Ideas

    Age is just a number, but turning 50 is an accomplishment that deserves celebration. Whether the birthday honoree is friend or family, a creative gift can make him or her enjoy this special day...

  • Free Ideas on Centerpieces for a Kid's Birthday Party

    As you prepare for your child's birthday party, you might be trying to come up with creative ways to dress up the table. Balloons can be expensive and don't last long, and buying a centerpiece...

  • Cake Decorating Ideas for Kids

    Baking and decorating cakes for children is a creative venture that is limited only by your imagination and decorating skills. Common kid's cakes include character-related sheet cakes, fanciful...

  • Semi-Formal Sweet 16 Party Ideas

    To a girl getting ready to turn 16, her birthday party should be something she will remember for the rest of her life. A semi-formal theme for a sweet 16 party is a great way to celebrate and make...

  • Party Favor Ideas for a 60th Birthday

    Celebrate youth and life with a 60th birthday bash that family and friends won't soon forget. Turning 60 isn't what it was in the past. Many people in their 60s continue to work and play as...

  • Favor Ideas for a 40Th Birthday

    Thank your guests for attending your 40th birthday bash with a special favor coming deep from the heart. Punk your friends who bestowed gag gifts on you by giving them a taste of their own...

  • How to Make a Candy Arrangement

    Need a unique idea for a birthday gift that you can make yourself. This is a perfect gift for any age and you can personalize it with that persons favorite things.

  • How to Make Purse Birthday Cakes for a Girl's Birthday Party

    Purse birthday cakes are not as difficult to make as you might think. It's a creative way to make individual cakes for all of the party goers, but you can easily adapt this to a single large...

  • Carnival Birthday Party Ideas for Cotton Candy Bags

    If you're planning a carnival birthday party, you may want to make or buy some cotton candy bags. Making cotton candy bags is an inexpensive craft idea, but there are a lot of ideas that you can...

  • Ideas for a Golden Birthday Party

    A golden birthday can occur at any age, which is part of the difficulty in planning it. The term "golden birthday" refers to the event when someone's birthday date is the same age they are...

  • 16th Birthday Cake Ideas

    The 16th birthday is a big milestone in the life a teenager. Most 16-year-olds can acquire a driver's licence or a learner's permit, which can add a little freedom to a teen's life. Traditionally,...

  • What Is a Pinata Used for?

    Pinatas are brightly colored, hollow creations made mainly of paper-mache. They can be made of clay or other materials, however, they must be able to be easily broken to spill their contents. ...

  • Candyland Themed Party Ideas

    If your child loves board games, planning a Candyland theme party for her birthday could be a perfect idea. Using ideas for decorations, snacks and goodie bags, you can plan the perfect birthday...

  • How to Make a Chocolate Candy Liner for a Giant Cupcake

    The Wilton Giant Cupcake Pan is a popular option for birthday parties and other celebrations. It can be decorated to match any party to create a fun, whimsical centerpiece for the party. The one...

  • How to Make Pirate Party Favors For Children

    Theme birthday parties are always a hit with children and one childhood favorite for boys is pirates. If you and your child are planning to do a pirate themed birthday party then you can have fun...

  • How to Make a Handbag Birthday Cake

    Making a handbag birthday cake is an easy way to make a unique and personalized birthday cake for someone special. Once the cake is made, you can personalize it by adding the birthday girl's...

  • How to Make and Decorate a Cookie Cake

    Looking for an easy, fun idea for a child's birthday party? Look no further than this fun cookie cake. In this article, learn how to make, bake and decorate your very own cookie cake

  • How to give your lady a Wonderful Birthday Gift, for the "Not So Romantic" Guy

    OK, you love her, she means everything to you but you're just not a romantic kind of guy. You'd like to do something special for her birthday but you want it to be real, not just a greeting card.

  • How to Host an Inexpensive Candy-themed Kids Birthday Party

    You don't need to spend a fortune to have a memorable kid's birthday party. Here's the how-to on a candy themed party I gave for my 6-year-old a few years ago.

  • How to Make a Birthday Party for Kids

    Everyone wants to have the perfect birthday party for their little one but sometimes there are just too many things to think about. I will break down for you the basics for any party so you can...

  • How to Give Chocolate Gifts

    Yum! Chocolate is a delicious gift that most people love to receive. Though a box of chocolates is always great, you can give chocolate gifts with extra flair for a special treat.

  • How to Create A Frosty The Snowman Candy Filled Pinata

    Piñatas are a great game idea for any party. Here are step by step instructions for how to create your very own Frosty the Snowman candy filled piñata! Children of all ages will enjoy...

  • How to make a unique cake: Toothache Cake.

    This cake is very unique and was inspired by a pig-out sleep over. Its ridiculously easy and versatile. You can experiment with all kinds of foods and flavors. I customize mine for the holiday....

  • How to Make a Unicorn Horn Snack Treat for your Child's Birthday Party.

    Looking for a quick and easy yet extremely fun snack for your child's next birthday party. Try one of our family faves the Unicorn Horn this year.

  • How to Make an Exploding Volcano Cake

    Want to make an exploding volcano cake for your next party? Look no further! Here you'll find simple instructions on how to make an impressive volcano cake for your event. My son is REALLY into...

  • How to Decorate a Dorm Room for a Birthday Celebration

    Being away from home for the first time on a birthday can be a difficult experience. Help your friends and roommates have a birthday to remember by decorating their dorm room. Whether your budget...

  • How to make a Birthday Candy Cake

    A creative and fun idea for a cute birthday cake made of candy! Try something different next time you need a birthday cake or want to make and give a birthday gift. This gift is made of candy...

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