‘parties’ entries

Fashionista Birthday

February 23, 2009 10:17 AM Filed Under: PARTIES  BIRTHDAYS  Q & A 

Any ideas for a 10-year-old-girl birthday party? We want to have at home, but something fun and different.
–Celia

Alyssa at Groove Camp (groovecampnyc@earthlink.net), puts on a great "Project Birthday" party and best of all....she comes to you with everything the girls will need to design their own t-shirt. First she'll have the girls sketch out their design then they'll transfer it on to a t-shirt with fabric markers. After the girls are through designing, they get to put on a little runway show with some kickin' music. If you really want to step it up, line a red carpet with some "runway lights" from Canal Lighting and Parts, 212.343.0218 313 Canal Street. Blast some Beyonce and let the girls walk the walk.

One Tough Cookie

February 20, 2009 9:10 AM Filed Under: FOOD  PARTIES  Q & A 

Where can I get custom cupcakes for a wedding shower I'm having for my sister? Want something really special.
–Cynthia

Call Gail at One Tough Cookie. She makes the most beautiful cupcakes adorned with custom cookies. They are the cutest we've seen. Gail loves to really personalize every cupcake. You'll love them!

Boy's 7th Birthday

February 18, 2009 11:38 AM Filed Under: BIRTHDAYS  PARTIES  Q & A 

Any ideas for a birthday party for a 7 year old in the downtown Manhattan area?
–Adrianne

We have a few ideas: the new Seaport Ice Rink, the Striking Vikings Story Pirates (they can come to you!), Cupcake Kids does a fun cooking party, a pool party at the brand-new Manhattan Youth Center, and Bowlmor is easy and always makes them happy. You might also want to consider a movie party--many theaters will give you a group rate, plus a room for pizza and cake.

Boys' Birthday Parties

February 17, 2009 8:59 AM Filed Under: BIRTHDAYS  PARTIES  Q & A 

Any ideas for an eleven year old boy's birthday?
–Diana

This advice comes straight from an eleven-year-old boy: check out Web2Zone, Scratch DJ Academy, Dave and Busters, the Sports Museum of America, and Ripley's Believe it or Not. Another suggestion was paintball...but we figured you'd hate us if your son wanted to do it. Happy birthday!

Disposable Placemats...Sorta

February 13, 2009 3:26 PM Filed Under: PARTIES  RANDOM THOUGHTS 

Found these adorable round and square sheets of paper in the scrapbooking section of Paper Presentation. No, we don't scrapbook! But we did see them a … [see more]

Portrait Bug

February 11, 2009 8:53 AM Filed Under: CLASSES  PARTIES  PHOTOS 

We'll go on record and say that we're not in favor of scrapbooking (for ourselves, that is). But we can see the appeal of the new Portrait Bug store t … [see more]

Photofetti

January 29, 2009 3:02 PM Filed Under: PARTIES  PERSONALIZED 

You all know how we love anything that's personalized? Just came across photofetti, which mixes up to 10 of your photos into colorful confetti. Could … [see more]

it must be sunday...
tip o’ the week: Super Easy Mac 'n Cheese

April 27, 2009 4:46 AM Filed Under: RECIPES TIP O' THE WEEK

Last year Hilary bought Alyssa's daughter a cookbook and Annabelle has spent the better part of the year perfecting the cookbook's macaroni and cheese recipe. Here's her version--the first one the children like that doesn't come out of a box and doesn't involve some sort of flourescent orange substance. The topping is our own special addition...but be forewarned: you won't be able to stop at one bite! … [see more]

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