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Birthdays

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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  • How to Make CD Invitations

    Compact disc (CD) invitations are a different way to invite friends and family members to events such as birthday or engagement parties. CD invitations not only offer a visual invite to an event...

  • When to Mail Birthday Party Invitations?

    A birthday party is coming up and you plan on inviting all of your friends, but you want to make sure that everyone gets the invitations in time to make plans to be there. Frantically calling...

  • How to Make Your Own Birhtday Party Invitations

    Birthday invitations will depend upon the theme you choose for them, which likewise depends on the age, gender and interests of the guest of honor, as well as that of the guests you wish to...

  • How to Plan a Themed Birthday Party

    Theme parties are a fun way for guests to feel involved at a birthday party. Whether you are throwing a party for yourself or a child, guests of all ages will enjoy a well-planned theme party. Set...

  • How to Make Invitations for a Pirates Birthday Party

    Are you planning a pirates birthday party for your child? Do you want to save a little money and still have invitations that will wow your guests? Follow these simple steps to make invitation...

  • How to Word a Surprise Birthday Party Invitation

    Throwing a surprise party is a tricky endeavor. As well as tackling all the standard party planning tasks, you have to ensure the party's guests don't spoil the surprise for the guest of honor....

  • How to Create Sesame Street Birthday Invitations

    Sesame Street is a show that uses animations, puppets, and famous actors, to help children learn. The show has been around for a long time and extends across many cultural borders. For that...

  • How to Create Disney Princess Birthday Invitations

    Every little girl wants to have a Disney Princess birthday party and you can help make her wish come true. Making Disney Princess birthday party invitations at home can be fun, economical and can...

  • How to Make Birthday Invitations for Parents

    Your child's birthday, whether it's his first or fifth, is an important occasion in his life. You can make it even more special by adding details like homemade invitations. Making your own...

  • How to Make your Own Birthday Invitations

    There are two ways to make your own Birthday invitations. One is to design them yourself online. The other is to make them from scratch. Read on to learn how to make your own Birthday invitations,...

  • How to Make 21st Birthday Invitations

    On your 21st birthday, it is natural to want to celebrate the important occasion with a party. With all the plans for food, entertainment, venues and party game ideas, invitations may be the last...

  • Homemade 1st Birthday Invitations

    Invite family and friends to celebrate your child's first birthday with adorable invitations that commemorate the milestone. Coordinate the design with the event's theme and save money by making...

  • Children's Birthday Inivation Etiquette

    Children's birthday parties, and all necessary details such as invitations, can cause questions of etiquette for parents at one point or another. Besides teaching a child to be a polite and...

  • Homemade Birthday Party Invitations

    Birthday parties are usually the special occasion that truly marks another year and reminds everyone near and dear to the birthday celebrant that they have survived another year. Invitations are...

  • Making Party Invitations

    Making your own party invitations allows you to create invitations exactly how you want them to look. Use the theme, colors and words you want to invite guests to the celebration, instead of...

  • Crafty Homemade Birthday Invitations

    Birthdays are a special time to celebrate. The invitations create an idea of what to expect at the party. Homemade birthday invitations are unique for the party and create excitement to the...

  • Making Free Birthday Party Invitations for Teens

    Teens love celebrations, and birthday parties give them a great excuse to celebrate. They love fun, clever ways to communicate with their friends. But being cash-poor, the least expense for them,...

  • How to Make High School Musical Party Invitations

    As of 2009, Disney's "High School Musical" movies are extremely popular among teenagers and preteens. If your child has asked you for a "High School Musical"-themed birthday party, don't panic....

  • Ideas for Sweet Sixteen Invitations

    Thoughts of a girl's sweet sixteen often evoke dreams of a dashing prince coming to sweep his princess away on a white horse to live happily ever after. If you want your daughter's 16th birthday...

  • Homemade Quinceanera Invitations

    If you are planning your quinceanera, you probably want everything to be absolutely perfect. It's no wonder; a quinceanera is a rite of passage for Hispanic girls that is often more extravagant...

  • How to Use Evite to Send Invitations

    If you are having a party and want to invite as many as 200 people to the event, then you have to spend as much as $1,000 for paper invitations alone. That is why Evite is quickly becoming the...

  • How Soon in Advance Do I Send Birthday Invitations?

    Birthday invitations hold the promise of good food and cake, festive decorations and time spent among friends or loved ones. Everyone loves receiving birthday invitations, but when is the best...

  • 50th Birthday Party Invitation Ideas

    Haven't you heard? Fifty is the new 40. People are living longer, and turning 50 can be seen as the halfway mark, or the beginning of a whole new era of your life. Mark 50 years of living by...

  • How Far in Advance Do I Send Birthday Invitations?

    Birthday-party invitations are not unlike wedding invitations in that the invitees need to have enough time to plan for the party. Gifts need to be purchased, new outfits need to be picked out,...

  • Airplane Party Ideas for a Kid's Birthday

    For boys and girls who love airplanes, and parents who want to stay away from expensive character-based party themes, an airplane-themed party can meet everyone's wants and needs. An airplane...

  • Ideas for Invitations for a 21st Birthday

    Your 21st birthday opens up the rest of the doors of the adult world to you. Celebrate it like the milestone it is. Get your guests excited well in advance with creative invitations. Much of the...

  • Double Birthday Wording Ideas

    When you have two family members or close friends with a birthday on the same day, a double celebration is both economical and practical. Be aware, however, that a person who shares a birthday...

  • Birthday Party Ideas for 8 Year Old Boys

    Eight-year-old boys are at an in-between stage. They are no longer interested in Bob the Builder, but they are not old enough for teenage-themed birthday parties. Talk with the guest of honor to...

  • "Still Sexy at 50" Birthday Party Ideas

    So, you're thinking of throwing a birthday party for someone who's turning 50. He is still sexy after all these years and you want him to feel as if he is. No one likes the idea of getting older,...

  • Fairy Kids Birthday Party Ideas

    Fairy birthday parties can be created for a variety of ages. Announce the theme with pink invitations and invite the guests to dress up. Decorations, games and food all tie into the fairy theme.

  • How to Make Ransom Note Birthday Party Invitations

    Why spend money on boring birthday party invitations? My teenaged daughter designed and made her own party invitations that looked like ransom notes. Her friends loved them and they cost almost...

  • Thomas the Train Birthday Party Ideas

    Thomas the Train (or Thomas the Tank Engine) is a popular book and television series about a train and his friends from the Island of Sodor. Both the show and the books are geared toward a younger...

  • Ideas for 21st Birthday Invitations

    A 21st birthday party is a momentous occasion. Whether it's a relaxed get-together with family and friends or a night of partying on the town, it is important to set a theme for the event....

  • Homemade Princess Invitations

    Most little girls dream of being a princess and living in a castle. What better way to help them make this dream come alive then with a special princess-themed birthday party? Making and sending...

  • Ideas for Making Birthday Invitations

    One way you can let your guests know that they're headed for fun is by presenting them with an invitation that's out of the ordinary. There are several ways to make your homemade birthday party...

  • Ideas for Birthday Tea Party Invitations

    Birthday tea parties are a fun way to share a delicious meal and relax with friends. They're popular with children because they give guests the privilege of wearing their finest dress, and even...

  • Fun Homemade Birthday Invitations

    You can impress your guests before the party even starts by sending fun homemade birthday invitations. If you look at the invitations as part of the entertainment, then you can create cards that...

  • Princess Birthday Party Ideas for Toddlers

    If you're planning a princess party for your toddler, you're in luck, because there are so many princess birthday party ideas for toddlers. The princess theme gives you a lot of room to plan for...

  • Sports Themed Birthday Ideas

    There may not be enough time in the average birthday party to squeeze in a game of baseball, a soccer game, a tennis match, a football scrimmage and a triathlon, but there are still plenty of ways...

  • Hello Kitty Party Ideas

    Throwing a Hello Kitty party for your young anime fan is a great way to surround her with favorite characters and friends for an unforgettable birthday celebration. Party food, activities and...

  • How to Throw a Children's Party on a Budget

    It doesn't take much before a small birthday party for your little one turns into an out-of-control, overly expensive party fit for a king or queen. What we seem to forget in this day and age is...

  • Children's Party Planning

    Planning a children's party can take as much or as little effort as you desire, and parties can be designed to fit any budget. When planning a party, involve your child. Be willing to negotiate on...

  • Sweet 16 Invitation Ideas

    A sixteenth birthday party, known as a Sweet 16, is a milestone to be remembered. This once-in-a-lifetime celebration starts with the invitation. Going beyond the normal printed birthday card with...

  • Birthday Invitations to Make On Your Own

    Making birthday party invitations can make your guests feel welcomed and special before the party starts. Some people make their own invitations to keep with a theme and some just enjoy the art of...

  • Spongebob Squarepants Birthday Party Ideas

    If you're faced with the task of planning a Spongebob Squarepants birthday party, you're in luck. No one will forget a birthday spent eating Krabby Patties in Jellyfish Fields. Between the bright...

  • Designing Birthday Invitations Online

    Designing birthday invitations online can be a simple task when you use online sites to do the work for you. You pick the background, verse and layout of the invitation but the site puts the...

  • 17th Birthday Party Ideas

    The 17th birthday for either a boy or a girl is a very special day because it represents the last birthday before he or she is legally an adult. While some think that a 17-year old would not still...

  • 1st Birthday Party Ideas for Winter

    A child who has a birthday in the winter poses a challenge for parents who are looking for a new and fun way to entertain the guests. A first birthday is an important one for the adults in the...

  • Things to Include in a Daughter's Birthday Invitation

    Making birthday party invitations is an important factor in party planning. Done correctly, printed invitations simplify the process of having guests over by putting all the pertinent facts in...

  • 40th Birthday Party Invitation Ideas

    A birthday party invitation is the first indication to your party guests as to the theme of your party. The invitation sets the tone for the party by providing guests with cues on how to dress and...

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