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The Basics for Planning a Child's Party

Start here for essential advice on planning all types of kids' celebrations, from renting a facility to estimating how much food to serve. Want to know how to save money or have a question about party etiquette? That's covered here, too.

Rainy Day Party Solutions
Readers' solutions to rained-out parties.

Rainy Day Solutions for Outdoor Parties
What to do when rainy weather threatens your outdoor event.

Top Winter Party Ideas
Ideas for planning kids parties with a winter theme.

First Birthday Party Ideas
A resource of tips, advice and ideas for planning a first birthday party.

Simple and Cheap Birthday Parties: How to Do and Spend Less
Tired of extravagant, over-the-top birthday parties for kids? Simplify! Here are some tips for meaningful, fun and cheap birthday parties.

Kids' Music for Parties
Need some ideas for kids music to play at a child's birthday party? Check out these suggestions made by About.com Kids' Parties readers.See submissions

Cheap Birthday Parties - Cheap Birthday Parties
Tired of extravagant, over-the-top birthday parties for kids? Simplify! Here are some tips for meaningful, fun and cheap birthday parties.

Readers Respond: When is it OK to Drop Off Kids at a Party?
At what age is it OK to drop off your kids at a party for their friend's birthday? If you're the party hostess, should you expect parents to stay at the birthday party and help supervise?

Prepare a Shopping List for Your Party
Plan your attack--of the stores, that is. Read this advice before making the rounds at the grocery, party supply and other stores and you'll save yourself time and money.

Top 10 Favorite Tips for Easy Entertaining
Follow this basic advice for any party you throw and you'll be a less-stressed host.

Shy Kid - Shy Kid
What tips do you have for parents of a shy kid with a birthday party approaching?

Kids Behavior - Kids Behavior
Have a question about kids behavior at birthday parties? Want to share a tip for how you've handled a kid-party dilemma? Leave your responses here.

Bratty Behavior - Bratty Behavior
Have you dealt with a child's bratty behavior at his or her birthday party? Share your tips for correcting the behavior so that all kids can have fun at the birthday bash.

Winter Pool Party Ideas
Escape the cold days of winter with these tips for throwing a warm, indoor pool party.

End of the School Year Ideas
These end of the school year celebration ideas may be just the thing to entertain students who are preoccupied with the countdown to summer vacaton.

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